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Conventional wisdom has it that a non-P5 institution will never be invited into a P5 conference unless:
1. That conference has just been raided and it is desperate to backfill; or,
2. The addition is evaluated as revenue accretive -- which usually means they have a well known competitive football program and can bring a sizable TV market to the table; or,
3. Other strategic reasons. Which is a high bar, as university presidents usually insist on the deal being revenue accretive rather than being revenue neutral or degrading. And the reason for that is that they already have plans for the revenue they think they are going to get. Being asked to make an unplanned investment late in the cycle is not popular.
All that said, will the B12 presidents authorize Yormark to proceed with an invite to UConn?
I am voting NO. But I have been wrong before. Spectacularly so in some cases.
1. That conference has just been raided and it is desperate to backfill; or,
2. The addition is evaluated as revenue accretive -- which usually means they have a well known competitive football program and can bring a sizable TV market to the table; or,
3. Other strategic reasons. Which is a high bar, as university presidents usually insist on the deal being revenue accretive rather than being revenue neutral or degrading. And the reason for that is that they already have plans for the revenue they think they are going to get. Being asked to make an unplanned investment late in the cycle is not popular.
All that said, will the B12 presidents authorize Yormark to proceed with an invite to UConn?
I am voting NO. But I have been wrong before. Spectacularly so in some cases.