We when we tasked our writers with coming up with bold predictions this week:
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We when we tasked our writers with coming up with bold predictions this week:
— Land-Grant Holy Land (@Landgrant33) July 29, 2021
THEY. DID. NOT. DISAPPOINT! https://t.co/Z9vPIIcv2i
gobears20 said:We when we tasked our writers with coming up with bold predictions this week:
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But it won't be just another conference in the NCAA, although it may start that way. Ultimately they want to form a separate league that is not under the jurisdiction of the NCAA (at least for football). The NCAA realizes that and that's why they've called the "constitutional convention" in an attempt to find a way to stay relevant in the biggest money portion of college sports.Quote:
I think the idea is to get the biggest (market) teams in 1 conference so they get all the TV $$$.
1 - I agree. The NCAA is history for these schools. The academic based schools will go AAU. Why bind themselves with the silly academic,recruiting and drug testing.CorsicanaBear said:But it won't be just another conference in the NCAA, although it may start that way. Ultimately they want to form a separate league that is not under the jurisdiction of the NCAA (at least for football). The NCAA realizes that and that's why they've called the "constitutional convention" in an attempt to find a way to stay relevant in the biggest money portion of college sports.Quote:
I think the idea is to get the biggest (market) teams in 1 conference so they get all the TV $$$.
This. Not a new concept, people. The Chosen Elite recognized this back when Woody, Bo, Darrell and John were riding the crest in the late 60's. They're going to one elite league and leave the rest of the institutions to the NCAA and "amateur athletics", aided, abetted and empowered by the sports media. The NIL was the midge that broke the camel's back and the discussions about "leaving leagues" paralleled the NIL lobbying.ScottS said:
I think the idea is to get the biggest (market) teams in 1 conference so they get all the TV $$$.
I'm sorry, but I'm just not interested in any of this. It removes all of the reasons I enjoy/watch college athletics. As soon as the top tier of college football becomes another, ****tier pro league, I'm done.RMF5630 said:1 - I agree. The NCAA is history for these schools. The academic based schools will go AAU. Why bind themselves with the silly academic,recruiting and drug testing.CorsicanaBear said:But it won't be just another conference in the NCAA, although it may start that way. Ultimately they want to form a separate league that is not under the jurisdiction of the NCAA (at least for football). The NCAA realizes that and that's why they've called the "constitutional convention" in an attempt to find a way to stay relevant in the biggest money portion of college sports.Quote:
I think the idea is to get the biggest (market) teams in 1 conference so they get all the TV $$$.
2 - Actually, does a player need to be a student? Isn't that a bit restrictive with the useless math courses and humanities? Without classes, they can focus on training. So, how about they live in their City for 1 month before training starts.
3 - How about a Premier League relegation style. So, the bottom 4 go to the minors and don't get the big money. So, now we have big money TV games at the top and bottom as teams fight to not be relegated to the ranks of us have nots. We all know the remaining schools will jump to get a shot to be in, so they will go along with it. (See Texas Tech and Ok State).
Actually, I can see 1 and 3 happening. #3 might not be the worst method, at least you have a shot to play your way in... Now, it is purely metrics Baylor can't control.
I agree with you. I miss the old Bowl System and that a Baylor could go to the Cotton Bowl if the stars aligned. I loved when Miami knocked off Nebraska and Georgia Tech got a share of the NC. The current environment does not seem to favor that view. The younger generation does not seem to favor that view. Funny, I am no longer in the marketing "sweet spot" where they care what I think. Within 5 years of hitting that 50 year old milestone, everything my generation valued seems to be undone. I don't think they care what the over 60 and Baylor's of the world like or care about...bear2be2 said:I'm sorry, but I'm just not interested in any of this. It removes all of the reasons I enjoy/watch college athletics. As soon as the top tier of college football becomes another, ****tier pro league, I'm done.RMF5630 said:1 - I agree. The NCAA is history for these schools. The academic based schools will go AAU. Why bind themselves with the silly academic,recruiting and drug testing.CorsicanaBear said:But it won't be just another conference in the NCAA, although it may start that way. Ultimately they want to form a separate league that is not under the jurisdiction of the NCAA (at least for football). The NCAA realizes that and that's why they've called the "constitutional convention" in an attempt to find a way to stay relevant in the biggest money portion of college sports.Quote:
I think the idea is to get the biggest (market) teams in 1 conference so they get all the TV $$$.
2 - Actually, does a player need to be a student? Isn't that a bit restrictive with the useless math courses and humanities? Without classes, they can focus on training. So, how about they live in their City for 1 month before training starts.
3 - How about a Premier League relegation style. So, the bottom 4 go to the minors and don't get the big money. So, now we have big money TV games at the top and bottom as teams fight to not be relegated to the ranks of us have nots. We all know the remaining schools will jump to get a shot to be in, so they will go along with it. (See Texas Tech and Ok State).
Actually, I can see 1 and 3 happening. #3 might not be the worst method, at least you have a shot to play your way in... Now, it is purely metrics Baylor can't control.
My college football watching will be strictly limited to Baylor and those with which it competes.
RMF5630 said:I agree with you. I miss the old Bowl System and that a Baylor could go to the Cotton Bowl if the stars aligned. I loved when Miami knocked off Nebraska and Georgia Tech got a share of the NC. The current environment does not seem to favor that view. The younger generation does not seem to favor that view. Funny, I am no longer in the marketing "sweet spot" where they care what I think. Within 5 years of hitting that 50 year old milestone, everything my generation valued seems to be undone. I don't think they care what the over 60 and Baylor's of the world like or care about...bear2be2 said:I'm sorry, but I'm just not interested in any of this. It removes all of the reasons I enjoy/watch college athletics. As soon as the top tier of college football becomes another, ****tier pro league, I'm done.RMF5630 said:1 - I agree. The NCAA is history for these schools. The academic based schools will go AAU. Why bind themselves with the silly academic,recruiting and drug testing.CorsicanaBear said:But it won't be just another conference in the NCAA, although it may start that way. Ultimately they want to form a separate league that is not under the jurisdiction of the NCAA (at least for football). The NCAA realizes that and that's why they've called the "constitutional convention" in an attempt to find a way to stay relevant in the biggest money portion of college sports.Quote:
I think the idea is to get the biggest (market) teams in 1 conference so they get all the TV $$$.
2 - Actually, does a player need to be a student? Isn't that a bit restrictive with the useless math courses and humanities? Without classes, they can focus on training. So, how about they live in their City for 1 month before training starts.
3 - How about a Premier League relegation style. So, the bottom 4 go to the minors and don't get the big money. So, now we have big money TV games at the top and bottom as teams fight to not be relegated to the ranks of us have nots. We all know the remaining schools will jump to get a shot to be in, so they will go along with it. (See Texas Tech and Ok State).
Actually, I can see 1 and 3 happening. #3 might not be the worst method, at least you have a shot to play your way in... Now, it is purely metrics Baylor can't control.
My college football watching will be strictly limited to Baylor and those with which it competes.
I agree, not sure there is much we can do.PartyBear said:RMF5630 said:bear2be2 said:RMF5630 said:CorsicanaBear said:Quote:
I think the Baylor's care about being big time. I don't think Baylor wants to be back to being small time and not heard of much. That isn't good for the academic side of Baylor either.
I think there will still be conferences that are better and more marketable after "the earthquake" you describe. I just think it will be in those league's interests to avoid trying to mimic those above them and create untenable super conferences on lesser budgets.PartyBear said:
Well actually the current G5's or at least the top ones aren't all that small time. So I think we will be fine. And if it turns out there are about 25-32 other P5s in our predicament, there will be something set up where we are all making decent money. Im not saying like current P5s are but not a cut all the way down to what current G5's currently make either. At least I'm hopeful that is a result if the earthquake I'm thinking is going to happen over the next 4 years occurs.
There will likely be Big Ten/SEC casualties. Programs like Vanderbilt and Illinois come immediately to mind. But they'll eventually find their way into conferences that make sense geographically/culturally as well IMO.PartyBear said:
You seem to assume everyone in the BiG and SEC are invited to the premier league. I don't think they are. This league will be made of two new super conferences like AFC and NFC for comparison. I would think. The premier league won't be just the expanded SEC and BiG. It will be carved from those conferences in their expanded forms. So there would be some current BiG and SEC members in our predicament as well to add Into these conferences post earthquake I think if it comes.
But I do like your hypothetical conferences up there. I think those are good conferences and are probably somewhere in between currently labeled G5 and currently labeled P5. If so the pay cut from the abolition of the P5 conferences won't be as bad as we think.