It's always easy to see events as "inevitable" after they've happened.A lot of talk about the inevitability of RU to the B1G in this thread.
All I know is that RU wouldn’t have been invited when they were if the proposed B1G-PAC12 OOC scheduling idea hadn’t fallen apart, and if RU hadn’t been added in time for the last TV deal, they might have been in trouble as the financial bar they would have needed to meet would have been higher.
For example, both Washington and Oregon would have easily met the grade for addition under the last TV contract, but they don’t under the new, much higher, contract number.
So I mostly agree with your point -- but wouldn't you agree that having a team in the NY market is one reason why the new TV deal is as good as it is?