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Message: [QUOTE="kingottoiii, post: 413294"] Yeah all this fuzzy math is funny. Kyle is embarrassing himself. The B1G isn't going to expand just for the sake of expanding. MD and RU would have to add significant value. Also ESPN doesn't pay per school. Just adding two schools does not mean that ESPN will keep the $/team the same. The overall contract $ will go up but will it go up proportionally for MD and RU? I highly doubt that. So how does the B1G make up that deficit? Adding MD and RU also means that the BCS/Bowl money is split two more ways. How does the B1G make up that deficit? The BTN being at the home school rate in MD and NJ will add more $ but is it really enough to cover adding MD/RU to the ESPN TV $, BCS/Bowl money, and on top of that add at least $15 million to the B1G? BTW that rate is like $0.70 not $1. Which means in those states the B1G gets $0.60 more per subscriber. In addition doesn't the B1G split BTN money with FIX their partner? So they don't see all of that new $. Another factor is that the B1G shares ticket revenue. Do the 75k+ schools in the B1G really want to share revenue with two schools that can't get 50k to show up for games? The B1G is MW in culture why do they want to add two NE schools? Many would rather dump PSU than continue East. MD cares most about BBall and Lax. A B1G move would hurt significantly for both. Finally why would the B1G want to add two horrible run athletic departments? One of which just started trying in FB in 2004? Wouldn't they fear that RU could just leach off the B1G once they get in? This is so silly for all parties. It makes no sense for the B1G. It makes no sense for MD. It would only benefit RU but no one 30 mins outside that campus cares about RU. [/QUOTE]

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