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Message: [QUOTE="shantydaze, post: 8844, member: 666"] 1. At this point, I am not sure what the Conference, itself can do. The Big East football schools, however, should be meeting to discuss the future of the league. This includes the ADs and the Presidents of the football schools reaching out to the Big 12 schools potentially being left out of the Pac-16 and SEC to gauge their interest in joining the BE in its hybrid form or joining the BE football schools to start a new conference. 2. My knee jerk response is "yes." The football schools need to determine the value of the basketball onlies. To do so, they need to look at the potential broadcast contracts with the basketball schools and potential new all sports members included and not included. My concern would be a much larger football payout, but because of the dilution of the basketball league, a lower basketball payment. Under such a scenario, are the basketball onlies going to do what is best for the league or themselves. 3. Easiest answer of all - SU needs to be talking to the ACC. The last time the ACC expanded, I always had the feeling SU was being pulled into the ACC against its will. It really wanted to stay in the Big East, but because of the changing landscape of college athletics had no choice but to join the ACC. Boston College, on the other hand, seemed to extremely excited about the opportunity to join the ACC. When the ACC had to choose between SU and BC to fill the final spot, it was no surprise it picked BC as it was clear BC wanted to be in the conference. If Syracuse tries to play the same type of game this time around, we could see our spot in the ACC (if there is one) given to UConn, Pitt, or Rutgers. 4. At the very least, the BE football schools should be talking to Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, and Iowa State. I am not sure what Baylor adds to the mix in terms of increasing broadcast rights revenue. [/QUOTE]

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