(01-15-2021 04:34 PM)Statefan Wrote: If one or two ACC currently playing p-5 football, dropped that football program, the ACC could make a great deal of extra money. But it has to be the correct two.
This is what is meant by consolidation and NIL might help that happen. Look at all of the current P5 and drop the last two revenue earners from each conference and here is what you would be looking at: (Brackets represent national position in earnings)
ACC: Wake Forest (65) and Georgia Tech (63)
PAC: Washington State (66) and Oregon State (61)
Big 12: Iowa State (62) and Texas Tech (56)
Big 10: Rutgers (59) and Illinois (45)
SEC: Vanderbilt (57) and Missouri (51)
But wait that's not quite fair is it. Boston College (60) should depart before schools in the 50's, right? And Vanderbilt is ranked higher than Virginia Tech so strike another ACC school. Now add Texas Tech and you have the bottom 10.
So, the SEC loses only one, Vanderbilt.
The Big 10 loses only one, Rutgers.
The Big 12 does lose Iowa State and Texas Tech
The PAC does lose Washington State and Oregon State
And, the ACC loses four: Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Boston College and Virginia Tech.
But 55 is an odd number so Kansas State is out too. What about the next 6 to get to 48? So Oklahoma State is next out followed by N.C. State, followed by Utah, and Missouri, then California, and finally Ole Miss.
Now we have 48 schools which can be divided into 4 conferences of 12 much more profitably:
PAC 12 needs to add 4
Arizona, Arizona State, California Los Angeles, Colorado, Oregon, Southern Cal, Stanford, Washington
Big 10 is at 13 and needs to lose one: Illinois needs to move.
Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue
Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
SEC needs to add 1:
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee
Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Texas A&M
ACC needs 2 and Notre Dame is joining in full:
Notre Dame Louisville, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia
Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina
So the Big 12 is now the Big 6;
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Baylor to the PAC
T.C.U. to the SEC.
West Virginia to the ACC with Illinois.
So we wind up with this P4:
Big 10:
Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue
Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
SEC:
Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, T.C.U., Texas A&M
PAC 12:
Arizona, Baylor, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Arizona State, California Los Angeles, Oregon, Southern Cal, Stanford, Washington
ACC:
Illinois, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, West Virginia
Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia
So, while I'm sure dropping schools would make us all wealthier, be careful what you wish for. Now if we stayed with 14 member conferences with a total of 56 then Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Boston College and Virginia Tech would be gone from the ACC.
Oregon State and Washington State from the PAC.
Vanderbilt from the SEC.
Rutgers from the Big 10
Iowa State from the Big 12.
And that might affect realignment too:
PAC is at 10 and needs 4: Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Big 10 is at 13 and needs 1: Kansas
SEC is at 13 and needs 1: Oklahoma
ACC is at 11 and needs 3: Baylor, West Virginia, T.C.U.
That leaves a lot to be desired as well. I think I like 48 better.
Taking out the lowest earners is an eye opener isn't it?