I am at the point of declaring: "do what you (BIG & SEC) are going to do". This prolonged "will they are won't they (regarding near future expansion)" for me, is getting tiresome.

Are they sticking with 16 or going to 20 or to 24? My guess is they haven't really decided. Conferences and schools below them appear stressed trying to figure out the next moves.

I commend those of you taking the time to write out suggested models of 60, 70, or 80 "power schools". The missing piece in my own speculation is having firm indicators from the P2, and ESPN & Fox, maybe NBC and CBS, as to the paths they are pursuing. If the P2 isn't settled, can the ACC, B12, and PAC define their future at this point? The MWC and the AAC will be impacted also.

Is it hostile takeovers and corporate raiders, or just better separation of the "haves", "sorta haves" and the "have nots"?

I am not meaning to sound cynical. I am saying I want to see the confusion settled soon. That starts with the P2 who began this journey.

If it is about waiting up to a dozen more years on Notre Dame to stand-up from the potty, then say it. These "deciders" are insufferable. No body or entity has assumed an overarching role. It is all broadcasting networks strategizing with individual conferences and schools. The "plan" appears to develop as they go along with bumps and detours and multiple resets.