That's another added benefit that I wasn't thinking about, but I don't think we are just talking about the economic stability of ESPN, but rather ESPN can play hardball b/c they can say 'who else are you going to get to counter what we offer'.
Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that ESPN is going to offer them $25M per team per year, but just saying that they may not be that motivated to match or exceed the BIG10's deal.