I think they might be stupid enough to do it. I can very easily see them go to a pro style SEC vs B1G championship without adding anyone else. The networks will carry water for them and it'll be all talk about how that's the "real" championship and that everyone else still playing in the NCAA tournament is beneath them
With Jay Wright retired the Big East is down to one school that qualifies and when some of the current ACC/B-12 members move up to the B1G/SEC, the Big East could easily lose that one school.
If they really cared about that metric they could add one team and claim 6 of the past 25 or 7 if you count the one removed from Louisville. The Big East won't be viewed as a sacred cow that must be kept whole.. if they think any parts add value they won't hesitate to slaughter it (again) to take the best pieces for themselves.
The best football brands…
I disagree with you. I love Jay Wright but they're not Jay Wright University. Neptune is awful but they're going to fire him and get the best coach out there. Nova is a basketball brand with major NIL.
The NCCA tournament will become the modern NIT. It happened to the NIT back in the day, relegated from top status to secondary.
The Neptune version of Villanova? Could easily see them clinging to a piece of driftwood.
The reason why UConn hasn't been picked up is obvious, and it's football. But they can't isolate UConn from basketball
They'll keep the ACC and the B12. They'll just give them less football money.
Then why wouldn’t they keep the Big East? Just add Gonzaga to the Big East if the writing is on the wall. After that, who’s missing in basketball? No one. At that point, yes, you can split up the pie unevenly.
I don't think they should. I think they'd be stupid to not get UConn, st johns, Villanova and maybe a couple others if they split off their basketball. But that doesn't mean they wouldn't do it.
I'm just saying they would invalidate themselves by doing that
Because the football schools would break from the NCAA. They big 2 can take most of the money, but for scheduling purposes and a whole lot of other reasons, they'd going to need more than 32-36 teams in football.
I agree they'll remain along with the Big East but I absolutely see the Big 10 and SEC breaking away to form a power 2 for football.
Why would they need a power 2 when they can just give the others chicken feed? Especially when you consider that some of these teams will be wondering why entire populous states are out of the equation while Vanderbilt and Northwestern, not to mention Nebraska and Mississippi St., are reaping the benefits? It doesn't make sense for Arizona/Utah/Colorado/Kansas and at least one of UNC/NC St/Duke/Virginia/Virginia Tech/Pitt/Clemson or Miami being on the outside while Vandy and Northwestern are reaping the benefits.
Wait so the P2 need more than 36 teams in football but not basketball? That doesn’t seem to make sense.
Why would they not create a power 2 for football and break away when they already have every football brand except for a few ACC brands they will add? Why not keep all the money?
Is that the reason? Because we didn't get picked up coming off a BCS bowl.
?? I'm saying they have to include UConn but not the entire BE.
Yes, that's the reason
It's just not enough schools in enough places to make it viable. I just listed some of the states that would be left out, but beyond that, the whole transfer ecosystem would be severely reduced.
Why does it all of a sudden matter that states would be left out? You think the government will get involved and put a stop to all of this?
It's still an open system right now. Everyone is included. As soon as they close the loop though, then yes, having so many states on the outside is going to present problems. Again, I'm not talking about the power relations of the current structure where so few schools get all the money. I'm referring to schools being locked out from the beginning.