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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5367999, member: 622"]
SU and others refused to grant PSU an uneven split when attempting to form a northeast conference, before PSU knocked on the B1G's door.  This pertained to sharing the gate receipts, following the B1G model and prior to conference TV packages, it was a big deal then.

There is no issue in granting some level of performance from new revenue generated, but the base revenue must be equal with the system or it does not work.  There is no new money, the lower 14 teams are giving up money to the top four teams (this allegedly can vary a little but not much).  The agreement explicitly states that the lesser teams are giving up $7MM annually from what they receive now and fails to mention any new money.  This system is due to fail.  Further, the top teams may leave when they like, so the deal is not fixed through 2030 as imagined.  And if the top 4 teams leave, ESPN will want to renegotiate the deal as the ratings will take a serious hit.

If Fox and the B1G agree to expand, any team may leave tomorrow.  Same with ESPN and the SEC.  They are not obligated to wait until their present agreements end.  Where is the security?  There is none.  Either the past agreements were good or they were not, this new agreement makes the issue immaterial and harms everyone of the lesser teams.

There is a reason the pro leagues share all TV revenues equally and reward the better teams via ticket sales, merchandise, local revenue, etc.  This guarantees a fundamental slice of the larger pie (TV revenue) to keep the machine moving.  An uneven distribution of the shared pie will collapse in time because the lesser teams cannot compete.
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