Plan would empower big conferences

[1972Shocker]

The big boys want this for footbal only, but the best solution is not acceptable to them. What they really need to do is simply exclude their football programs from NCAA governance. Create their own football sanctioning body, adopt their own rules pay their players and move on.

Unfortunately, that word eliminate "buy" games from smaller FBS and FCS schools. All other sports would then be unchanged.

Could the two sanctioning bodies not get together and agree on some kind of framework for "buy" games. I would guess some smaller FBS and FCS schools depend on at least one "buy' game a year as the difference between having and not having a football program.

[MoValley John]

Could the two sanctioning bodies not get together and agree on some kind of framework for "buy" games. I would guess some smaller FBS and FCS schools depend on at least one "buy' game a year as the difference between having and not having a football program.

Sure, but if you have whittled out all other smaller FBS schools, a loss here or there may be much less significant, teams like Kansas, Indiana, Washington State and others become "Buy" teams in a new organization. Plus, the major conferences have already begun to gravitate to a 9 game conference schedule. Buy games in general are drying up.

[Shock Therapy]

If they want to break away from the NCAA for football then I say let them go. It was ruined way back when the BCS was started. College football is a cesspool now. I don't see why they have to ruin everything else. They can try and protect the other sports, but this will bleed over at some point.

[IlliniShocker]

I don't really feel like diving into any specifics of the proposal right now. But as a fan and alum of a Big Ten school, I hate this.

And since we all know this is football-driven, spare me the jokes about my crappy football team! :D

[Aargh]

At what point do the ones making the money (Texas, Notre Dame, Alabama, etc.) decide they're no longer interested in sharing their revenue with the also-rans (Kansas, Texas Christian, etc.)? Run this scenario out a few years and Texas and Notre Dame realize they can get more viewers ($$) playing each other than playing one of the no-name teams, so why would they continue playing the bottom end of the 5 power conferences?

[AZ Shocker]

At what point do the ones making the money (Texas, Notre Dame, Alabama, etc.) decide they're no longer interested in sharing their revenue with the also-rans (Kansas, Texas Christian, etc.)? Run this scenario out a few years and Texas and Notre Dame realize they can get more viewers ($$) playing each other than playing one of the no-name teams, so why would they continue playing the bottom end of the 5 power conferences?

Lol - yeah. In 15 years they will be a new bill that says only Michigan, Ohio St., Notre Dame, Texas, Alabama, USC, Florida and Florida St. can play each other every year and create a newer conference together. Then they can just pay each football player $100,000 a year to come play there. They could call it the NFL-D league. All other schools be damned to 2nd tier conferences.

[IHaveABigKoch]

This issue concerns me more than some others. Change is coming and August might be the beginning.

"The NCAA Division I Board of Directors endorsed a plan on Thursday that would change the way college sports are governed and give the five major conferences the authority to make many of their own rules. The board still must take a final vote on the measures in August
after it solicits feedback from member schools."

Read the full article here: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ity-own-issues

Increases the chances of Gregg Marshall leaving.

[Aargh]

Increases the chances of Gregg Marshall leaving.

Looks like our banned troll has fired up a new user ID.

[ShockerFever]

Increases the chances of Gregg Marshall leaving.

Now you're just pathetic. Trolls that get banned typically get the picture and move on. Trolls that continually come back really show how weak their lives are.

You're proving us all right about the Missouri fanbase, The KU fanbase was right about something. Way to represent.

[1979Shocker]

This thread probably should have been combined with The brave new world? thread on the Around The NCAA forum,

[WSUwatcher]

Increases the chances of Gregg Marshall leaving.

Not to Missouri, it doesn't. Good-bye.

[WstateU]

NCAA reforming, so what does it mean for the Mountain West?

"Another item that is not mentioned at all is while not every conference has the ability to provide these new benefits within a conference, what if some individual schools do. For example, say Boise State wants to keep up with their on the field success and they feel a player stipend that the power five agree upon is feasible at the school, yet the Mountain West as a conference elects not do do so. The question becomes can this be a school-by-school basis if the conference says no to a proposal."

http://www.mwcconnection.com/2014/4/25/5652516/ncaa-reform-autonomy-unions

[Dave Stalwart]

Now you're just pathetic. Trolls that get banned typically get the picture and move on. Trolls that continually come back really show how weak their lives are.

You're proving us all right about the Missouri fanbase, The KU fanbase was right about something. Way to represent.

I like his name so much I want him to stay