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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131306403" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>What would P5 schools leaving the NCAA actually DO?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>One recent report says it's an actual possibility. But would that solve the big questions in college sports?</strong></span></p><p></p><p><a href="https://mattbrown.substack.com/p/what-would-p5-schools-leaving-the">https://mattbrown.substack.com/p/what-would-p5-schools-leaving-the</a></p><p></p><p>Two most common Doomsday scenarios for the NCAA involve either some massive conference realignment that creates four, 16-team SUPER-CONFERENCES, or for the Power Five to just up and leave the NCAA completely. They’re both relative staples of the off season college football blog economy, and that’s not a criticism.</p><p></p><p>Despite the pandemic, the NCAA's foundation has already been in question. But during these uncertain times, the association may be one more calamitous event away from slipping off a cliff of relevancy.</p><p></p><p>"If there's no <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament">NCAA Tournament</a> next year," Tatos said. "… I think then there has to be a breakaway from this model."</p><p></p><p>To put it more plainly, a separation of the Power Five conferences from the NCAA has long been possible. Those 65 schools, including independent Notre Dame, already exist as separate entities -- financially, competitively and even corporately. But with the coronavirus ratcheting up the stakes, a tipping point may be at hand. </p><p></p><p>"I'm telling you, if you or I were going to place a bet on a stock … you could double down on the Power Five being a separate entity <em>now </em>within two years," said Vince Thompson, founder and CEO of MELT, an Atlanta-based sports and entertainment marketing firm.</p><p></p><p>Dodd has quotes from University of Utah economist Ted Tatos, Vince Thompson, an unnamed P5 university president, and a source close to the AAC. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>There’s a reason this is a popular question, and why many close to college athletics might predict it eventually happens. Nobody likes the NCAA!</strong></span></p><p></p><p>The entire “amateurism” model looks like it’s one more good legal or political challenge from totally falling apart. The organization has been slow to take leadership on NIL, slow to maintain any sort of credibility in their ability to investigate rulebreaking or enforce any meaningful policy. They get bodybagged by critics at every opportunity. In an era where politicians agree on virtually <em>nothing</em>, it’s worth noting that both Republicans and Democrats can come together to agree that the NCAA sucks. It is honestly impressive.</p><p></p><p>Since the NCAA doesn’t run college football anyway, and the biggest programs continue to separate themselves from the pack, why shouldn’t the biggest programs leave and create their own entity? Surely they’d make more money that way, and then perhaps the Ball States of the world would be freed from the illusion that they share any sort of competitive space with Notre Dame or Michigan.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>There is real merit in an organizational overhaul.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 131306403, member: 1112294"] [SIZE=6][B]What would P5 schools leaving the NCAA actually DO?[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]One recent report says it's an actual possibility. But would that solve the big questions in college sports?[/B][/SIZE] [URL]https://mattbrown.substack.com/p/what-would-p5-schools-leaving-the[/URL] Two most common Doomsday scenarios for the NCAA involve either some massive conference realignment that creates four, 16-team SUPER-CONFERENCES, or for the Power Five to just up and leave the NCAA completely. They’re both relative staples of the off season college football blog economy, and that’s not a criticism. Despite the pandemic, the NCAA's foundation has already been in question. But during these uncertain times, the association may be one more calamitous event away from slipping off a cliff of relevancy. "If there's no [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament']NCAA Tournament[/URL] next year," Tatos said. "… I think then there has to be a breakaway from this model." To put it more plainly, a separation of the Power Five conferences from the NCAA has long been possible. Those 65 schools, including independent Notre Dame, already exist as separate entities -- financially, competitively and even corporately. But with the coronavirus ratcheting up the stakes, a tipping point may be at hand. "I'm telling you, if you or I were going to place a bet on a stock … you could double down on the Power Five being a separate entity [I]now [/I]within two years," said Vince Thompson, founder and CEO of MELT, an Atlanta-based sports and entertainment marketing firm. Dodd has quotes from University of Utah economist Ted Tatos, Vince Thompson, an unnamed P5 university president, and a source close to the AAC. [SIZE=5][B]There’s a reason this is a popular question, and why many close to college athletics might predict it eventually happens. Nobody likes the NCAA![/B][/SIZE] The entire “amateurism” model looks like it’s one more good legal or political challenge from totally falling apart. The organization has been slow to take leadership on NIL, slow to maintain any sort of credibility in their ability to investigate rulebreaking or enforce any meaningful policy. They get bodybagged by critics at every opportunity. In an era where politicians agree on virtually [I]nothing[/I], it’s worth noting that both Republicans and Democrats can come together to agree that the NCAA sucks. It is honestly impressive. Since the NCAA doesn’t run college football anyway, and the biggest programs continue to separate themselves from the pack, why shouldn’t the biggest programs leave and create their own entity? Surely they’d make more money that way, and then perhaps the Ball States of the world would be freed from the illusion that they share any sort of competitive space with Notre Dame or Michigan. [SIZE=4][B]There is real merit in an organizational overhaul.[/B] [B][/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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