Re: OT - Group of 5 officials considering own football playo
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 11:46 am
The G5 is living in a fantasy world if they truly believe they have (or will eventually have) access to the same opportunities and resources as the P5. The P5 consolidated from the P6 (and old Big East) because they wanted more exclusivity and regulation with how they wanted to govern and manage collegiate football - not to mention making more money. They spend more money, have more resources, have larger fan bases, have experienced more success, and have firmly established themselves as premier college football group in the country.
I may have a minority opinion, but I do not see any further call-ups from the G5 into the P5 for a very long time, if ever again. If you think about it, only select schools have been called up into the power conference structure (Louisville - to an extent, TCU and Utah). Rutgers, Maryland, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Notre Dame (albeit in a part-time position) all shifted within the power conference structure. Louisville, while a member of the Big East, made the jump into the ACC all the way from the Big East, Conference USA, and D-1 Independence. Schools like UConn, Houston, Memphis, Cincinnati, Boise State, et al., can spend whatever they want to try and buy their way into the club, but the reality is the the P5 does not need them, nor would any school provide any boost in revenue or exposure. Would ECU honestly ever be invited into the ACC? Would San Diego State ever get an invite to the PAC-12? Will Memphis ever get into the SEC? Personally, I love the argument that UConn is a legitimate contender for the B1G/ACC - which is yet another false hope that continues to be pushed by fans. The answer to all is no.
Years from now, I truly believe that the money, resources and time spent on this deceit will end up setting back these athletic programs (especially in the AAC, where all of the programs are desperately trying to get into the P5) back decades. The TV money is simply not there to sustain the athletic budgets, and the budgets themselves today are being funded majorly on donors, boosters and/or state funding to help shorten the gap and buy time. The G5 needs to seriously consider their own playoff. The P5 will eventually become the P4, and the conference championships will effectively become CFP semifinals in themselves. They need to get get as much revenue as they can to help sustain their football programs, and establish themselves as the in-between of P5 football and FCS.
The AAC/G5 pursuit of power status is fool's gold. They are in pursuit of a false belief that they can earn their way in. The P5 won't let that happen. They need to recognize that and begin alternative plans for the future of their athletic programs. The G5 is not entitled to a position in the CFP, nor are they entitled to an opportunity to the same resources and exposure as the P5. They divide was established and created long ago, way before the realignment craze from 2010-2013. It is a cold harsh reality for those schools to accept, but not recognizing that this is the likely scenario and probable path for the future, the cost would be even greater in not considering and/or discussing methods to form their own playoff in order to establish their own division within college football, and secure their future with participating in college football.
I may have a minority opinion, but I do not see any further call-ups from the G5 into the P5 for a very long time, if ever again. If you think about it, only select schools have been called up into the power conference structure (Louisville - to an extent, TCU and Utah). Rutgers, Maryland, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Notre Dame (albeit in a part-time position) all shifted within the power conference structure. Louisville, while a member of the Big East, made the jump into the ACC all the way from the Big East, Conference USA, and D-1 Independence. Schools like UConn, Houston, Memphis, Cincinnati, Boise State, et al., can spend whatever they want to try and buy their way into the club, but the reality is the the P5 does not need them, nor would any school provide any boost in revenue or exposure. Would ECU honestly ever be invited into the ACC? Would San Diego State ever get an invite to the PAC-12? Will Memphis ever get into the SEC? Personally, I love the argument that UConn is a legitimate contender for the B1G/ACC - which is yet another false hope that continues to be pushed by fans. The answer to all is no.
Years from now, I truly believe that the money, resources and time spent on this deceit will end up setting back these athletic programs (especially in the AAC, where all of the programs are desperately trying to get into the P5) back decades. The TV money is simply not there to sustain the athletic budgets, and the budgets themselves today are being funded majorly on donors, boosters and/or state funding to help shorten the gap and buy time. The G5 needs to seriously consider their own playoff. The P5 will eventually become the P4, and the conference championships will effectively become CFP semifinals in themselves. They need to get get as much revenue as they can to help sustain their football programs, and establish themselves as the in-between of P5 football and FCS.
The AAC/G5 pursuit of power status is fool's gold. They are in pursuit of a false belief that they can earn their way in. The P5 won't let that happen. They need to recognize that and begin alternative plans for the future of their athletic programs. The G5 is not entitled to a position in the CFP, nor are they entitled to an opportunity to the same resources and exposure as the P5. They divide was established and created long ago, way before the realignment craze from 2010-2013. It is a cold harsh reality for those schools to accept, but not recognizing that this is the likely scenario and probable path for the future, the cost would be even greater in not considering and/or discussing methods to form their own playoff in order to establish their own division within college football, and secure their future with participating in college football.