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Message: [QUOTE="shantydaze, post: 4560907, member: 666"] Whenever markets have been brought up in the past during realignment threads, the importance of a school's market largely had to do with cable and carriage rates. The B1G model had been to require BTN to placed on standard cable packages and pay a higher carriage rate in states with a B1G school. Based on cord cutting, it has been my impression that this is no longer as much of a benefit. If accurate, television markets may mean less than actual viewership. The Pac is currently in negotiations for a new broadcast deal. As a result, I assume the broadcasters/streaming services are keeping the Pac informed about which schools they believe will bring the most value to Pac. It might be (and the fact Pac reps are visiting the schools, likely is) SMU and SDSU. It may also be of Nevada, UNLV, SDSU, and SMU, only SDSU and SMU did well enough to make a bowl. [/QUOTE]