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I don’t understand why the Big Ten’s other 16 schools are not seeing it the same as USC and Michigan. Why would the programs relegated to lower payout tiers settle for an agreement that gives the rich schools more money? Why not demand equal sharing across the conference? — JR

Readers of this mailbag should note that we are devoting half the questions to the Big Ten’s private capital deal — this, in addition to the Hotline’s column earlier in the week comparing the Big Ten’s bad vibes to the tumult in the Pac-12 prior to its dissolution (and s

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