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Message: [QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 1054211, member: 2585"] If you don't think ND was hedging their bets in the playoff/P5 era, I have a golden dome to sell you (it may be gold plated, FYI). It is mutually beneficial, for now. If the P5 gains more power and autonomy - they will use it against ND at the first real reason to do so (1st snub out of the playoff? 1st overreach by an AD if one program vs a conference commish?) What if the playoff and P5 end up catapulting CFB to even higher ratings, placing more importance on conf affiliation and the race to an auto-bid? And the $ from independence dries up? What if the conference channels and digital broadcasts start to grow and become even bigger sources of cash? What if the traditional TV market ends up thoroughly disrupted due to new technology? The smugness comes from believing things won't be changing. Things are always changing, especially in CFB and it's river of TV money. [/QUOTE]