(10-27-2019 12:54 PM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  The whole idea I though about permitting a conference to stage CCG with less than 12 teams was to put a stop on all the conference raiding required to go to 12.

If the XII had to go back to 12 that means they take 2 teams from the G5.

The SBC then is forced to call up 2-4 teams from FCS ect.

The same may happen with 10 because a CUSA split and rebuilding of each division to 10 members will force the SBC to add 4 teams just to get back to 8. Unless the 14 teams of CUSA, 12 teams of MAC and 10 teams of SBC (36 teams) formed 4 perfect conferences of 9 FB teams. As we know it doesn't work like that.

Of course with NMSU, UMass and Liberty sitting around yet as indys they are options to consider over the move up pool. Liberty I think would have the SBC over a barrel during the next major shakeup.

I don't think anyone outside of Texas State would be willing to leave the SBC to join CUSA. SBC has a better TV deal than CUSA.