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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5359014, member: 5685"]
Depending on who and how many go to the P2, I really hope both conferences decide to go Medium 2 vs merging into a 0.5 conference. If the money is not significantly different (meaning less but not "you cannot turn this down" less) is it not better being in a smaller, regional conference?

Costs wise it would be. IMO it would be competitively as well. Teams get lost or stuck in a rut with these mega conferences. I think the Big East and then the UConn AAC/Big East decision are good examples of why it is better to stay small and semi regional.

When the Big East was 16 teams, if you were in the middle or worse you had to climb over a lot of teams to reach the top of the conference as a program. For the teams at the top, it also made it harder to stay at the top.

When the Big East went down to 10 teams you had Nova winning titles, Providence and Seton Hall make multiple NCAATs, Marquette being a Top 15 mainstay, and then the reemergence of UConn. Maybe Nova and UConn still eventually happen in a mega conference, but no way PC or Seton Hall rise. Or even Creighton.

UConn looked at the AAC and said why are we playing schools that are far away from us, and our fanbase generally does not care about? If the money isn't significant, I rather SU take a similar approach if/when we get left behind.
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