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[QUOTE="Orangemen, post: 40443, member: 106"]
I don't think this is any issue at all. Wasn't there just a report out of Mizzou stating that the SEC did an investigation and stood to get $29M per team if they renegotiated with Mizzou on board?

This happens all the time in realignment, it has to.

The Big Ten took Nebraska last year based largely on the fact that they are a national brand who will bring in TV ratings (2 primetime national TV games in the last 2 weeks). Do you think they just guessed that Nebraska would help their financial situation? I think it's clear they present hypotheticals to their television partners and say tell us which you like best.

Flipper's comment was really just poorly worded. I'm sure ESPN didn't call the ACC out of the blue and say take SU and Pitt. The ACC came up with options, and their television partner (ESPN) simply gave them their opinion on the strongest one. The ACC then went after that scenario.

From UConn's point of view, though, they are screwed. They will look for any angle they can get to force their way through the door, and if they can't do that, they're gonna make sure they get their pound of flesh instead.

Flipper's comment was dumb, and played into UConn's desperation. Nothing will probably ever come of it, but it's good enough for UConn to use to make a lot of noise, and cause a few headaches.
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