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-> The concept will be presented by former Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and former Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg. C-USA hired Delany as an advisor during realignment. Delany is being assisted by Weiberg, his former deputy Big Ten commissioner. Weiberg helped launch both the Big Ten and Pac-12 television networks.
When asked about the C-USA concept, an AAC spokesman told CBS Sports, "We have zero interest in that. That's not in our plan."
Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill took a similar stance: "We're really not interested in a merger. We feel really good about where we are."
The hope is that approval by C-USA presidents would potentially create momentum for other leagues to follow along. "What we hope to be able to achieve some consensus about is go to the table with regional institutions that might want to return to some sanity, make it better for the athlete and less time away from school, build on regional rivalries," a person involved in the process tells CBS Sports. "I can't say that's Mike's league. It could be."<-