I simply cannot make a case for super conferences. I see them as the end of college football and its great "feel". The 16 team WAC was a microcosm of the disaster that awaits us if this unfolds as it seems it will. Does anyone support this concept of super mega conferences? What is the best argument in support of them. All I see are indications that espn and Larry Scott see them as the future of college football, but I don't see much editorializing on either side of the issue articulating the pros and cons.
Cons:
1. The facade that cfb is about student athletes as its central focus is destroyed and the greed and exploitation are all that's left with nothing to cover them up or distract us from looking directly at them.
2. Regional 9-12 team leagues are gone and also the convenience of 8 and 9 game consistent conference schedules with 3-4 out of conference matchups each year.
3. Smaller schools have to go to fcs or disappear completely because they are left out.
4. No geographic tie ins. Big east and acc already have this and each of those conferences lack much commonality. Boston college and Clemson have very little similarity. Texas and Oregon? Great matchup, but in a bowl game or as a preseason game makes more sense.
Cons:
1. The facade that cfb is about student athletes as its central focus is destroyed and the greed and exploitation are all that's left with nothing to cover them up or distract us from looking directly at them.
2. Regional 9-12 team leagues are gone and also the convenience of 8 and 9 game consistent conference schedules with 3-4 out of conference matchups each year.
3. Smaller schools have to go to fcs or disappear completely because they are left out.
4. No geographic tie ins. Big east and acc already have this and each of those conferences lack much commonality. Boston college and Clemson have very little similarity. Texas and Oregon? Great matchup, but in a bowl game or as a preseason game makes more sense.
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