Perhaps, but there's certainly value in having an academic
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powerhouse like Vanderbilt, and that was Clay's main rationale for MSU being the first to go (in a hypothetical realignment).
Regarding your question, I don't know of any advantages specifically related to having a private school in your league. If there is, it probably isn't enough to justify keeping deadweight in your conference (in general, I'm not talking about Vanderbilt per se).