Conference Realignment & Independent Status

[carlspacklerrocks]

Saw this conference realignment article and thought I'd share. It argues that TV and apparel money are going to lead to a lot more consolidation with 64 teams left playing in 4 power conferences and the midmajors in a separate FBS subdivision (like FCS). It has some current Group Of 5 schools moving up based on the size of the TV markets they play in, but again 4 16-team power conferences, and that's it, so you can guess what it says you know who joining a conference.

http://www.thechaosindex.com/cest-l...-to-change-a-whole-lot-more-than-you-realize/

 

[twalsh]

Saw this conference realignment article and thought I'd share. It argues that TV and apparel money are going to lead to a lot more consolidation with 64 teams left playing in 4 power conferences and the midmajors in a separate FBS subdivision (like FCS). It has some current Group Of 5 schools moving up based on the size of the TV markets they play in, but again 4 16-team power conferences, and that's it, so you can guess what it says you know who joining a conference.

http://www.thechaosindex.com/cest-l...-to-change-a-whole-lot-more-than-you-realize/

It's always been a given that, in a 64 team super-conference format, we would be joining a conference. No other practical choice.

 

[greengael]

For the Barristers on board, aren't there some restraint of trade issues in such a construct?

 

[NDSMC78]

You shared this article here before. It was no more informative then than it is now.

 

[scubastevefl]

Wouldn't be the off season without a "joining conference" thread.

 

[Irishjohn68]

4 months till football.

 

[11NCs]

Saw this conference realignment article and thought I'd share. It argues that TV and apparel money are going to lead to a lot more consolidation with 64 teams left playing in 4 power conferences and the midmajors in a separate FBS subdivision (like FCS). It has some current Group Of 5 schools moving up based on the size of the TV markets they play in, but again 4 16-team power conferences, and that's it, so you can guess what it says you know who joining a conference.

http://www.thechaosindex.com/cest-l...-to-change-a-whole-lot-more-than-you-realize/

How original. Creating profiles on message boards to drive traffic to another blog with nothing to say.

 

[Izo]

At this point,4 power conferences with 16 teams each makes no sense . There probably be no chance of intersectional rivalries or games ,ND /USC , etc

 

[twalsh]

At this point,4 power conferences with 16 teams each makes no sense . There probably be no chance of intersectional rivalries or games ,ND /USC , etc

From a football perspective, four sixteen team conferences is tantamount to 8 eight team conferences. You will almost never play the teams from the other side unless we eliminate non-conf games altogether. And doing that will regionalize the sport and ultimately be the death of it. For football it's a bad idea. For the other sports it's not that big of a deal. For basketball, you'd add like four conference games over what we have now.