(04-23-2021 07:30 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(04-23-2021 12:13 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(04-23-2021 12:03 AM)jedclampett Wrote:  

(04-22-2021 11:23 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  college football is at 130 teams and needs to split into two leagues, it’s just that the g5 needs a network to pony up the money, the up and coming Trump network just might do it... my fingers are crossed

Let's put it this way:

There are about 130 FBS schools; half are in a cartel known as the "P5."

The other 65 FBS schools are split into 5 conferences and a group of independents.

They need to form their own cartel - - not a "league per se," but a cartel, although it could have a name.

Until they band together, they will continue to be as "screwed" as they have been for the past 7-8 years.

Banding together won't solve the problem, in and of itself, but it is a necessary first step.

Once they band together, they can begin to get somewhere...

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...with one exception:

The AAC could get somewhere if it finally grows a pair and gets serious about expanding to 14.

Q: Is that likely to happen?

A: If it were likely, it already would have happened by now.

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Another way to put it is this:

A lot of AAC fans are disenchanted with the failure of the AAC leadership to take direct action to move toward power conference status.

Many of these fans don't even believe that the AAC is serious about trying to become a power conference.

If the AAC doesn't take direct action toward becoming a power conference soon, a lot of AAC fans are going to consider the other possibilities, which could include trying to boost the conference by working together with the fans of the other G5 conferences and the FBS independents to take action.


The AAC can't take their fans for granted for too much longer. More and more AAC fans are starting to become cynical about their purported "strategy," and are starting to look for other ways to move the conference toward autonomous/power conference status. whether independently or in collaboration with the other non-P5 FBS schools.

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I can assure you this is the exact opposite of the AAC strategy. The AAC believes it’s best route to success is separating the AAC from the rest of the G5—not joining with the G5 in a cartel that could result in the AAC being permanently chained to the rest of the G5 in a new “FCS” division.

The reality is the public cares a great deal about who is the best college football team in the nation—thus the P5 championship will lose some interest as 65 fan bases leave the top division—but the P5 division will be fine retaining most of the general public’s interest. Sadly, the G5 “FCS” division will be viewed as a lesser division, thus, their games and championship will be viewed as the race to see who is the 66th best team in the nation---and the 66th best doesnt really command a lot of interest. Nobody will care about the G5 “FCS” but the fans of the schools playing—-just like the general public has little interest right now about FCS games or the FCS playoff. You have to be in the top division of college football to matter. We need more access and inclusion in that top level—not more separation.

Have fun, Attack.

Here's you and me talking ratings and money and G5 playoff with JHS55 in August of 2018 https://csnbbs.com/thread-855471-post-15...id15434285