[82lsju]

I can almost guarantee that after realignment has sorted out, the next step (especially when media rights deals stop exponentially rising Im which is already happening), will be the conferences turning on themselves. 

First the sharks eat the little fish. Then they eat the smaller sharks. The true blue bloods will ask why Purdue is getting the same TV money as Ohio state. They will threaten to form "super leagues" unless the little guys agree to unequal revenue splits. Perhaps driven by tv ratings, prime time slot %, etc.

like this

 Florida State President Richard McCullough told his board of trustees during a meeting Wednesday that the university would have to "very seriously" consider leaving the ACC unless there is a radical change to the conference's revenue distribution model.
...
The ACC recently changed its revenue distribution model to reward success on the field in football and basketball. But Florida State has also pushed for changing the model to reward programs that generate higher television revenue and marketability, areas where FSU believes it has an advantage.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...stribution

[82lsju]

I can almost guarantee that after realignment has sorted out, the next step (especially when media rights deals stop exponentially rising Im which is already happening), will be the conferences turning on themselves. 

First the sharks eat the little fish. Then they eat the smaller sharks. The true blue bloods will ask why Purdue is getting the same TV money as Ohio state. They will threaten to form "super leagues" unless the little guys agree to unequal revenue splits. Perhaps driven by tv ratings, prime time slot %, etc.

like this

 Florida State President Richard McCullough told his board of trustees during a meeting Wednesday that the university would have to "very seriously" consider leaving the ACC unless there is a radical change to the conference's revenue distribution model.
...
The ACC recently changed its revenue distribution model to reward success on the field in football and basketball. But Florida State has also pushed for changing the model to reward programs that generate higher television revenue and marketability, areas where FSU believes it has an advantage.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...stribution