I love the idea of the non-auto's getting 2 slots... I have to admit that I think it is a bit overly aspirational.

I do believe a 5-1-2 is possible. Just a theory here I am throwing out after perusing a few other conversations on other sites. I see a lot of what I feel is short sightedness in some of those discussions. They are talking about a "drain of talent" going to a certain handful of schools. That would be why there is only 6 to 8 schools in the country that actually ever get to compete for an NC.

First, I do not believe that. I believe those 6 to 8 schools is based on momentum and everything is cyclical. Look back over the last 50 years, the most powerful school programs have risen and faded, replaced by the next power to rise and then fade.

Back to the point, that short sightedness could be used as a talking point to help push for a 5-1-2. Convincing other autonomous conferences in that direction by convincing them the only way they are really going to have a chance at competing for an NC is if they have a designated opportunity granted to their conference, and only that will allow them to compete for the top recruits. The argument is slightly circular but you are trying to convince college presidents that typically did not play sports. As we can see in politics it is so much easier to blame the system for why we are not in the NC conversation rather than blaming yourself for not using the system the way it is.

Please forgive me, I am not an english major or journalist... But maybe someone will get what I am trying to say.