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[QUOTE="WoadBlue, post: 4702452, member: 1145"]
Not caring about value at all is the way to find yourself in a lose-lose situation fiscally.  UConn vs UMass might seem like a great border state rivalry if played annually, but it can never have any value even just within New England. So if pursued, it would not help UConn at all and probably would hurt UConn a good deal. Actual value must be taken into account. Eventually value matters a great deal. The ACC's great failure has been to avoid playing hardball fiscally in early stages while acting always to think in terms of protecting the closeness (geographic and otherwise) of the league at its start. So while the SEC was focused always on maximizing football value and quality, the ACC was focused on saving  closeness. And that has meant that the ACC always has reacted too late to what the SEC has done to maximize its football value.

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