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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5191858, member: 5685"] I don't even think they need to break away from the NCAA. It wouldn't be very hard to get the B1G realistically to a national conference consisting of 8 divisions of 4. The SEC could go to a nationally 32 team conference as well, although it would be a slight stretch to get there (IMO over 24 starts the stretching for them). The divisions would be regional and keep yearly rivalry games active. WIn-Win. Having 8 divisions also allows 8 different programs to be Kings at the same time. That is huge in keeping these brands. That IMO is a big problem currently. Brands have been tarnished as not everyone can be a King at the same time. Parity works in the NFL as the brand IS the NFL. But in CFB the brands are the individual schools. Parity is bad for CFB. If the NCAA (aka theyselves) approves a 13th game, the P2 can set up big TV contracts. That would give everyone 7 home games and keep teams happy. Then you have 11 conference games (play everyone once in four years), one OOC P2 game, and one non P2 bought home game. That gives inventory of 196 P2 games and 32 non P2 games to sell. And most of those P2 games will be interregional since 8 conference games are out of division. Since conferences can control how they pick their own champ and the NCAA has no teeth, the P2 can have a 12 team conference playoff: the 8 division champs plus 4 wildcards (which protects teams in hard divisions like Ohio State and Michigan). So 12 of 32 teams make the playoff. Those 11 games will be big $ to sell to the networks. So essentially the B1G would be like an NFC and the SEC like an AFC. Since both conferences have their conference playoffs, they opt out of the NCAAT. Much like the Ivy opts out of the FCS tourny. So the NCAAT is for the non P2 and much like the NIT. Yes, the official NCAA Champ each year will be a non P2 team, but no one will really care. Instead the B1G Champ and SEC Champ will meet in a Bowl game. Since that structure already exists, there is nothing new to approve. Everyone will consider the winner of that game as the real national champ (AP Poll, fans, etc). Create a fancy trophy and scene. You can also approve a season kickoff game between the prior season P2 Champ and the current NCAA Champ. It would be a fun game to start the next season, kind of like the UEFA Super Cup. So those teams get a 14th game that year. [/QUOTE]

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