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Divisions, Revenue Sharing and USC Independence

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Divisions

The alignments should be announced after the media day, as that is when the discussion is planned. The zipper appears to be the leading model, well everywhere but Colorado and Arizona.

A nine game schedule would allow two fixed crossover games and two rotating games. The two fixed games could keep the California and Northwestern rivalries intact (forcing the Arizona and new members to have annual crossover games.) That is not a bad design.

The zippers could be redrawn every four years to optimize division balance and allow USC to play WSU annually for a while instead of Washington for all posterity.

Revenue Sharing

Coming from the MWC, I am all for a revenue sharing plan that rewards members for bringing value to the conference. The Big 12, MWC and WAC all have revenue sharing plans that reward the teams that bring marketable value to the conference.

While I do believe the top schools have a vested interest in investing in smaller schools so their competition is better regarded, I don’t believe absolute equality in revenue sharing promotes motivation for bad teams (like Duke in the ACC or Vanderbilt in the SEC) to improve.

Utah’s pittance in the PAC 10 is just fine by me. Besides, 9-3 or 10-2 in the PAC 10 should get us a fair amount of that TV distribution and frequent Holiday Bowl revenue, if not better.

USC independence

Texas avoided expansion now in part because they want to make their own TV network. PAC 10 and SEC contracts would prohibit this. The Big 12 was held together on the promise that revenue would increase and a new TV deal would increase it to levels other leagues are promising.

If Texas forges their own network those TV deals look highly shaky. This could lead to instability in the Big 12 that leaves Texas in a position where, if a conference wants them, they come with their TV network.

If Texas goes independent other schools might look at this and think why not us?

USC could be one of those schools. Alabama would be very keen on this idea. Only those schools with enough of a base to support a dedicated network could go it alone.

And where would that leave everyone else?

In killing the emergence of the super-conferencess, Texas may have given berth to the next round of independents.

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