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Originally Posted by timmynausea
So it was a big mistake to take Nebraska over Missouri based on demographics, but it would also be a big mistake to favor Rutger's superior demographics over Missouri?
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Just because Rutgers is in New Jersey doesn't give it superior demographics over anyone. The Big Ten model is based solely on the most subscribers for BTN, which means forcing cable companies to put it on their standard tier and not a digital or sports tier. Nebraska has the kind of following that will get BTN 100 percent clearance on standard cable. Missouri would do the same. But there us not the same must-have mentality for Rutgers that would move BTN from the digital or sports tiers in Jersey or NYC. In that sense, Rutgers would bring nothing to the table for BTN.