You underestimate the top schools' ability to understand how to maximize revenues. It isn't to limit a top division to 20-30 teams while sending the rest to a secondary and inferior division. Those schools - like Pitt, NCS and even Vandy - represent a lot of TV dollars that even a secondary division would siphon from a top division.
Objectively, I don’t know why they chose us over Stanford (or either of the Arizona schools).
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As I have said before, Pitt is more highly thought of outside of the fan base… That includes local recruits
I predict they will try that first and realize it is a mistake. They will start with 20-30 teams by forcing some teams out as you state. But they will quickly correct and add a bunch of teams that will be at the top of a second tier that also has big TV contracts (though smaller than the top tier). NCAA football will never be like the NFL fans root for teams without geographic or other ties.
I would be thrilled with this, although Pitt is on the bubble in any 48 team configuration. If it's 64, I don't have any worries. If it's 48, we could find ourselves in some Big 12 mashup with VT, NC State, and Louisville. Those teams plus WVU and Cincinnati would provide some regional interest, and basketball would be top notch, although the league would clearly be a "best of the rest," and the financial disparity would be a clear impediment.
How would a college football Super League look? Let’s imagine a 48-team version
Andy Staples imagines how a 48-team college football Super League would be organized, from the divisions to the postseason.
As I have said before, Pitt is more highly thought of outside of the fan base… That includes local recruits
Every iteration of the CFP that gets presented leaves a smaller and smaller window for ND. At this point, nothing is impossible.
Because they don't bring as much as Pitt to the table - not real hard to figure out.
I don’t disagree; I’m just saying that one more west coast school would have the divisors make a lot more sense… maybe it’s the perfectionist in me.
NW grads have such a huge presence in the national media that it's a bit hard seeing them being pushed aside. The media tends to paint things in alignment with their preferences.
And if it's 20-30 teams and your team is left out, you're still going to watch it? F'em, I'm never watching that crap if there's no Pitt in it.
Northwestern has just invested a ton of money into football, including a very significant upgrading of their stadium. They also bring the Chicago market. I doubt they will be shown the door.
Exactly, you mean to tell me that Pitt, or WVU or Cinncinati or USF or any school's fans that are left out, people who are fans because they live there or went to school there or work there or have kids going there will quit being fans and adopt Bama or Michigan instead because they are BEST LEVEL teams and stop watching their alma mater because the quality of play isn't as good ?
Same could be said for Syracuse but they have been knocked down to the kids table.
And if you kick them out, won't their fans leave with them, I know I'm leaving if Pitt is not in.
KU would definitely get the nod before K-State. They have the KC market, AAU affiliation, the basketball program, and now a growing football program with a brand new stadium under construction. I believe KU has the larger alumni base, too. Plus, the SEC would love to get the Border War in their inventory.
Sure, but I guess I do other things, in reality every weekend in the fall I only watch Pitt's and the Steelers games and everything else is optional, there are no other games I am 100% sure to watch, and one thing i never watch is any SEC game, unless they are playing Pitt.
Not picking "my team", but I'll surely watch the playoff games.
I'm pretty sure that the planning for this began a while ago. That crazy nice football building that they have, on the water, they had to start planning that a decade ago.
Well, in this scenario, the Big 12 does outlast the ACC since it would mean nobody wants most of the conference.
NFL is different and even there, there is no specific plan for me to watch any playoff game from beginning to end that doesn't include the Steelers, but I do watch some. and the Super Boal I do watch. But college football is different to me, I just seriously don't watch the blue bloods and the SEC and B1G out of spite, I can't stand listening to the whole game as the announcers fawn all over them about how great they are, I'd rather watch a G5 or FCS game and have been doing that for years. I also don't watch the college football playoffs, haven't for years, mostly because it's always the same few teams, sure I might turn it on and watch if it's close near the end, but it's nothing I'm excited about or set aside the day for.
I watch more than just Pitt I just tend to not watch SEC or B1G, for years I've watched ANYTHING ELSE, I live in Maryland and pretty often will watch Navy or FCS or G5, for years I've been sick of hearing about how great the SEC and B1G are and just don't care to contribute their ratings. seriously their games aren't any more entertaining to watch are they? And there are a lot of Saturdays that I'll watch only the Pitt game, no other football and do something else.
The day may be coming where biggest brands split from the NCAA and Notre Dame is no longer guaranteed a representative at decision making meetings that can veto any changes that deny them access with a single vote. When that day comes, I'm sure they will change their stance on conference membership quickly.
Who cares? I prefer college basketball over NBA by 1000 miles, and in today's game hardly any make the NBA compared to back in the day. I also like weird stuff like Army and Navy offenses, I wouldn't want Pitt or the Steelers play that way, but it's interesting to watch especially the way they almost never punt. But Pitt and the Steelers I want to spread the field and throw and go fast. Even with Pitt, I don't care if they make the NFL at all, I'm just watching them to play for Pitt. When I'm watching college football, I'm just watching the game, not thinking "wow? who's going to the NFL?"
