[NU Sports] 16-team conferences

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I think the four conferences of 16 teams is likely inside of the next five
years.  I'll take your scenario one step further however.  I believe that
once the four superconferences are in place, they will either pull out of
the NCAA or demand and receive their own division within the NCAA so that
they no longer have to share basketball or football revenues with
the"peons".  In fact, I think that may be the  unspoken driving factor
behind the expansion, along with the greter TV revenue to be derived for a
larger television footprint for the Big Ten Network and the inevitable
forthcoming Pac-10 Network.

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On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:24 AM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> How many teams will the conference need to change its name ?
>
> Harry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:48:01
> To: Northwestern Wildcats<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: [NU Sports] 16-team conferences
>
> Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
>
> I just posted this idea on the NU rivals board so I thought I'd open it up
> to thios group. Please understand this is just me wondering if this is where
> the wind will blow. I'm not saying I like it or that it should be
> done.......
>
> The Big Ten Network has clearly raised the bar and changed the money in
> college football. I'm also assuming that the current expansion talk is being
> done to position the Big Ten for whatever is coming next. Based on that, I
> could see a realignment in college football with four
> super conferences of 16 teams each. The four conferences would play
> conference championships that would take use from 8 teams to 4 teams.
> The four teams pair up in January 1st bowls and there's one more
> championship game a week later to crown the champions.
>
> This would mean of couse that the Big Ten wants to grab the best available
> 5 and set the trend rather than grabbing scraps. The geography wouldn't be
> 100% but the money would more than compensate for it. The Pac 10 would grab
> two Utah schools a couple of Big 12 schools, and possibly Boise State. The
> football worthy schools in the ACC and Big East could
> merge, and the SEC would pick up a few more.
>
> That gives you 64 out of
> 119 Div.1-A schools that have a shot at the national title. That's
> probably realistic, because no one would truly make the case that UTEP,
> Buffalo, or Tulane would or should ever get there. The remaining 55 schools
> would still continue to play as they do now and continue to apppear as
> non-conference games for the super conference teams.
>
> Just internet speculation on a slow news day. SjT, please don't have a
> heart attack - none of the games will be played in London.
>
> Victory & Honor,
> Jim
>
>
>
>
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