Because of all the bball only schools in the BE, it was only a matter of time before some of the important fball schools in the BE left for the ACC, SEC or BIG10. The BE couldn't continue much longer with all the bball only schools. SU was proactive to avoid being one of the teams that doesn't wind up in one of the eventual four superconferences. PAC16, BIG16, ACC16, SEC16 all schools for bball and fball.