![]() It’s just how we work in this country, in sports, entertainment (hi, Disney!) and business. Reorganization and further expansion is inevitable. It’s easy to say that will not happen, but emotions are powerful and when that reality finally hits Notre Dame square in the jaw, you can bet the power brokers behind the scenes are going to raise hell (and open the doors to finally jumping to the ACC) the year the Irish lose in the first round.Īs for the bigger picture, the mid-2020s through the 2030s is going to be wild in college athletics. The spark to this fire would obviously be Notre Dame, but will the Irish be willing to jump to the ACC in the early years of the expanded playoff? I think, at best, Notre Dame would only shed tradition (look at us, we’re independent!) the day it is a legitimate top 4 team and is blocked from a first-round bye in the playoff because it doesn’t have a conference affiliation. I’m just not certain that, say, Boise State jumping to the AAC would drastically change the landscape. If that domino is big enough, others will follow. ![]() Let's start with realignment, and whether the expanded playoff will influence conferences and schools to reevaluate their position in college athletics.īrandon Marcello: I’m not sure we will see expansion immediately across college football, especially if the playoff does not expand until 2026, but at some point a domino will fall. The 247Sports college football crew gathered for a roundtable to discuss the future of college sports as we embark through a new era that will be paved by the expansion of the College Football Playoff. Would the Big 12 have folded or invited more programs into the conference that would have led to more Group of 5 programs making the jump to the Power 5? Imagine what the national landscape would look like today had that happened. It may seem like a long time ago, but we were once this close to seeing Texas and/or Oklahoma join the Pac-10. What's good today in the Big 12 might be great tomorrow in the Pac-12. For college athletics, particularly college football, more opportunities usually leads to realignment among conferences and, sometimes, expansion. ![]() When there is more money available, that usually leads to more business opportunities. Nearly 10 years after the latest round of conference reorganization and expansion, might we see it happen again as Group of 5 schools look to strengthen their place on the national stage? Might the SEC and ACC look to the west in an effort to create super conferences and earn more money through the playoff and other ventures? ![]() College athletics might not look familiar in five years, but what exactly will the landscape look like as more money flows through programs and more opportunities open for players, coaches and administrators? Gigantic paydays are on the way for the already-rich power conferences and schools across the country.Ĭollege football (and college athletics) is changing, and as revenue streams widen for schools, players are on the cusp of dipping their toes in the pool to earn money thanks to Name, Image and Likeness laws going into effect this summer and fall in nearly 20 states. The Group of 5 is guaranteed an opportunity to compete for a national championship for the first time in history. ![]() The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams. ![]()
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