Post by cjhawkeyes on Dec 3, 2017 22:55:27 GMT
Dec 3, 2017 16:24:30 GMT Bevo said:
Which part am I right about or not?
The topic under discussion is: The INTENT of the cartel, or P5, or whatever you want to call them..... are they really trying to keep the G5 down, to monopolize their money? I don't think that is their intent. You think it is. Only They, and God know the real answer to that.
I don't think the P5 conferences CARE enough to even think about the G5 conferences. We are NOT worried about them taking over. I truly believe, if a G5 conference were to start playing really good, competitive football.... drawing big full stadiums and large TV audiences, ESPN and the "cartel" would love nothing more than to have SIX "power" conferences. The division between the P5 and G5 is very real, very distinct... but, not chiseled in stone. It can be fluid, with various teams heading up, or down.. and, conferences going up or down. It's up to them to decide their fate. I don't think the Cartel keeps them down, I think it's their own ability to spend and compete.
I do not believe CFP was NOT designed to keep everyone down. I believe it's been a genuine effort to give the public something we requested for decades: A way to make sure that, at the end of the season, the top teams... teams who have a credible, legitimate claim to being the National Champ, have a chance to play against each other to hammer out the winner of the field.
The sport was not clamoring to change the entire season format to cede relevance to a huge season ending tournament. All we've wanted was a way to have the last couple of teams standing play against each other. Many moons ago, the top two rarely played against each other in a Bowl at all. So, the BCS came along, to make sure the Top 2 played. That ended up being unsatisfactory... so, they decided to expand it to 4. So far, this seems to be getting the primary goal accomplished.
You may believe the entire system has been designed to keep the G5 teams down. I don't. Frankly, I don't think the people making these decisions are smart enough to be that nefarious. They haven't thought through the "unintended consequences" of the system, as designed. They're just trying to out together a show, and provide additional legitimacy to the eventual National Champion.
Just to clear, I wouldn't be upset if you think I'm wrong. That said, I do think the P5 leagues want to limit the ability of G5 teams to compete. You simply don't favor the systems we have had to date if your intention is to make the sport as competitive as possible. I don't think there is any way the results are as lopsided as they are if a fair objective system had always been place. There is no doubt in my mind that P5 leagues do not want a system like mine to replace the committee.