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M-I-C

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Thank You.


It is easy to think of these difficulties in a vacuum as though they are not impacted by other considerations nor broadcast any ramifications of their own. College institutions are an intricately interwoven set of organizations and every action reverberates and as much as one conference seems to be in the driver's seat, that is not actually how it is.

ESPN and the SEC are business partners running a sham on the rest of the college landscape. ESPN is in the money making business and their prime college product is the SEC. It is in ESPN's best interest to make the SEC as valuable as is possible. To that end, ESPN runs the ranking system and sculpts the narrative that enhances the value of the SEC. In return the SEC garners ratings which dumps coin into ESPN's coffers.

The banter is that the P5 will break off and form their own governance body. I do not see that happening. In the end it will be no different than the NCAA. The NCAA was created by these vary conferences to be what it is. Better to change it than to start all over and go through endless litigations and contractual exchanges.

Speaking of the P5. It is an obsolete term, likewise there is no longer a G5. With the new CFP proposed models, P5 and G5 do not exist. Instead there will be ten conference (at this time) and the wording will be some format that calls for the X highest rated conference champions or in my hopes, all ten get automatic seeds based on last years final ranking by conference representative.

In this new CFP-world coming, there is no need to re-invent the mouse trap and create a new authority to replace the NCAA. Much of what the NCAA did was curtail the very things the transfer portal and NIL now openly support. The incidents that got programs like SMU the death penalty are not just all in a days work. Times have changed.

But, I wanted to thank you for seeing the big picture. So few can see the forest for the trees.

(In response to this post by VTHokie2000)

Posted: 11/24/2021 at 3:24PM



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  My only adjustment -- Mercury 11/24/2021 07:53AM
  I tried to make it as favorable to ND as possible -- I85Hokie 11/24/2021 4:41PM
  Considering ND is probably never joining for football....... -- Lakeridgehokie 11/23/2021 11:14AM
  It will be interesting to see if. -- Millpoint 11/23/2021 10:49AM
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  NOT our problem, -- Mercury 11/23/2021 8:34PM
  Disagree -- Mercury 11/24/2021 07:58AM
  Thank You. -- M-I-C 11/24/2021 3:24PM
  You have problems with rivalries though -- VTHokie2000 11/23/2021 5:00PM
  I agree -- M-I-C 11/23/2021 4:46PM
  As much as pods are the buzz word -- M-I-C 11/23/2021 3:27PM
  We seem to be singing off of the same page -- M-I-C 11/23/2021 4:17PM
  Subtle differences -- M-I-C 11/23/2021 4:34PM

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