arkstfan
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RE: Where to draw the dividing lines between the "haves" and "have-nots"?
Let's remember something.
Today. ESPN likes what they have. They hold 100% of the ACC and SEC rights. They hold top level rights of everyone else.
In 2017 they may no longer have B10 top rights. About five years later they have to start negotiating other deals.
ESPN likes what they have but a tighter more concentrated college universe means if they lose a league they lose more than they did years ago. There is a reason ESPN and Fox threw money at the Big XII to hold together. Concentrating the top teams into four leagues was dangerous for them. Higher rights fees and greater risk of being left out of a vital market.
If I'm Fox I'm talking to disgruntled schools trying to see if there is a way to trigger a realignment that yields a sixth major conference.... oh wait didn't they just do that in basketball?
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