re: Barry Alvarez: Big 10 expanded because we didn't want to lose Penn State to ACC

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I'll continue to say the worst thing about the Big10 is the equal revenue sharing. Indiana collects the same check that OSU does so where is the motivation to field a winning football team.

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I disagree with that - the revenue that is shared is only a small percentage of the total take for the athletic departments... but it makes a very big difference for the smaller schools which your bigger schools should want to keep viable (if not competitive)

You don't want to become Texas and steal nickels and dimes from your conference mates when you are making two or three times the total revenue they make anyway. That's penny wise and pound foolish.