(06-12-2021 10:36 PM)BruceMcF Wrote:  

(06-12-2021 01:11 PM)ken d Wrote:  As proposed, there would no longer be a G5. All ten conferences would be competing for the spots reserved in the playoff for the six highest ranked conference champions. None of them would be guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Whether the media would continue to use the term P5 to refer to the "high resource" conferences is anybody's guess. My guess is that they would.

What was proposed was a playoff structure, not the contractual arrangement underlying the playoff structure, so as proposed it depends on whether there are five conferences which go into the negotiation on the playoff structure as a group whether there will be a new Group of Five under the new structure or not.

It could, for example, be replaced by a Group of Three, if the AAC and MWC decide to go into the negotiations individually, and the MAC, CUSA and SBC negotiate as a common block. That would likely rebound to the disadvantage of the AAC, MWC and the Group of Three, but it would likely end with a better revenue share for the "Group of Three" than if they negotiated individually.

It could, for example, be a Group of Fools, if each of the five go into the contract negotiations and negotiate individually.

Perhaps---my guess is you have a point---but it likley would not matter to the AAC for 2 reasons.

1) They simply do not want to be seen as an equal partner in the G5.

2) Right now, the G5 gets roughly a 20% share. The AAC gets basically an equal share of that 20% with a slight ability to increase or decrease that amount due annual performance. To put that in prospective----the AAC gets roughly 4% of the total CFP payout as a member of the G5 pool (thats 20% of 20%). If the AAC walks away from the pool and negotiates a deal with 5%, 6%, 7%, or even 8% of the CFP total revenue as part of the individual conference negotiation process----the AAC is unlikely to care if the AAC/CUSA/MAC/MW/SB combined portion is just 17% or 18% of the total CFP payout. The AAC will have accomplished its goals. It will have broken away from the G5 in the CFP structure and will be better off financially as a result of the individual negotiation. Even if they dont increase their payout (which would be an unlikely outcome in my opinion)---the AAC still accomplishes one of its biggest stated goals (separating from the G5).