Will latest talks of Big 12 expansion trigger another super conference arms race?
Interesting article/take by Clay Travis at Outkick The Coverage on how the Big 12's latest push for expansion (coupled with ESPN's loss of subscribers) may actually lead to the eventual implosion of the Big 12 and further expansion by the Big 10 and SEC.
Here is the link: http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/big-12-expansion-also-impacts-big-ten…
August 11th, 2016 at 10:43 AM ^
Travis' idea of the Big 12 imploding is very plausible, but the 4 divisions within a conference seems overly complicated.
I tried to put together a clean realignment of the P5 (link), but even that has its own complications and requires cooperation from basically everyone in the current FBS which just isn't realistic.
Ultimately it is hard to see 5 major conferences compete for a 4 team playoff long-term. We'll either drop to 4 major conferences or see the playoffs expand in the near future.