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Good article, except by Pat85

the comment "an 8-team playoff....would enhance the value of the regular season...". Not sure how adding teams to the playoff enhances the value of the regular season, and it most certainly diminishes the quality of the regular season, as more teams (and conferences) weaken their non-conference schedules.

Delaney made the BIG a lot of money, but if/when the cable industry finally reconfigures, it will be interesting to see how that shakes out in the longterm, with Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State only getting an equal 1/14th share of their brand value, the same as Rutgers, and Maryland.