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The terms are favorable for the network. If it can pay a reasonable amount for the Pac-12 and keep the ACC intact, why agree to a merged entity that could be more costly? If the Big Ten doesn’t expand, the chances of the SEC growing again are diminished, adding stability on the ACC’s side.the SEC and Big Ten with 20-to-24 members
In other words, the Power Five isn’t destined to become the Power Three. It could morph into the Power Four. All the noise from the Big 12 creates palpable tension within the Pac-12, at least on the front lines. I’m not sure whether the impact is nearly as great at the board level.