UAB was dead and is revived. I don't see any schools tapping out yet, but rather they are still entering the field. Even if some did tap out, how do you force the big 4/5 conferences to share revenue with those schools that still want to play - i.e., by admitting them into your super rich conference?

The highly unlikely big 4 proposition requires:
-a clear dividing line between school number 80 and school number 81, such that #81 can't sue for antitrust against a consortium having the very epitome of market power in college football.
-Schools like Alabama, OSU, and UT accepting several VERY LOW budget programs into their conferences and a share of the $.
-The exclusion, by necessity, of major state universities, that are protected by influential senators (U Buffalo, UCF, USF, UAB, U Texas, New Mexico, Houston are all candidates). The problem is bad if you shoot for 80 schools, and downright daunting if you shoot for, say, 64.
-A miraculous alignment of the interests of several major networks and university presidents.
-Overcoming inevitable federal antitrust suits by jilted states/schools. Do you know the timeline on decisions/appeals in district cts?
- A REASON. Why would the SEC, B1G, P12 be moved to do this now? What added revenue from forming their exclusive club would justify the Congressional scrutiny? Congress is always a hair's breadth from taxing alumni donations, or pulling the tax break on donations. Why push them by forming a semi-pro league?

That's all supposed to happen in 2-5 years?





[Post edited by lawhokie at 05/24/2016 9:12PM]