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Originally Posted by Swaggs
There is also a blog entry over on ESPN.com (by Eammon Brennan - sp?) that indicates that the Big Ten teams got closer to $9-million per (rather than the $22-million per that seems to have spread and considered fact) from the BTN. That is still a tremendous supplement for the teams in the Big Ten, but quite a bit different than the previously reported amount.
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Took a little digging over there to find it, so I'll provide the link to the Chicago Trib article he was referencing
Big Ten expansion: TV money could skyrocket - chicagotribune.com
Here's the relevant quote
Last year, schools received roughly $9 million each from the conference's deal with ABC/ESPN and another $7 million to $8 million from the BTN. Add revenue from bowl games, the NCAA basketball tournament and licensing, and you arrive at the estimated $22 million-a-year distribution figure that's the envy of every Division I school outside the Southeastern Conference.