(04-06-2021 10:33 AM)Bobcat2013 Wrote:  

(04-06-2021 09:52 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  I feel like a 6th G conference depends on a few things: Do the P5s need cheaper body bag games? More G teams the more hardball a P5 team can play with payout. Also, does ESPN need extra inventory for TV, or does ESPN want more bowls and need those extra teams? ESPN could put pressure on the CFP committee, or if the committee member teams want those extra teams then they could reword the contract at renewal to include an extra conference (WAC?).

I don't think payday game prices are an issue for the P5 schools. They still make more for those games in tickets and concessions than they pay. Heck they already can schedule FCS teams for cheap in addition to a G5. For some P5 schools that would be half of their OOC, for others 2/3s.

ESPN probably doesn't need more teams to fill in airtime. Otherwise they'd start to televise FCS games.

The payout for FCS games is less than half of what G# teams are paid. Also, you can only count one FCS game toward bowl eligibility. You telling me that teams like Wake and Kansas wouldn't want to count both Lamar and SFA toward bowl eligibility? If they can get the payouts more toward the FCS level than G5 level, then it's a win-win for the P5 teams.