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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 638559, member: 652"] I would say this while the Pac-12 has gotten into more cable boxes with Colorado and Utah those additions have been horrible on the field for the conference. Colorado's football program is in worse shape now then when Doug Marrone took over for Greg Robinson and they have only contributed only 3 basketball credits to the Pac-12 coffers while Utah has made 1 bowl appearance and 0 NCAA credits to the Pac-12. The Pac-12 expansion has been worse than the B1G expansion so far. Nebraska is still a top 10 football brand and honestly was a crown jewel for the B1G and will be relied upon to carry the new B1G West division. Rutgers and Maryland are pure cable boxes additions for the BTN which will pay for their inclusion and both of them will be used as cannon fodder for Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State on the gridiron, and Maryland will be asked to contribute NCAA basketball credits. Grading the conferences for their expansion moves IMO would be as followed. SEC: A- (Texas A&M A+, allowed SEC recruiting into Texas, and has been a great addition, Missouri B, they are just another warm body that is decent in football and will help SEC basketball) GPA 3.67 ACC: B (Syracuse and Pitt C+, both bring above average basketball, mediocre football. They helped bring in more money from ESPN. Louisville B+, they bring in a potential top 25 football and basketball team each year. Notre Dame non-football B: they bring 5 football games annually, mediocre basketball, and help give a potential ACC Network a national brand for its network. GPA 3.00 B1G: B- (Nebraska A, they are a top 10 brand in football and were a good addition, Maryland B-, decent college brand nationally bring solid hoops, and horrible football and give the BTN the Baltimore media market, Rutgers C-, they bring mediocre football and horrible hoops, and are pawns who bring nothing more the FOX purchase of YES will have a greater impact on getting the BTN on in NYC than RU being in the B1G. GPA 2.67 Pac-12: D (they went from Texas,Oklahoma, and friends to Utah and Colorado. Colorado D, they have the worst football in the BCS right now, and better than expected hoops for the conference. Also, they have brought the Colorado cable boxes, Utah D, they are basically the opposite of Colorado, horrible basketball, and decent football and brought Utah cable boxes. GPA 1.0 [/QUOTE]

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