Imagine you get the news that the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big Ten, the Big 12, the Pac-12 and the Southeastern Conference are breaking away from the NCAA to form a new top division of college football—what happens next?
After the shock and awe subsides, the nation will try and figure out which programs are in the new “super division” and which are left out in the cold. This will not be decided by tradition, prestige or on-field performance—no, instead membership will be limited to those programs with the deepest pockets.
Think about it this way: Why are the power-five conferences threatening to split with the NCAA if it does not agree to restructure?
What they want is autonomy, or enough control to make their own decisions. Here’s what SEC commissioner Mike Slive had to say about it to Paul Myerberg from USA Today:
Read more: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2144497-which-teams-could-afford-to-be-in-a-college-football-super-division