A Possible Plan To Consider

[gtGreg768b]

I admire your positive attitude towards even what, to me, would be a worst case scenario. I guess, if I were young, I might agree. But, I have been going to Tech games since the late 1950s. It would just be sad to me to see Tech not in position to compete against big teams for major bowls and the possibility of a national championship. The down sized Tech football program would just be too sad to watch to me. I understand that is not a very loyal attitude, and I feel bad about that. But, I think if our President and AD don't find a way to keep Tech in top tier football, they will have failed and Tech should just drop sports. I hate to say this and dread to hear what people say about my attitude, but that's how I feel. That's why I'd be willing to see Tech take less than a full share to get into the Big Ten or the SEC.

If I don't get a date to the prom, I think I'll just cut my **** off

 

[JJacket]

Interesting idea but if I'm ND, who may be the only team with leverage in this new world order, if presented with such a deal, I would shop around and likely find someone even more desperate who would offer even more of a percentage. There would be a bidding war. Even if you negotiate a team payout less than you currently receive from the ACC, the overall increase in value of the athletic program may still make it a net positive valuation play.

Georgia Tech fans are the only fans who will offer to extort themselves.

 

[JJacket]

If I don't get a date to the prom, I think I'll just cut my **** off

If I get a date to the prom, I hope she is 18.

 

[BrentwoodJacket]

Of course you do. But I don’t see them going past 24 apiece anytime soon. There just are not that many schools that play football well and make TV sense to advertisers . Oregon, FSU, Miami, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Arizona State, UNC, California, Stanford, Notre Dame, Clemson, West Virginia, Colorado, Baylor, Washington and Virginia are a possible sixteen that could expand the two conferences to 24 each and 48 total.

What would be left to then create a “next 48”? From the ACC you would have GT, Louisville, N C State, Wake, Duke, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and BC. From the Big 12 Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, BYU, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Iowa State and TCU. From the PAC 12 you would have Utah, Washington State and Oregon State. That’s 21 of 48 coming from the Power 5. You pick the next best 27 from the AAC, Sun Belt, CUSA, and Mountain West.

What you don’t take from those conferences and the MAC combine with the best from the Football Championship Division for the third 48. Each should play only in their group of 48 and stage their own championships.

This model could work. And, if you really wanted to make college football exciting with this system, relegate and promote about six or eight teams every four years.

We have more to offer than Baylor and West Virginia. The Big 10 will not take either school because of academics. The SEC gains nothing from Baylor since they already have Texas covered. West Virginia brings very little in terms of TV revenue.

 

[JJacket]

We have more to offer than Baylor and West Virginia. The Big 10 will not take either school because of academics. The SEC gains nothing from Baylor since they already have Texas covered. West Virginia brings very little in terms of TV revenue.

I could see us just so they would have the pearl of Atlanta floating in the cesspool of SEC schools.