(10-12-2021 03:27 PM)No Bull Wrote:  

(10-12-2021 01:34 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Conference USA executives plan to send a letter Tuesday to their brethren at the American Athletic Conference asking them to consider a regionalization model to reorganize the two leagues, sources tell Sports Illustrated.

The proposal, originating from C-USA commissioner Judy MacLeod, would require the conferences to remake themselves based on geography, creating two new leagues under different names. C-USA presidents met Monday to approve the decision to reach out to the AAC, seen as the next step in what’s been a weekslong process of drafting reorganization models.

When reached Tuesday, MacLeod declined comment on the conference’s request to the AAC. But she acknowledged her league’s intentions to regionalize with another Group of 5 conference in light of the latest realignment wave that has engulfed college sports.

https://www.si.com/college/2021/10/12/co...t-football

Why on earth would the American consider this?

The ONLY reason is if ESPN has told the American that the next deal will be pennies on the dollar compared to the current deal and the way to make up for it is to reduce travel cost.