Kansas Kid said:
BMX Bandit said:
the SEC as you know is it on its death bed anyway. And I don't mean the "college football is dying" line people trot out
within 10 years, vanderbilt and mississippi state won't be in the same conference or "division" as the top half of the SEC
I'm with you. Within 10 years, college football will likely follow the NFL model and reduce down to 32-40 teams in a single laeague with a 12-14 game schedule. Teams will only play teams within that new league and TV money will be split equally like the NFL. I think this driven by the broadcasters saying they will pay more to have 16-20 high quality games each week rather than games like A&M vs New Mexico State.
What it does to the other sports is anyone's guess. Will basketball follow the same model with the same schools in which case schools like Kansas, Gonzaga, UConn and Duke are screwed? I think Kentucky would survive in that case but more because of basketball than their football program.
What you're talking about is unrealistic. A 12-14 game schedule goes well into December for all teams, which means the playoffs takes us to February, WAY too far into basketball. Hell, baseball is starting. Right now, there's really only CCGs, Army/Navy, and Bowl Games (plus playoffs) after T-giving weekend. Which means even if TV contracts for football get bigger, those for hoops get smaller. Since only a handful of schools' ADs make an actual "profit," no one will vote for or follow this model. It may not be a zero sum game, but its close.
I think there's a view among fans that all the D1 schools are going to allow the Alabamas, t.u.s, and Ohio States of the world dictate their future. I don't think that's going to happen. You're thinking like a fan; the people that vote for these things aren't.