FriarJ
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March Madness is about David beating Goliath the first 2 weeks....if it's Goliath beating Goliath the entire 3 weeks nobody will care.Only a matter of time that march madness gets replaced to help pay for this.
I can't imagine they would do this, I guess anything is possible but by virtually eliminating 250 schools from the NCAA MBB tournament would really bring some political heat that I can't imagine the P5 would want. That's why I think they will always leave an opening for a non-P5 team to make their football playoff as well.
March Madness is about David beating Goliath the first 2 weeks....if it's Goliath beating Goliath the entire 3 weeks nobody will care.
I can't imagine they would do this, I guess anything is possible but by virtually eliminating 250 schools from the NCAA MBB tournament would really bring some political heat that I can't imagine the P5 would want. That's why I think they will always leave an opening for a non-P5 team to make their football playoff as well.
Well, I explained what I think stops them; politics. the numbers, 65 against 250 is a little different than 65 against 59 or whatever the number of non-P5 FBS schools there are.They just completely took over college athletics and there wasn't a peep from anyone against them.
There's no opening for a non-P5 school in the playoffs - it is purely impossible for a G5 school to get past that committee.
Given all that, what makes you think they won't start eyeing the basketball cash? What's to stop them?
It sounds like sour grapes coming from us, because this fanbase really has been caused a lot of pain by conference realignment (and I think when all is said and done UConn will be seen as the ultimate loser in all this), but this is an important point.College athletics and the power 5 are a reflection of what American society has become these day. Those that have the wealth want more and more and want it for themselves. They don't give a single fuc* about the greater good. All they want is their money and to not be associated with the have nots. Little do they know that by killing the small schools they are slowly killing themselves.
You need the Smaller schools to beat up on and to make the competition more inclusive and worthwhile for the average viewer. the power 5 will eventually pay the price
Won't get a nickel from me if they go that way.They just completely took over college athletics and there wasn't a peep from anyone against them.
There's no opening for a non-P5 school in the playoffs - it is purely impossible for a G5 school to get past that committee.
Given all that, what makes you think they won't start eyeing the basketball cash? What's to stop them?
nelsonmuntz said:http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebask...d/100455/five-observations-big-east-media-day
The Big East plans on hanging in there with the big boys.