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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 294838, member: 622"]
Hoops is easier for schools to support and there are many more schools.  With the Big East, you have UConn, Georgetwon, St. Johns, Nova, Temple, ND, Louisville, Cincy, in the northeast with Providence, Seton Hall and (dare I say) Rutgers.  That is a lot of fans to turn away.  Add in Louisville, Cincy, Marquette and DePaul (yes, I know, bad hoops but good fans, and they are improving), and ESPN would lose a lot of viewers.  Obviously ESPN would only select the top choices, sorry Rutgers, you do not qualify.  
 
The ACC Schools leave a lot of territory uncovered.  I agree Syracuse has pull in NYC and upstate, but there is no ACC representation from NYC to Maryland.  There are a lot of viewers in that span.  Also, St. Johns is on the rise, so NYC is not locked up by any means.  With so many time slots for hoops throughout the week, buying the choice games really wouldn't impact the overall schedule.  NBC would still get the bulk of the games. 
 
Besides, this is a merely an exercise in possibilities, brainstorming, if you prefer.  No real decision can be made until you have the numbers to run the scenarios, which I think we all agree the parties are doing.  For the Big East, two partners is likely the best outcome.  As stated many times in many ways, ESPN will NOT over pay and does not need the full Big East package while NBC needs quantity, not necessarily quality at this time.
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