Quote:I think I remember reading somewhere or hearing that if they went to a conference full time they would lose their TV deal with NBC. I could be wrong about that though.

 

Yeah, that would be the main reason.  They have an individual deal now where they rake in a ton of money.  If they moved into a conference they would move into a profit sharing type deal where their cut would be shared with smaller markets and it would be decreased.

 

Pretty soon they are going to have to choose.  Do they want to stay independent and make the money, or join a conference and have a better shot at the playoffs?  If they don't, these questions are going to come up every year.

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