Ok, Big Ten is looking for teams the "move the money meter" in the scale of $80M or more....
There is no way in the world that Indiana moves the money meter in the range of $80M. I highly doubt Illinois or Minnesota bring $80M in value either.
I doubt very much that Rutgers REALLY brings in enough of the New York Market to bring $80M in value, either, but I guess maybe they do by the shear size of the NY market.
Likewise, I kind of doubt that Vandy brings $80M in revenue either. Or Mississippi State.
NOW, I think conference LIKE to have some relatively easy in conference wins, ... but how many do you really need? Could BigTen jetison Indiana and come out ahead on the overall business case?