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<blockquote data-quote="roadkill" data-source="post: 925006" data-attributes="member: 1555"><p>More food for thought: </p><p></p><p>The only overarching entity that currently has power over the entire realm of college football is the NCAA. Its power stems from an agreement among its member institutions. However, its power has greatly diminished in recent years via a series of court rulings, and its plodding bureaucracy has been a day late and a dollar short when faced with recent issues. It also has a tendency to be toothless or inconsistent when attempting to enforce its own rules. I don't see the NCAA as being part of the solution - as an institution, it may continue to exist but primarily will be along for the ride as far as football is concerned.</p><p></p><p>Conversely, <em>Conferences </em>have been able to keep their members in relative lockstep and have the power to make their own rules, although their rules must currently be the same as, or more restrictive than, the NCAA's. Past examples of this include smaller annual scholarship limits and transfer eligibility rules within the conference. Conferences are responsible for most scheduling and are important to bowls and the playoffs. Their leverage over members is held by their all-important media contract revenue and media rights. </p><p>The trend of conference expansion continues. I can see a future where a "superconference" forms to gain even more leverage over the TV revenue pot. Once this superconference reaches critical mass, it could essentially ditch the NCAA as far as football is concerned, and make its own rules to suit its members. In a less extreme scenario, superconference members could remain within the NCAA but establish their own level above the current NCAA D1 and have different rules that conference members agree on. It's a lot easier to gain agreement among 30-40 teams than it is for 400. For Tech fans, there seem to be two attitudes towards this type of scenario - some want to be part of the Superconference, while others would prefer to drop out of the arms race and be content with a lower tier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roadkill, post: 925006, member: 1555"] More food for thought: The only overarching entity that currently has power over the entire realm of college football is the NCAA. Its power stems from an agreement among its member institutions. However, its power has greatly diminished in recent years via a series of court rulings, and its plodding bureaucracy has been a day late and a dollar short when faced with recent issues. It also has a tendency to be toothless or inconsistent when attempting to enforce its own rules. I don't see the NCAA as being part of the solution - as an institution, it may continue to exist but primarily will be along for the ride as far as football is concerned. Conversely, [I]Conferences [/I]have been able to keep their members in relative lockstep and have the power to make their own rules, although their rules must currently be the same as, or more restrictive than, the NCAA's. Past examples of this include smaller annual scholarship limits and transfer eligibility rules within the conference. Conferences are responsible for most scheduling and are important to bowls and the playoffs. Their leverage over members is held by their all-important media contract revenue and media rights. The trend of conference expansion continues. I can see a future where a "superconference" forms to gain even more leverage over the TV revenue pot. Once this superconference reaches critical mass, it could essentially ditch the NCAA as far as football is concerned, and make its own rules to suit its members. In a less extreme scenario, superconference members could remain within the NCAA but establish their own level above the current NCAA D1 and have different rules that conference members agree on. It's a lot easier to gain agreement among 30-40 teams than it is for 400. For Tech fans, there seem to be two attitudes towards this type of scenario - some want to be part of the Superconference, while others would prefer to drop out of the arms race and be content with a lower tier. [/QUOTE]
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