Inside Higher Ed, June 9, 2010 by David Moltz
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/09/conferences
“In general, of course, more revenue (assuming it is applied towards existing program costs) would be a good thing, though all the predictions are very speculative, of course,” wrote Kutz in an e-mail. “On the other hand, the faculty would certainly be concerned if the change in the league led to a lessening of the commitment of academic excellence of the member schools (or a greater tolerance for pressure on athletes at students). And there is worry that a bigger division will increase the pace of the spending arms race that has proven so costly to college sports.”