[milwaukee mike]

1) big east rejected espn's tv deal
2) espn decided they would dismantle the big east out of spite

here's the quote from boston college's athletic director:

“We always keep our television partners close to us,’’ he said. “You don’t get extra money for basketball. It’s 85 percent football money. TV – ESPN – is the one who told us what to do. This was football; it had nothing to do with basketball.’’



so while espn keeps reporting the day to day movements and speculation from conferences all over the country, they neglect to report the only important fact: TEAMS ARE ONLY MOVING AND CONFERENCES ARE ONLY REALIGNING BECAUSE ESPN TOLD THEM TO.

[seaborneq]

Sounds reasonable. He who has the gold makes the rules.