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Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 59261, member: 302"] ..in a nutshell: 1.'Cuse, Pitt, and WVU signed and agreed to the $5million and 27 months 2. In order for the BE to [B]MAYBE[/B] keep BCS consideration, it needs to add football teams--they have 8 at the moment including 'Cuse, WVU, and Pitt 3. These 8 P[B]robably[/B] able to hang onto BCS AQ---but [B]Maybe[/B] not 4[B]. [/B]BE can continue to have chance of hanging on to BCS AQ for at least next BCS contract and thru that 27 month period holding 'Cuse, Pitt, WVU 5. For conference championship game...BE needs four (4) more football teams inorder to reach the magic # of 12 6. For each football team that leaves the BE needs to add one (1) for each team to leave..ergo if 'Cuse, Pitt, and WVU go than the BE needs to add three (3) more teams making a new add number to seven (7)...ouch 7. Which teams sign up will be important for keeping the AQ...Boise State is best help at keeping 8. Multiple conference merge such as MAC, MTW with BE will get to championship game at probably keep AQ 9. If Big 12 takes Louisville in next 12 months...BE in big trouble for football holding together and then 27 months detention may not be legally held as conference has changed its stripes and what was agreed to is no longer material 10. Not only is [B]M an ...he is also dumb[/B]...very bad characteristics for a conference commissioner. So the most probable way to 'Cuse to get out earlier than 27 months is: 1. Football part of conference disbands---hopefully Big 12 acts on Louisville...and of course we have ACC waiting for ND, which doesnt help here, but may bring Uconn or Rutgirls...then BE football is over and 27 months may legally be broken 2. BE gets 7 new schools to come on board and loses no more than the 3 now going 3. BBall schools just say What and split from the football schools...then there is a material difference in contracts signed and an out exists 4. M realizes keeping these teams for 27 more months is rediculous and NEGOTIATIONS FOR ALL 3 to leave and pay somewhat more than the $5 million and out... [/QUOTE]

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