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Message: [QUOTE="nzm136, post: 614067, member: 2531"] I want to clarify several things: 1. Neither the B1G nor the CIC directly increase research dollars. For the most part, they pool buying to keep costs down. Other than that, they do not do much. 2. There was a rumor that SU, Pitt, ND, and BC (I think) were the targets in 2010 to enter the conference along with Nebraska, but that (obviously) fell through. Either way, it shows that Syracuse isn't inherently barred from B1G entry. 3. 13/14 of the B1G members are AAU, but Wisconsin and Michigan headeed up the effort to boot Nebraska from the AAU after Nebraska had been invited to the B1G. With that in mind, I'm not sold that those schools care about only adding AAU members. I doubt Nebraska cares, because they are not AAU, and I'm pretty sure PSU, RU, and UMD just want Northeastern friends. The Patriot News (Harrisburg paper) has publicly supported adding Pitt and Syracuse. Obviously the paper doesn't call the shots, but I do think that it indicates how PSU feels. That's 6/14 that I know of who don't care about AAU status. Throw in Northwestern, who I'm sure would kill to not be the only private school, even if it meant adding a non-AAU school. That would make it 7/14. Now don't get me wrong, those 7 schools might not vote for SU, but I think that under the right conditions, they would vote for a non-AAU school. 4. In terms of revenue, SU matches up will with most non-HUGE schools. We obviously don't have as much income as Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, Florida, LSU, Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Penn State, but we aren't a small fish either. None the less, barring a complete failure of the ACC, I would rather be in the ACC than the B1G. I'm happy where we are and hope everything stays pat. [/QUOTE]

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