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Message: [QUOTE="ManleyRocks, post: 4296411, member: 1482"] Taking a step back...some thoughts: (i) If I am Clemson, Fla State and UNC, why would I really want to go to the SEC of Big 10 except for the money? The path to the NC is far easier through the ACC. Same is true for ND. I find it tough to believe the Big Ten and SEC would close the door to all other schools for the championship series as then you do not have a true champion. (ii) Now, as it pertains to money, like any business, rain makers get paid more than non-rain makers. True in consulting firms, law firms, accounting firms, investment banks, etc. If I am Commissioner of the ACC, it is plain and simple that while not optimal there needs to be a more eat what you kill model. Maybe not 100 percent correlation, but to keep Clemson, Fla State, Miami, UNC, they need to paid more for the value they bring to the table. This "tax" will cost the other 10 schools each year, but over time, the 4 names above will change and it is the cost of doing business. I would create a valuation model that includes variables such as hard dollars directly brought in through bowl games, NCAA basketball performance, etc as well as franchise value and run it through the meat grinder. (iii) It will be far worse and forever permanent for SU, BC, WF etc to be relegated to the new BE and playing Temple, UMass, Conn. That would be really sad. (iv) I really believe at the end of the day, UNC does not want to give up the lore of tobacco road, and the State of VA does not want to split VA Tech from UVA. (v) Right now you have 8 schools within spitting distance of each other. (vi) All the other sports are pretty compatible. Great basketball league. Great lax league. Great field hockey league. (vii) The super leagues will become boring. The world needs high end boutiques. Be creative, change the revenue sharing. I suspect in the end, this existing band of brothers could be far happier than getting pounded every weekend and the stronger schools could be able maintain success more easily and the other schools should be able to more easily resurrect themselves. I know my friends who are UMD fans have not enjoyed their Big Ten experience to date. And other than the occasional good year, my friends who are Northwestern fans, do not enjoy their weekends either. And one can only imagine how it feels to be a Vanderbilt alum. Lets get creative rather than being lemmings. [/QUOTE]

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