But as we are seeing right before our eyes, being competitive, or even deserving, doesn't get you 30-40 million a year more then you are really worth. It's my contention, that once this shakes out, that the networks over paid for the concentration of the brands and blue bloods. Regional conferences will prevail, or at least regional rivalries that make sense. You can not create a rivalry between a Minnesota and a UCLA. The games have to mean something when both teams are 5-5. I think this experiment will fail, but they will destroy what we have built to get there