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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4912954, member: 5685"] - Aren't they paying ~$400M now for the 17 ACC FB schools' Tier 1/2 TV? So that gap is smaller than you propose. - If ESPN is turning that $400M into say $500M (no clue how much smaller or larger just giving an example) what does it matter what the cost was? By reducing cost they are also reducing revenue and profit. It isn't like by reducing cost they are getting a better margin. - Why would the B1G just take 2 schools? There is no incentive to stop at 20. While that reduces ESPN financial commitment, it also is lost brands, markets, and inventory for ESPN. That is less revenue. If the margins are small then sure, reduce costs. My guess is that the margins are pretty big. So why reduce inventory? If FB margins were small, ESPN wouldn't own all these Bowl minor games. [/QUOTE]