Is it Time for Dave Benedict to Find a New Job?

[CL82]

he elephant in the room is football. A school must be competitive in all football program aspects - including a decent stadium and a television following - to meaningfully be considered for a P5 (or whatever occurs hereafter with consolidation) conference.

Lol, and what exactly do you base that on?

 

[Fairfield_1st]

The elephant in the room is football. A school must be competitive in all football program aspects - including a decent stadium and a television following - to meaningfully be considered for a P5 (or whatever occurs hereafter with consolidation) conference.

Lol, and what exactly do you base that on?

We have The State University of New Jersey as proof that you don't necessarily have to be decent in all aspects of Football. It really depends on what the conference values. As the cable carriage fee model diminishes, which got Rutgers in, it will be the size and passion of the fan base that becomes more important. Who is willing to pony up money to watch their school online and help continue to make the conference profitable.