I"m not sure that is the case in college athletics
The Big East had all of that, and could not pull that off. College Football is driving the revenue bus now, and outside of Notre Dame and Penn State there isn't much else in the east that moves the needle. The ACC could never have a monopoly on the East Coast without Penn State. We do have Notre Dame at least partially which helps.
We have the only relevant FBS programs in New York and Massachusetts. We could do the same in Connecticut and West Virginia if we want to. Penn State is the key for any monopoly.
WVU and UConn are just as relevant as Maryland and Rutgers. I think even more so because Maryland and Rutgers get clobbered by Professional Sports for attention in their home areas and corporate sponsorship. West Virginia and Connecticut have no professional sports in their states similar to Louisville in Kentucky.
It's kind of like Rice and Minnesota used to be big time football in their cities of Houston and Minneapolis. Then the Oilers and Vikings came along making them an afterthought. Rutgers has never been big time football, but Maryland was before the Redskins took the stage.
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Posted: 07/31/2017 at 3:45PM