re: Dan Patrick SEC working on super conference

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Conferences will remain in name but Power 5 football is splitting away from the Group of 5 and FCS. This is happening now. Power 5 football attendance and ratings have been hurting because of money games. We see with conference only schedules that the Power 5 is financing Group of 5 and FCS football. With the current state of affairs there's no difference between Group of 5 and FCS - you're either Power 5 or you are less than. China virus is providing a convenient excuse for a lot of things and I predict the big things that will come from this is for bigger TV contracts and fans will demand more games between Power 5 teams. And, I think player compensation is fast becoming a reality.

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Most of the feedback I saw from the conferences switching to conference-only schedules was actually positive. I was a-ok with ditching our 4 non-con games for a regular season game vs. Florida. Admittedly less so when it was revealed to be Kentucky and Missouri instead.

But still, I don't think the reception to conference-only schedules was as negative as the power brokers may have anticipated at the time. Pair the feedback with the money potential, and it may be the wave of the post-COVID future.