THIS IS FOR FUN ONLY.

You play the TV executive. You choice which conference you would rather sign to your network. Add Boise State, Houston and SMU to whichever conference you chose. I only listed teams with winning records.

What would you rather have?

Mountain West / Conference USA merge

Boise State, Houston and SMU with

Southern Miss 8-1
Tulsa 6-3
San Diego State 5-3
Wyoming 5-3
Air Force 5-4
Nevada 5-3
Hawaii 5-4
And 14 others (possibly 2 to 5 Big East schools)

OR

The Big East

Boise State, Houston and SMU with

Cincinnati 7-1
Rutgers 6-3
Louisville 5-4
South Florida 4-4
And 5 others (which could change)

How much would the 24 team MWC/CUSA be worth?
How much would the 12 team Big East be worth?

Personally, I would pick the MWC/CUSA. More teams means more Cinderella's. This year it's Boise and Houston, last year Boise and TCU, Utah before that, BYU before them, etc. Who knows from year to year with the smaller schools, so I would have more interest in the 24 team league over the 12 team league. To me, the teams in all 3 conferences are worth about the same now that the Big East has been gutted. I would think either league would be worth between 4 and 4.5 million for 1st and 2nd tier rights, if the leftover Big East teams joined with the MWC and CUSA, I would pay a little more per team to have ALL schools outside of the SEC, ACC, B1G, PAC and Big XII.
Let's say 4.75 to 5 million.

I would pick BE, less mouthes to feed. And I honestly believe Louisville alone is a gold mine. And I think Cincy rakes in some good dough too? I could be wrong.

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