Heard this discussed on SXM 84 ESPNU. Their view seemed to be we will wind up with a top 40-50 programs in their own group and exit from the governance of the schools and/or NCAA. That group would have its own governance. Neuheisel asked what happens to the other sports at those schools = response was they all move to club at those schools = no $$$ from FB programs to feed the minor sports. When they were talking about these schools they went through OSU, Bama, UGA, Clemson, OU, USC, Oregon, etc. When they hit the conferences it looked like the top programs from the SEC, BIG and then a few from ACC, Pac and B12. So if there are 40-50 it would leave much of the BIG behind. So a Rutgers or Md are not going to be in this elite group. Sulley (sp?) asked what happens with the FB team brands, etc. Neuheisel pointed out that the schools own the brands, so if the Bama FB team "leaves" somebody is going to be paying Bama for the rights to use that brand - or you would wind up with a new team with new uniforms calling itself the BAMA Iron Men or something like that.
Clearly the breakaway theory has some complexities. If these schools minor sports go club, then these sports would no longer be competitive with the schools who remained with the old world. So the Rutgers track team would be far better than say LSU track who would be club based runners. This seems like a very bad ending, but I cannot see how this is going to work, unless there is clear authority for all the schools to jointly govern via some vehicle (NCAA or something else). It is hard to see that this is going to get attention in congress to have some type of legislative solution. We have too many other problems in this country to have that get attention. I find it also very unusual for a legislature try to write legislation to govern sports.
Clearly the breakaway theory has some complexities. If these schools minor sports go club, then these sports would no longer be competitive with the schools who remained with the old world. So the Rutgers track team would be far better than say LSU track who would be club based runners. This seems like a very bad ending, but I cannot see how this is going to work, unless there is clear authority for all the schools to jointly govern via some vehicle (NCAA or something else). It is hard to see that this is going to get attention in congress to have some type of legislative solution. We have too many other problems in this country to have that get attention. I find it also very unusual for a legislature try to write legislation to govern sports.