I could see ESPN paying to get Kansas in.

It's a very solid brand in that region of the country and one of the very few national draws for basketball. I know basketball doesn't really pay the bills, but making sure the ratings for the SECN and other ESPN properties are solid through that portion of the year is still a good reason to invest. Especially when we move to a more streaming focused model, ESPN isn't going to want to give customers a reason to only subscribe during certain portions of the year. So I think they'll try to acquire as much good content year round as they can.

I've thought for a while that if ESPN could pick any 4 for the SEC out of the Big 12 that it would be UT, OU, OSU, and KU. It may not be that simple of course.