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Message: [QUOTE="Indytarheel, post: 1065151, member: 3236"] For the Big Texas it is all about the money. Of course they will sell the fact that everyone gets to play everyone and that is a great factor. But, when that conference flat lined with the defections, and a TV deal was brokered that kept each teams earnings the same, their fate was sealed. There is no one short of ND that would increase the value enough to allow for a new deal. They are already getting paid for a 12 team league with only ten members. If they expand, the TV deal will not pay more; therefore, the slice is less per team regardless of tier 3 rights. Basically, the Big Texas better hope that the playoff system doesn't change to include conference champions. That is why they latched onto the ACC proposal for no divisions and a conference having more say in how its champion is decided. [/QUOTE]