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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 3942308, member: 622"]
Some good points but he misses the real power, as a block, the P5(4), which is autonomous, can be controlled by this block.  Forty-one votes overrules anything the SEC, even with the B12 leftovers, can do.  The net result is that academics may be re-introduced to STUDENT athletes.

He makes the point that the presidents and chancellors are academics, he misses the real point, sports may make up 1/10th of the overall entity (I am being very generous to most of the block university ADs) and is rarely truly profitable.  The real money is made from the real mission of colleges and universities.  Presidents and chancellors are going to side with academics long before they fret over a $10-$20MM increase in sports revenue.

The hidden benefit is that the block can force the SEC to enforce academics and the recruitment of fake students merely because they are athletically gifted.  The SEC hasn't always been dominant, most young people forget.  While the SEC should look out for their own interests, so should everyone else.

Once everyone calms down, the College sports world will realize they can bargain like the pros.
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