05-15-2010, 08:10 AM | #1 |
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4 Super Conferences (BCT Original)
Talk of expansion (and therefore contraction for some) brings worry for administrators, schools, and fans around the country. That is unless you're a member of the Big11 or SEC.
The question is where is the final destination? The Big11 doesn't seem content with only adding one, even if it's ND. Three could be added to the mix, or possibly going 'Super' and ending up at 16 total members. I do think ND (by way of the Big East forcing their hand) ends up in the Big11. Not by choice, but wanting to use the leverage they have currently, and not wanting to be the odd man out of a potential group of four conferences that parts from the NCAA, and goes its own way in terms of national championships. If the SEC and Pac10 go along, and enlarge their own conferences to 16, the shockwaves to the Big East would be devasting. The SEC could take the pick of the litter from the Big12 and ACC, leaving those conferences in serious trouble. What happens to Kansas would be anyone's guess, but it could be left out of the 64 teams, forced to join a lesser conference. How would that sit in the new (true) March Madness with two 'champions'...one from the Super Conferences, and one from the 'NCAA others'. The Pac10 could possibly add teams like Colorado, TCU, Utah, BYU, Boise St, Fresno St, Nevada, and KSU or Kansas. Problem with Colorado and the Kansas teams...distance in travel. Not overly attractive for the schools and fans. With the Big11 and SEC picking off ACC/BigEast teams, that would leave member schools in the latter conferences joining together with the remnants, becoming the bottom of the four 'Supers'. Miami, Pitt, Clemson, VTech, and UC, and W. Virginia would be critical to have, as tv dollars for that conference would depend on top echelon teams and markets. Clemson could possibly go to the new SEC, same as FSU. For BigEast teams like Gtown and St. Johns, you (like possibly Kansas) would again have teams that are left standing without a chair. Also..what happens to Xavier? No football team means no chance of joining, as well as being hit financially as the big tv money will go to the 'Super' March Madness instead of the NCAA's. Essentially, if the four Super Conferences becomes a reality, it spells the death of the conferences as we know it. Once powerful teams will find themselves on the outside, even if they have successful football programs. For those without a football team, they have little wiggle room but to scramble in the new world order. Either way, the days of counting on shared money from a large pool could be over for teams left out of the 'Super 4'. One thought on regulations. If the Super 4 does occur, and completely divest themselves of the NCAA...who regulates them? Want to see a wild west of recruiting, see what happens when 64 teams don't have to adhere to NCAA standards, while some do...chaos? This btw..deserves its own story, but I can't fathom the implications, nor the legal portion of this topic. Video killed the radio star, but greed is going to wipe out college athletics as we know and love. |
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