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Ted Cruz: “This allows conferences to come together. It's voluntary. So…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Saving College Sports—Landmark New Legislation that's a Massive Win for Athletes, Colleges & Fans

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And there's a reason the NBA negotiates as one unit. You don't have the Houston Rockets negotiating against the Knicks and fighting each other. And yet in college conferences, that's what you have. So This allows conferences to come together. It's voluntary. So no one's forced to come together. Yeah, no one's forced to, but it lets them come together and negotiate jointly for media rights. I believe that would expand by billions of dollars, the money coming in, which means there's more money for the other sports. (33:08–33:14)

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