But still also shows why Maryland was a choice before UVA as it also brought MD markets in addition to DC.

I found this guys article from prior to all the moves...

http://frankthetank.me/2010/04/19/the-value-of-expansion-candidates-to-the-big-ten-network/

http://frankthetank.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/big-ten-candidates-tv-analysis.docxhttp://frankthetank.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/big-ten-candidates-tv-analysis.docx

It is interesting to me that someone wrote about some estimated financials a head a time and other than Texas not being a go the next 3 all have already been picked up...

One thing I would not necessarily agree with on his list is Kansas being a head of Missouri. The only thing I can think of is perhaps they gave all the credit of KC to Kansas and not to Missouri and/or perhaps they already have full market penetration in St Louis as maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of their market are residents of Illinois which is B1G country...so maybe they wouldn't move the needle to get more there...

So my guess - as long as Texas and Notre Dame remain NO's to the B1G we may be looking at next areas...

Boston College $48,382,692
Notre Dame $47,629,255
Kansas $46,320,092
Missouri $45,901,459
Syracuse $43,504,813
Connecticut $38,080,271
Pittsburgh $34,365,175
Iowa State $31,831,077

Except I do believe that the B1G is not afraid of the Eastern Corridor - VA, NC, SC, GA and I don't think this guy even considered those distances so he never included their numbers but I'd have to think that with Atlanta being the #8 market they'd be a cash cow of a market to the B1G...