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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 339905, member: 652"] No chance any of this is true because of ESPN's exclusive negotiating 60-day window. If NBC even through back channels was stupid enough to give an actual number it would violate the Big East' contract with ESPN. While I believe NBC has had contact with Notre Dame and made its interest clear in the Big East TV rights it would be STUPID to give them a final number so that the Big East could go to ESPN with and get more and have NBC shutout of the process. I believe NBC will give the Big East its final number immediately after the 60-day window and give the Big East a take it and be promoted by our network deal or go and be 6th fiddle on ESPN. [/QUOTE]