Is it time… to breakup the NCAA?

YES!

The College Football Playoff committee is now being described as “controversial”, “inconsistent”, “basis”, “chaotic”, “lying to fans,” and a “travesty.”

The integrity of the selection committee is even being called into question. And not just by ACC schools. Across the country. By their words and actions, it is blatantly obvious the CFP’s selection criteria is seriously flawed, favoring the “Super Two” conferences who are controlled by the networks. It’s all about “eyeballs.” It’s all about MONEY!

Public confidence has plummeted.

Paradigm shift is needed…

How do you fix it? We no longer feel it’s possible. It’s time for a major paradigm shift. Are we about to witness a “palace revolt?”

About a year ago, there was a national article about a large group of influential college power brokers forming a secret committee to break off a large portion of NCAA schools into a new college athletic association. At the time, it was estimated to be as large as 68-72 schools. Within 48 hours, the article disappeared from public view and has not been heard about since.

If that committee truly exists, are they about to turn the college sports world upside down? If so, such a new association might be made up of schools from the Big12, ACC, Mountain West, American and independents.

For example…

Let’s start with the number “48” as our foundation. Forty-eight schools in four divisions of 12 schools each, playing an 11-game regular season schedule with the four division champions in a championship playoff.

You could change that number to 80 schools in eight divisions of 10 schools each, playing a nine game division regular season with three crossover games. The eight division champions would participate in an eight-school championship playoff. You would earn your berth in the national playoffs by winning your division. No more secret selection committee.

For example, let’s use a 48-school model.

East: (12) Boston College, UConn, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Army, Navy, Rutgers/Penn State, Cincinnati, Louisville

South: (12) Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Central Florida, South Florida, Miami

Central: (12) TCU, SMU, Baylor, Houston, UTSA, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Tulane, Memphis

West: (12 ) Arizona, Arizona State, UNLV, California, Stanford, Colorado, Air Force, Boise State, BYU, Utah, Washington State, Oregon State

You could also use an eighty-school model consisting of eight divisions of 10 schools each, playing 9 game division schedule, feeding an eight-school playoff. We prefer the 48-school model because of the academic calendar impact on student-athletes, coaching staffs.

The Notre Dame factor…

Should Notre Dame decide to stay independent, the current scheduling agreement with the Irish should be terminated.

“Come play with us and be part of us. If not, we will not schedule you.”

The current agreement would bring little to no value to the new association.

Back to the future…

You may have noticed we brought back regional sanity for college fan bases. They deserve it after the “national footprint” disaster created by the networks.

BOTTOM LINE:

College athletics takes back control of their game. You earn your championships on the field of play, a level playing field. No more selection committee. No more use of biassed media polls. Fan bases are reengaged with a common sense regional approach.

All the boxes are checked. All we need to do is execute the plan.

GO CANES!