There’s no need for any of this.
you’re all missing the big fat pink elephant in the room.
When the big dogs LEAVE the NCAA...and they will...it will be by school and not conference.
It will likely be in the best interest of the school and conf, to remain in the NCAA for everything but football and men’s hoop.
Let’s randomly say Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Clemson, Fla St, VPI, Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Penn St drive the bus off the reservation...
they are now calling the shots.
they will want organization and structure.
they will invite who they want.
id imagine they set up an NFL-esque lineup of divisions & conferences.
they will organize by region and rivalry.
I’d do confs of 9 teams, play everyone 1x and have 4 nonconf games.
8 conferences, 72 teams.
8 teams make playoffs.
you want to have the top 2 in conf play each other again 1st to determine your playoff entry?...Knock yourself out.
no independents.
no independent ND...UNLESS, theyd like to stay in the NCAA.
ND is about to be wagged and they don’t know it.