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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade
I know everyone keeps saying this is football driven, and it is. But they keep wanting to pretend basketball doesn't matter at all, but the top commissioners know that it does and here's why:
One of the reasons for the big disparity in revenues is because the conference gets to keep all the BCS money while the NCAA gets to keep the majority of the NCAA basketball money. The NCAA Tournament comprises almost the entire operating cash the NCAA uses to put on tournaments in all non football sports for all member institutions and their jobs for regulating the system.
If Super Conferences come about, it is highly likely these Super Conferences will form their own post season basketball tournament. Exactly how that affects the NCAA and all the Non-BCS activities it supports is not exactly clear, but it is not "chump change". And if the format changes, basketball won't be viewed as just an afterthought like baseball.
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Of course basketball matters. The tournament is the lifeblood of NCAA sports. Without there's just minor league football and nothing else.