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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 3918333, member: 5685"] If they still own the Big 8 name, Sugar Bowl, and can still have a CCG then why not stay together at 8? West Virginia would still stick out like a sore thumb though. For FB having only 7 conference games allows for flexibility. KU can play OOC multiple teams from Colorado, Nebraska, Mizzou, Oklahoma. A 9 team schedule means you can only play one of those. All the conference teams would offer Notre Dame scheduling flexibility as well. It might be advantageous to be the 5th best conference and have OOC games available for the top 4 conferences. Those 8 schools make for a good BBall league. Adding travel and worse BBall programs will displease KU. Having 14 conference games allows a wide range of OOC games to against old rivals. It also allows you to play stronger OOC schedules. The is no B12 network so TV is only Tier 1/2. Inventory isn't as big a deal. [/QUOTE]