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Message: [QUOTE="PoppyHart, post: 17607, member: 515"] It can't be about creating a playoff. They could have a playoff right now if they wanted one. Its the president's of the school who created the BCS structure after all. If conferences break off, I think there's a very strong chance that Congress will finally step in and regulate matters under its commerce clause authority. The BCS has always been on the cusp of regulation, yet never reached the tipping point. An offshoot organization to the NCAA could severely limit competitive opportunities for the large majority of student-athletes and would likely be against public policies of equal access, opportunity, etc... I could foresee something along the lines of Congress withholding financial aid for any school that breaks off. It would be akin to when the drinking age was raised to 21. States didn't have to accept it, but they forfeited highway funding if they opposed. TV revenues would not compensate for this loss. [/QUOTE]