re: MSN: Kansas to Big Ten may be 'imminent,' according to insider

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You think KU and ISU will add enough revenue to keep the payout at 50 million? Highly unlikely. The other programs are not going to take a pay cut just to add 2 additional teams. They are not into charity.

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Here's the thing that people are forgetting: if KU and ISU leave the Big XII, there's one less major conference. The bidding goes to four conferences instead of five. The $ that was earmarked for that fifth conference has to go somewhere, so it's a question of how much value do you think these guys add relative to the rest of the conference. Obviously UT and OU add the most value, and the SEC will reap the benefits. But it might be worth it to FOX to take some money they had allocated for their Big XII deal and reallocate it to the Big Ten to help promote their basketball product as well.