The LA schools were the big killers of expansion, just like OuT was the killer of us going to 12 teams.It's more than just adding teams who will sustain the 'per team payout'. It's also about adding teams who will enhance the conference's chances of surviving this dangerous realignment era.
Just one year ago the PAC had a golden opportunity to poach the Big 12 leftovers. However, their conceited presidents thought that adding Big 12 teams would do nothing to increase the value of their conference. Now their entire conference is on the verge of collapse.
I read BYU brought in 40MM in payouts on their own, and they had some poorer games and had to schedule what they could when they could. They definitely won’t hurt our payout being in that area.