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Posted: **Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:00 pm**

from SI.com

what is cuban's bet in this race?

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumo ... t-texas-am

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wrote a blog post Sunday encouraging Texas and Oklahoma remain in the Big 12 and downplaying the negative effects Texas A&M's departure could have on the troubled conference. Why? Money. "The big college TV networks -- Fox, ESPN, CBS -- pay for quality, not quantity," Cuban wrote. "They need marquee match-ups that are 'Must Tweet TV.' The number of schools in a conference actually reduce the parity and quality of match-ups in a conference. The networks will not pay up for that."

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Posted: **Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:02 pm**

I think Cuban is just trying to stir up trouble in order to bring the whole system down, so that he can be in on whatever replaces the BCS.

Posted: **Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:08 pm**

MustangStealth wrote:I think Cuban is just trying to stir up trouble in order to bring the whole system down, so that he can be in on whatever replaces the BCS.

I think you've got it. But if the college presidents have held out on keeping the BCS come hell or high water for this long, there's no way a loon like Cuban is going to change their minds

Posted: **Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:09 pm**

Cuban understands the fan...

he knows what he is talking about and hopefuly he can get his hands on this stuff...

Posted: **Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:18 pm**

He's right. The larger the league does not mean a better product on the field. It means a lot of match ups that no one cares about.

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