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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 1851190, member: 1329"] But they didn't do it because it was UConn, specifically, which seems to be what some posters are saying. They did it because financially why would they want to pay 23 million a year for the content they're only paying 2 million for? If they can pay the 2 million + a 5 million do not expand check, they're saving substantial money. It's a no brainer. -Edit- To take it a step further, ESPN is paying the B12 more not to expand because they had leverage, whereas UConn currently has no leverage and can't renegotiate the terrible Big East contract we signed as pointed out earlier. You get a better contract when you get leverage. Presumably in 2020 when our current contract expires, we take all the info in this thread and we get a better deal. Hopefully the AD and cable media market hasn't collapsed by then. [/QUOTE]