[OTE=hawkoooo;539092]This seems dramatic and highly unlikely. Even if they did break off, they would have to bring some non-football conferences along with to maintain the quality and appeal of the product. People do not tune in to the NCAA tournament to watch some crappy 8/9 matchup between overseeded middling P5 teams. They come for upsets, cinderella stories, David v. Goliath. You can't sell that without David.[/QUOTE]
Highly unlikely? I disagree. Consider these converging factors. Remember the NCAA, while it likes to claim control, has absolutely no control over college football’s playoff system. That’s where the money is made. With the exception of Duke, Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, And possibly a couple others, basketball does not make near the amount of money football does. I see a scenario where the power five maybe inviting a few schools from the American, breaks off for football purposes, and basketball/The tournament, is simply a casualty. To me, this scandal speeds up that process. The Goliaths will be hard to beat, when they are not associated with the NCAA, and therefore can’t play in their tournament. Who’s left? Additionally, as Colin Cowherd pointed out this morning, Adam silver is waking up with mentions of NBA players and NBA teams as a part of this scandal. Silver hates college basketball as it is. Watch the G league. It’s going to turn into more than a developmental league for post college players. Top talent will go there instead of college completely skipping that process.
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