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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4298704, member: 27"]
From a fiscal perspective, I agree.  But from the perspective of on field results, Penn State won NCs in football in 1982 and 1986.  Nothing since.

The B1G has really struggled to win NCs in football and basketball.  It is not a great place to be if the goal is to win NCs.

I would submit that had Penn State had a competent AD who would have been willing to create an all sports league with shared revenue for all members (like all the other all sports leagues), Penn State would have positioned themselves into an ideal environment for winning NCs.  Not unlike Clemson in the ACC in the last 10 years.

So if you are a chancellor or an AD, yes, Paterno made a good call.  From the perspective of a PSU fan, who doesn’t share in the money earned, the decision to join the B1G might have ensured Penn State will never win another football NC.  He definitely made it a lot harder for PSU fans to travel to away conference games.

And he didn’t do the basketball program any favors joining the B1G.
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