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[KryHavok]

This is the dirty little secret of conference realignment. Consolidating valuable teams in fewer conferences reduces the cost of high value games. If you accept the logic of that and follow it to its logical conclusion, it means that The game of this process will be to call the weak teams out of the valuable conferences.

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[buddy]

This is the dirty little secret of conference realignment. Consolidating valuable teams in fewer conferences reduces the cost of high value games. If you accept the logic of that and follow it to its logical conclusion, it means that the end game of this process will be to cull the weak teams out of the valuable conferences.

That will definitely happen once private equity groups take control of the conferences.

 

[Stinger92860]

That will definitely happen once private equity groups take control of the conferences.

The problem will be that some really good CFB teams will have losing records and the fan base is not use to this outcome.

 

[buddy]

The problem will be that some really good CFB teams will have losing records and the fan base is not use to this outcome.

That is true, but the problem is much more severe. I happened to watch a program on PBS about how private equity hedge fund has successfully destroyed many many local newspapers once they took over. I couldn't help but think what would happen when they start taking over college athletic conferences. Good bye bottom feeders!

 

[UConnJim]

That is true, but the problem is much more severe. I happened to watch a program on PBS about how private equity hedge fund has successfully destroyed many many local newspapers once they took over. I couldn't help but think what would happen when they start taking over college athletic conferences. Good bye bottom feeders!

It is hard to save something (newspapers) from death when they are already on their death bed. There are different types of private equity. The type of PE that would be focused on college sports is growth equity. They would be looking to grow the game as that is where the money is.

 

[uconnyankee]

That is true, but the problem is much more severe. I happened to watch a program on PBS about how private equity hedge fund has successfully destroyed many many local newspapers once they took over. I couldn't help but think what would happen when they start taking over college athletic conferences. Good bye bottom feeders!

This thing called the internet killed the newspapers

 

[cellocgg]

The 18th ACC team

 

[buddy]

This thing called the internet killed the newspapers

Actually, not true. Most newspapers have digital editions on the internet. The journalists are still there, but they have been significantly reduced once private equity took over.

 

[Hoophound]

Reducing the number of college teams to an elite few probably won’t work. I won’t watch, nor will millions of others. If you aren’t in on the dream of a natty, you won’t care. Those that do care will be fans of the chosen 30 schools or pathetic gamblers.

The average CFL team would crush Bama or Ohio St. It isn’t great football that brings fans, it’s the mass of schools and their alums. If they kill it, I’ll just watch the NFL and move on. I tell my buddies this and they either agree with me or they gamble way too much.