Would letting 2 leagues split/bid up 10 Big 12 teams be the way to get to a P4?
Outside of FBS as a whole deciding a criteria for teams to meet and going to 72-80 teams, and pooling revenues and negotiating as 1 for all television revenues(which I see as doubtful) I wonder if the best solution is to let the B1G, SEC, ACC & PAC agree to bid/divide up all 10 Big 12 teams in two groups of 5?
I can't see all 4 leagues getting enough value on the teams own merits to make it work so how about 5 & 5 going to two leagues. All Big 12 teams must be taken(maybe the ACC can have ND & WVU so one other non power team like Houston is added to the mix). Then they can add an additional school to have an even number to make it work. Probably every scenario is Texas & OU on opposite sides. I can see where each league could find value on a 5 team package and even two leagues or a 6/4 split or , but most leagues enough at the same time to make it work. Realize it has to be a balanced breakup to make it worth while for two leagues and there will be a school or two a league would not normally take but will have to for the opportunity at the better schools. The 6th school added may be a BYU, Houston, Cincy, or maybe CSU. If the ACC is involved their 6th school is ND. **We could even throw in leagues could do an existing trade of two schools to make a package work of dividing up the current 10. Lots of scenarios below, would any of them make 2 leagues happy enough or actually 3 assuming ACC gets ND.
ACC/PAC/B1G?: Texas, TT, Baylor, TCU, ISU or WVU
SEC: OU, OSU, KS, KSU, ISU or WVU
B1G: Texas, TT, Baylor, ISU, KS (additional school Houston) makes a play for state of Texas and picks up 3 AAU schools.
SEC: OU, OSU, KSU, TCU, WVU
PAC: OU, Neb., KS, TT, Houston, 1 or 2 of KSU, ISU & OSU(Old Big 8 brands & access to state of Texas) if league takes 1 of KSU, ISU, OSU they add BYU
SEC: Texas, TCU, Baylor, WVU and 2 of KSU, ISU & OSU, if league takes 1 of KSU, ISU & OSU they take Cincy
B1G: KS replaces Nebraska or UCONN replaces Nebraska with the realization Nebraska will never recreate their past in the B1G and UCONN helps in the Northeast/NY mkt.
B1G or SEC: OU, KS, ISU, Colorado, KSU, Missouri,Neb. (most of the old Big 8 with already having Neb. & 5 AAU schools) Either the B1G loses Neb. or SEC loses Missouri
PAC: Tx, TT, Baylor, OSU, TCU, BYU and/or Houston OR if PAC balks at this: SEC: Tx, TT, Baylor, TCU & Houston
SEC(If PAC takes the Texas contingent):TCU (since it lost Missouri a free agent and this helps with Fort Worth/Dallas mkt) or if PAC includes TCU, then WVU Cincy or East Carolina
ACC: ND & WVU/Cincy or UCONN
B1G: UCONN if it loses Nebraska
Lots of different scenarios but you have to make two leagues benefit with both top end talent and everyone is included.
(This post was last modified: 11-30-2016 04:17 PM by Win5002.)
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