I put this on the old dominion blog. How about reducing the footprint of lower schools. Waive the exit fees. Have the lower fcs schools have 5 nine team conferences. Bigger slice of the pie. 8 conference games in football,16 in basketball. Most games are shown by espn3 or plus. Appeal to NCAA to give 5 auto bids instead of 3 by increasing interest among regional rivalries and saving money on far flung conferences. How about
NORTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
UMass/Vermont*
Connecticut/Hofstra*
Army/Marist*
Buffalo
Ohio
Miami of Ohio
Akron
Kent St.
Bowling Green

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Ball State
Northern Illinois
Northern Iowa
North Dakota State
South Dakota State

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Marshall
James Madison
Liberty
Old Dominion
Appalachian State
Charlotte
Coastal Carolina
Georgia State
Georgia Southern

SUN BELT
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
UAB
Troy
South Alabama
Southern Miss
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana Tech

CONFERENCE USA
Arkansas State
Louisiana
Louisiana-Monroe
Rice
UTSA
Texas State
North Texas
UTEP
New Mexico State
*-NON-FOOTBALL

That will create rivalries,allow more money,less expense and maybe even grow their brand. Just a lot of thought into a bleeding system that needs a tourniquet. I like the idea. Thoughts?