{"id":5447,"date":"2023-08-08T10:55:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=5447"},"modified":"2023-08-09T13:44:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:44:14","slug":"p5-conference-realignment-means-g5-needs-its-own-college-football-playoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/p5-conference-realignment-means-g5-needs-its-own-college-football-playoff\/","title":{"rendered":"After P5 Conference Realignment, The G5 Needs Its Own College Football Playoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flurry of moves last week in the college sports landscape greatly expanded the future outlooks for two Power 5 conferences while signaling the end of another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After patiently waiting for a new media deal as their fellow P5 conferences secured theirs, a few Pac-12 members took matters into their own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/the-power-of-deion-sanders-coach-prime-got-colorado-a-big-12-invite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado returned to the Big 12<\/a>, Oregon and Washington bounced to the Big 10, and Arizona, Arizona State and Utah joined Colorado in the Big 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent flurry of moves was actually initiated last year when <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/big-ten-s-kevin-warren-now-wields-all-the-college-sports-infinity-stones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">then-Big 10 Commissioner Kevin Warren shocked the industry by prying USC and UCLA away from the Pac-12<\/a>. Those additions helped seal the conference&#8217;s astounding seven-year, $7 billion+ media rights deal, which enabled the Big 10 to leapfrog the SEC and become the most powerful conference in college sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Big 10 said it was done adding members, but smart people knew that wasn&#8217;t the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The explosive growth of college football and conference media rights demanded more, and the Big 10 and Big 12 were happy to oblige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/chicago-bears-hire-big-ten-commissioner-kevin-warren-as-ceo-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Warren left to become the President and CEO of the Chicago Bears<\/a>, the Big 12 hired Brett Yormark and the Big 10 eventually hired Tony Petitti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And both men have been on the road ever since, leading to the Pac-12 becoming the Pac-4, and starting in 2024 the Big 12 becoming the Big 16 and the Big 10 the Big 18.<\/p><div id=\"first-3994736966\" class=\"first-content first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream2 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And it&#39;s official. <br><br>Arizona, Arizona St. and Utah have been unanimously accepted into the Big 12 by the conference&#39;s presidents and chancellors. That means only Stanford, Cal, Oregon St. and Washington St remain in what&#39;s left of the the Pac-12. \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GnzcEXNyMs\">https:\/\/t.co\/GnzcEXNyMs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; First and Pen (@firstandpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstandpen\/status\/1687650146979389441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The future Big 18 (Big 10) is crazy! \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/48Mq2lERgd\">pic.twitter.com\/48Mq2lERgd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; First and Pen (@firstandpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstandpen\/status\/1687531910031892480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it&#8217;s sad to see the demise of the Pac-12, it really comes as no surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The money in college football is bigger, the demands are higher and the media landscape is evolving rapidly, which means that transformation had to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that&#8217;s why the Group of 5 conferences (G5) need to act now to secure their future, which can be very bright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The G5 consists of the AAC, C-USA, the MAC, the MWC and the Sun Belt. <\/p><div id=\"first-740143996\" class=\"first-content_2 first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream3 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not as nationally recognized as P5 conferences and programs, the teams are good and there are plenty of them- 61 in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that&#8217;s why the G5, starting with the Mountain West Conference, should strike now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MWC, which has 12 members, should immediately try to bring the four remaining Pac-12 schools- Cal, Oregon St., Stanford and Washington St- into the conference. That would stabilize the standing of those four programs and elevate the MWC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once that happens, the new 65-member strong G5 conferences should convene and create their own College Football Playoff with a media partner like CBS, NBC or FOX.  <\/p><div id=\"first-2885804578\" class=\"first-content_3 first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream4 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700414036595-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700414036595-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the naysayers out there, don&#8217;t say it&#8217;s impossible, especially after what we all witnessed last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only is it fathomable, it makes great business sense for all involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MWC gets four new programs and can renegotiate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportspromedia.com\/news\/mountain-west-conference-tv-rights-cbs-fox-sports\/?zephr_sso_ott=W2pAOT\">its current six-year, $270 million media rights deal with CBS and FOX<\/a> that runs through the 2025-26 academic year. The current deal pays each school roughly $4 million annually, a far cry from the double-digit payments P5 schools receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This benefits all 16 MWC teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Cal, Oregon St., Stanford and Washington St., a move to the Mountain West means far less travel (based upon rumored discussions between Oregon St., Stanford and the ACC) and expenses. It would also create a stronger presence in markets that make geographical sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this gives a G5 College Football Playoff more credibility, opportunity and leverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A G5 playoff system will support recruiting, as highly recruited talent in these markets will have more options for national recognition and <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/tag\/nil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIL opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the allure of a G5 College Football Playoff means a media rights bidding war will ensue, which ultimately benefits all schools financially.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Power 5 programs have made it clear that they don&#8217;t want G5 schools playing in their marquee event, so instead of fighting for acceptance, G5 schools should create their own national championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The money is there and the time is now for the AAC, C-USA, the MAC, the MWC and the Sun Belt to secure their futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SEC, Big 10 and Big 12 didn&#8217;t wait, so neither should they. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flurry of moves last week in the college sports landscape greatly expanded the future outlooks for two Power 5 conferences while signaling the end of another. 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