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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/sp...n-outlook.html
Also, along the non sports line of why the B1G probably won't expand is the issue of the CIC, Committee For Institutional Cooperation, comprised of B1G schools and the University of Chicago. They receive about 12% of the total Federal research funds awarded annually (18% of the National Science Foundation; and 15.7% of the USDA). That comes to approximately 6 BILLION dollars annually. If they expand, they have to split the pie more.
Sometimes, you just don't expand just to expand.
So you see, its not just "my dream world" we're talking about here. Now, the SEC might want you, but maybe they want Virginia Tech or UNC. Who knows? But, if you think everyone is going to start expanding just because the PAC does you might be in for a surprise.
If that invite indeed doesn't come, are you coming to the Big East with us?
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HH....if you think that expansion isn't going to happen, then all of the information in the world anyone could put together wouldn't satisfy you. I see a lot of political rhetoric from people who want to say the right things right now, but if one domino falls then you can be damn sure the other conferences are going to be wallflowers either.
It's about money...and if you think for one second more revenue and a bigger piece of the bowl money won't drive even the academics to have second thoughts , please feel free.