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Staples includes UCF in hypothetical "Power 3" conference

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You are now tasked with creating a conference to rival the SEC and Big Ten in terms of money earned. Any team that you select has to join your conference. There are no stipulations on number of teams or geography. The only teams you cannot pick are current or future SEC or Big Ten members. Who do you pick and would you make more money than those current conferences?

"I chose UCF for a similar reason. It’s a young university that is only beginning to produce alumni who cared about UCF sports while they were in school. And given the school’s massive enrollment, it’s now pumping out such alums. Meanwhile, it’s located in a football hotbed. We’ll see in real life how much Big 12 membership will boost UCF’s recruiting. In this scenario, it would be fascinating to see how the Knights fared in talent acquisition if the program was viewed as an equal alongside Florida State and Miami."

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