Originally Posted by longtimefan
But how did that turn out for the basketball-only schools? Pretty darn well!
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It did turn out well. But luck had a little to do with it. The reigning national champ, VU, dodged not a bullet but a cannon ball. VU trustees had approved spending tens of millions for the Cats to step up to FBS FB in the old BE. Fortunately, before a dollar had been spent the league collapsed. I'll bet there are people at VU who thank God every day for saving them from that one.
If Fox makes enough money to justify continuation of the TV contract the new BE started with things will have turned out mighty well for the BB schools of the old BE. For at least some of the FB schools....not so much.