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Hyde Park is pretty much spot on. UD's options are limited to the A10 and BE, because of football and that is not going to change. UD has done, and will continue to do EVERYTHING in its power and control (short of breaking the bank to overpay for a name coach) to make itself the number one choice when and if the BE expands. It cannot change its tv market or the landscape of cable viewership, ESPN issues or FOX1 issues. UD needs to continue to win, and win a lot and we need to continue, as fans, to provide the overwhelming we do, for the Flyers.
When the BE tv contract is renewed, FOX1 will have a lot to say about who gets in if anyone. Short of a them throwing a lot more money at the BE (which is not going to happen), why would they divide less/same money between more teams? There is probably only one team that could walk into the BE, no questions asked, and that is ND, and that most likely won't happen.
This always sticks in my mind as it pertains to us being evaluated by the BE - we've been in the A10 for 15+ years and we have won only one conference tournament - and it was at home.
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