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Imagine if the ADs were smart enough to decide this based on…..wait for it ….region.
You get a great diversity of talent and strong media markets just going based on time zones. 4 large leagues, two conferences, and add inter league play by maybe adjusting the early season tournaments to include a few more teams to the line-up for most sports, and add a week or two to the CFB schedule.
Now this solution doesn’t help the lower market teams nearly as much, but they still get the exposure in early season OOC games and consideration in post season formats. Lower tier programs might need to implement a subscription style model thats included for people who purchase season tickets to ease the cost issue.
I can’t imagine a single viewer of athletics not being pleased with this model, as its predicated on rivalries which expands regional interest as well as allows all universities an easier path to bringing in more sponsorships, advertising, and just plain old $$$.
I don’t believe the conference model is wrong, just the sheer amount of them.
You get a great diversity of talent and strong media markets just going based on time zones. 4 large leagues, two conferences, and add inter league play by maybe adjusting the early season tournaments to include a few more teams to the line-up for most sports, and add a week or two to the CFB schedule.
Now this solution doesn’t help the lower market teams nearly as much, but they still get the exposure in early season OOC games and consideration in post season formats. Lower tier programs might need to implement a subscription style model thats included for people who purchase season tickets to ease the cost issue.
I can’t imagine a single viewer of athletics not being pleased with this model, as its predicated on rivalries which expands regional interest as well as allows all universities an easier path to bringing in more sponsorships, advertising, and just plain old $$$.
I don’t believe the conference model is wrong, just the sheer amount of them.