On ESPN.com, the Big East finalized a $130 million deal to continue their coverage of some athletic programs. However, Cincinnati is still looking for another conference to join in the future. Personally, this whole TV deal with ESPN will help the Big East in the short run, but I think it will be in trouble because the conference doesn't have legitimate teams to compete with the other conferences, especially in football.
While Cincinnati is looking to join the ACC, they might want to consider the Big Ten because of geographic location and the Big Ten has more to offer with coverage and money. Therefore, this deal is good for the Big East, but they should have taken the $1.17 billion deal five years ago. If they took that money at that time, then the conference probably would not have lost some members.
Please comment on this post. I really want to hear your opinions about the constant changes for the Big East.
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