(02-22-2016 03:36 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(02-22-2016 01:22 PM)GTTiger Wrote:  Let's face it...

It's the Big 2, not he Power 5.

The Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC are all scrambling to try and find ways to try and stay in the ballpark of the Big 2.

Wake me when the SEC and Big 10 are 2 conferences of 32 teams.

It's not lost on me that with $21M in Big 12 distribution, UT actually makes $36M per year. It's not hurting compared to the SEC or Big 10. It makes MORE than schools in those leagues.

That said, the rise of the SEC Network combined with the new Big 10 rights package being negotiated right now will put tremendous pressure on the other 3 leagues.

It will be interesting to see how they react.

Only the Pac 12 is insulated geographically from poaching. As a result, the most likely outcome is three super conferences of 20-24 teams each: SEC, Big 10 and Pac 12.

Oh BTW, three super conferences of 20-24 teams have more bargaining power with the networks than six power conferences of 10-12 teams. Thus the reason for the consolidation.

I see the PAC 12 as the odd man out...I don't know who they could add...

If the ACC and Big XII powers got together along with Notre Dame, they could easily be a top conference