re: What Would Be Your Reaction When ESPN offers Bama $400 Million for Third Tier ?

Won't happen for many reasons already posted, but also part of the SEC tv deal as is includes broadcast of sports that would typically be third tier - volleyball, softball, gymnastics, swimming/diving. Every Friday night for the past 6 weeks ESPNU has had an SEC volleyball game on. So unless they wanted to televise just OOC things, a third tier rights network wouldn't be feasible with the current contract.