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Originally Posted by KcMizzou
Why would they add ND, and call it a day... when other conferences are already making noise about going to 16?
Yes, the Big 10 started it... but now it's just a scramble to see what those 4 conferences are going to be... and what schools are included.
I can't imagine the Big Ten only adding ND. Big changes are coming... and they'll want to be at the front of it.
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why?
because of the simple mathematics of diminishing returns. For every school a conference adds it cuts the financial pie into more,smaller pieces. Adding 5 more teams to the big 10(+1) will have to bring in a lot more money to bring the same profit that just adding a single national school does. That's why so many conferences consider Notre Dame a crown jewel type school to get. National audience increase and only splitting the profits with 1 more school ... it's a HUGE,HUGE bonus.
I realize you want MU to the big 10 ... i don't blame you, Notre Dame could shoot the whole thing into the crapper though.
