Typically, the Big East is a stronger basketball conference. Either this year is a brand new trend for the SEC, or it's an anomaly.
Regardless, I'm pretty sure someone just offered him more money.
The thing is, the AAC pays more now, but we don’t get a full share currently and when it comes up again for renewal with the networks, I’d be shocked if it’s anywhere as high as it is now. I expect that Memphis will be in the ACC or Big 12 within the next 5 years. And they’re the only brand that has any cachet to it in the national media. So the PAC gives us better names for football and especially in basketball. That last point alone makes it worth it, as that sport is the only one we can make national noise in still.
But we won’t do it. That’s taking on unknown revenues and we only run on known costs.
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