(05-13-2017 05:53 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  

(05-12-2017 10:12 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  A new twist on my concept, make these games permanent ties.

Holiday (MWC Champ vs. PAC #5)
Sun (CUSA Champ vs. B12 #4)
Liberty (SBC Champ vs. SEC #6)
Gator (AAC Champ vs. ACC #6)

A regional G5 champ for each bowl game vs. P5 upper half pick to ensure that if that P5 sends 3 schools to the CFP that the P5 side of the tie-in would have enough eligible teams to send.

The MAC as the conference that doesn't travel would either put its champ into a CFP bowl OR replace one of the G5 tie-ins (Gator or Holiday most years).

Put some higher payouts to these (2-3 million) from a TV contract and prime time slots to make them attractive.

From a viewing perspective, you replace a half interested P5 fan base of one school with super interested G5 conference fans since this would be the marquee bowl for the conference.

Can't see the Gator Bowl ever signing the AAC. The Gator has history trying to lose the Old Big East contract because of poor attendance in the BE days. It would be shocking to see them reverse course and agree to take on the AAC, which was the football playing remnant of the Old BE, now.

I have a hard time seeing any bowl with a P5 vs P5 contract dropping a P5 tie and replacing it with an AAC tie--even if it's for the champ. That would be a singularly rare occurrence should it ever come to pass.