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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 5087202, member: 1609"] ND<NIU<Buffalo < UConn=UConn number ! indy program Fox pays UConn $0 Fox pays the Big East $77,000,000 It's up to the Big East how that money is distributed to each member. The question is what is UConn”s membership in The Big East really costing Fox ? I’ll be generous the Big East - UConn is between $5-6million per team Even on the high side UConn is coasting Fox $17million a year or more just for Basketball Plan A Put us in the Big 12 for basketball only give e us $17million and the expense side would be a wash. However businesses don’t make decisions based on cost alone Their dilemma is if we go to Fox in the Big 12 true we will make them a greater return on the same investment so adding us as a basketball only seems like a no brainer until you calculate the downside risk. The reason they can”t pull the trigger is right now the Big East is us . Even with a pay cut that investment could tank unless another Eastern Team like Nova,GT, or St John’s could pick up the slack. A 25% ROI could turn into a loss. Worst case for Fox is we go to an ESPN league so Fox has a dilemma. Our women’s program is worth a lot more to ESPN because they own the tourney and nothing like some high ratings regular season games to create excitement. Notice football hasn’t entered the picture yet [/QUOTE]