Big East Attendance Analysis

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When you are getting $4M per school annually, you do what TV asks of you.

But you also have to guarantee $ to MSG that the schools have to cover. End of the day, you cannot alienate and disenfranchise your fan and alumni base. A half empty MSG isn't good for FS1 or the member schools.

I think expansion is inevitable for two business reasons: More fans like in this case to put butts in the seats. Two, more teams in the NCAA for credits.

I agree with the UCONN dream and also I agree it won't happen. I don't think that football will ever be profitable or successful in the long-term there. But, FS1 won't pony up more for Dayton, Richmond or SLU so the per school cash would go down. But they might for a UCONN, especially to jab at Bristol.

I also wonder how the school fit for ND works out for them long-term in the ACC? Football made that an easy decision for them, but it is still an odd fit and odd deal as it took them out of their traditional alumni base: Chicago, Ohio, NYC, DC. Sure, they have Cuse with upstate NY halo, Pitt and BC, but they lose Maryland too, to go with the existing Big East markets.

No question the ACC wants MSG as it is a big hole for them as we hear from Brey, Dixon and Boeheim. Let's hope for some craziness at the Garden this year.