Yes, I might be naïve, but I think Sankey knows that the only thing that can bring them down is greed. What makes college sports entertaining is that the little guy has a shot. If you kill that, you kill interest. So it’s worth it to pay the G5 chump change to create a sense that everyone has a shot (see March Madness). And to the G5, that chump change is gold, way more than they could make if they split off with the top of FCS and had their own playoffs. If there’s anything universal, it’s $$$$, and the SEC will make boatloads of it just off the regular season, never mind multiple bids in the CFB playoff. My prediction is that FBS splits off, P5 stays at 5 (see hoops) and the playoff expands to 12, but we will see.

Sounds harsh, but if NDSU gets a shot, they should move up just for the $$$ and brand exposure. And FWIW, I don’t think ML would say what he just said publicly if he had any doubts about finances, which tells me that NDSU has their ducks in a row.

But hey, no invite, no problem. I’ll support the program either way, and for whatever reason, USD and UND will be very happy if we don’t move up.

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Man I hope you are right. I really really do, but moves like this are done in the darkness and led to mislead people. Oklahoma had every chance to inform the Big12 and their long time conference rival Oklahoma state about their impending move but they never did. It’s my opinion Sankey just dangled the carrot to keep people off their trail. They have the most powerful conference in all of sports and I’m sure in his mind they deserve 6 bids to the playoffs.
Yes it’s about the money, which is why they don’t want the G5. Honest question, do you think the TV contract would be less if it was a playoff that didn’t involve the G5? I don’t and if it’s all about money like we all agree then you should understand that without the G5 in the playoff, they don’t have to share any money with them. The pie would be bigger and less mouths to feed. It’s just seems so blatantly obvious to me, but again I really hope I am wrong.