Like a bodybuilder competition, the Big 5 power conference commissioners this week flexed their muscles from coast to coast.
Bottom line: The rich want to take care of their own. They want stipends for their student athletes, money that schools outside of the Big 5 can't possibly generate.
Some commissioners have been more audacious then others but all have said, in one form or another, they would like to remain under the NCAA tent. Of course, their area of the tent would have those nice blow up mattresses, a couple of Vornado fans and maybe even live-streaming TV.
The Group of Five, sorry boys but you're going to have to rough it.
So here's a thought for the Group of Five ? the MAC and the independents, the Sun Belt and Conference USA, the Mountain West and the American Athletic Conference: Toss out from your tent those high 'dolers' and create your own 16-team college football playoff.
March Madness is the greatest three-week ride in American sports. December Delirium might be pretty thrilling as well.
Imagine this: (see link).
Smaller conferences need their own playoff
Bottom line: The rich want to take care of their own. They want stipends for their student athletes, money that schools outside of the Big 5 can't possibly generate.
Some commissioners have been more audacious then others but all have said, in one form or another, they would like to remain under the NCAA tent. Of course, their area of the tent would have those nice blow up mattresses, a couple of Vornado fans and maybe even live-streaming TV.
The Group of Five, sorry boys but you're going to have to rough it.
So here's a thought for the Group of Five ? the MAC and the independents, the Sun Belt and Conference USA, the Mountain West and the American Athletic Conference: Toss out from your tent those high 'dolers' and create your own 16-team college football playoff.
March Madness is the greatest three-week ride in American sports. December Delirium might be pretty thrilling as well.
Imagine this: (see link).
Smaller conferences need their own playoff
