(04-23-2014 06:01 PM)cleburneslim Wrote:  The push begins.
In the near future the p5
will not allow participation from the g5 in any playoff.
will no longer feel obliged to honor promises made
playoff money will cease
a true and definate split will occur.

rationale: why would they? Would you give money and oppurtunity to compete to those you do not have to?

the g5 will do what they can to keep up but in the end success will depend on how television treats the g5.
will they televise their games and thus provide revenue or will they be overlooked as irrelevant.
Like the fcs will they be starved for attention and dollars?

The G5 is not completely powerless. Who just won the womens and mens NCAA tournament? Basketball and baseball to a lesser extent still gives the G5 a voice. Trust me the Dukes, Wake Forests, Vandy, Colorado, etc etc of the world does not want a complete split and only have a chance at four win seasons at best in football from here to eternity and certainly does not any threat of a blown up March Madness. The P5 football schools can only horde and push so much, there is a breaking point at which the G5's will start doing the math and might come to the conclusion a split would not be the worst thing. I think we might find it soon.