It's a good synopsis of what has transpired and weighs the future of the BE conference.
http://www.maizenbrew.com/2010/5/20/1478936/big-ten-armespansion-will-the-bigAnd this was painful to read:
"...the conference ranks dead last in overall television revenues taking in just $33 Million to feed a conference with 8 football schools and 16 basketball schools. The conference distributes just $2 Million per year to it's basketball schools ($32 Million total), with a weighted distribution for the conference's 8 football schools as additional revenue. West Virginia reported a take home of $3.5 Million as of February 2010, making a total conference haul of $5.5 Million. And that's for a team that made the Final Four. And a Bowl Game! I don't care about your allegiances, that is a totally unsustainable business model and one that has made the conference ripe for poaching."
Thanks Providence!
