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[QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 294282, member: 302"]
Good discussion.  First, I believe that the turn down of the BE conference contract last year was driven by two sources:
a.  Notre Dame that has a NBC contract
b.  the bball only schools siding with Notre Dame who had the chairman of TV negotiating committee
c.  Rutgirls joining with ND to defeat proposal
 
and second, was fact that by waiting it becomes a competitive bid including ESPN and others...including NBC (did Notre Dame know something that others did not that NBC would be starting a Sportsnetwork?)  By waiting the BE fell into a good situation that the ACC did not have...right to negotiate against ESPN.  This fact will drive contract $$$ up presuming the BE holds together. 
 
What becomes important to anyone who gets the BE contract, is that you will have different time zones to broadcast games...by the time all the East coast games are over the West coast will be starting their games...that is quite an interesting proposition having lived in Portland OR for a while it timing of games plays an important role on what you do with your TV time.
 
Bottom line, if BE gets a contract of $10m per all sports team they will have gotten a good deal and NBC-which I predict will be the winning bid--will get lots of TV time for sport content.  Overall BE gets lucky if not poached again soon.
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