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[QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 449036, member: 439"]
I think the bball onlies need to go.  They are worth more on their own, that fact looks pretty clear.  Plus, they might actually end up with a better basketball conference at the end of the day.  Losing games against teams like UConn and Cinci will hurt in the short term, but if they form a 12 team league with Butler, et al, then their RPI's will be better overall than having to play Houston, SMU, Tulane, etc.

I bet any UConn fan would rather stick with the bball schools for all sports, but you just can't bring UConn and Cinci along.  They want into a big boy conference and would leave eventually.  Why bring someone to your small family party who will leave for your rich neighbor's full out celebrity extravaganza on a driveway invite?

I think Thamel's article puts to bed any chance of this transition happening quickly, though.  Sounds like there is a lot of red tape involved.  Question is, if it's easier for them to get out by dissolving the conference, then why not do that?  If the BE is going to fight this tooth and nail, why not just end the BE?  This is going to be an interesting situation regardless of which way it goes down.
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