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<blockquote data-quote="topdecktiger" data-source="post: 129565515" data-attributes="member: 1459051">Yeah, but here's the problem. &quot;Now&quot; is going to be in the past pretty quick. Yeah, Baylor is a Top 25 team now. How long does that last?&quot; The odds say it won't last. Not saying that's 100%, but you can't really bank your future on Baylor. A good example. South Carolina was 42-11 from 2010-2013, and was ranked as high as #4 in the nation. Just two years later, they're 3-9.And actually, to remain a P5 conference, the only thing that distinguishes a P5 conference is money. To be honest, that's not really all that dependent on having Top 25 teams. Again, I go back to my Notre Dame example. They haven't been relevant in 20 years, but they have a TV contract on par with the P5 conferences. Heck, the Mountain West has had Top 25 teams consistently over the years, but they've never been a P5/BCS conference. Why? They simply don't have teams that pull ratings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="topdecktiger, post: 129565515, member: 1459051"] Yeah, but here's the problem. "Now" is going to be in the past pretty quick. Yeah, Baylor is a Top 25 team now. How long does that last?" The odds say it won't last. Not saying that's 100%, but you can't really bank your future on Baylor. A good example. South Carolina was 42-11 from 2010-2013, and was ranked as high as #4 in the nation. Just two years later, they're 3-9. And actually, to remain a P5 conference, the only thing that distinguishes a P5 conference is money. To be honest, that's not really all that dependent on having Top 25 teams. Again, I go back to my Notre Dame example. They haven't been relevant in 20 years, but they have a TV contract on par with the P5 conferences. Heck, the Mountain West has had Top 25 teams consistently over the years, but they've never been a P5/BCS conference. Why? They simply don't have teams that pull ratings. [/QUOTE]

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