[Goose]

In the college football world, relegation happens when the top dogs leave the others behind.

That's what happened when the MWC was formed from the WAC.  The Big 12 and Pac 12 are weaker conferences now
because their top teams have moved out and up.  With the Big 10 and SEC in the early stages of new media contracts, it doesn't seem likely teams will be leaving them anytime soon.

True, unless the TV folks decide they cannot afford to honor those contracts as written. Then the haggling starts, because the conferences can't sue the TV folks to force compliance. If they do that, they will be killing their only source of future revenue. Renegotiation will be the result, and the urge to "dump" under-performing teams will be strong.

[Goose]

In the college football world, relegation happens when the top dogs leave the others behind.

That's what happened when the MWC was formed from the WAC.  The Big 12 and Pac 12 are weaker conferences now
because their top teams have moved out and up.  With the Big 10 and SEC in the early stages of new media contracts, it doesn't seem likely teams will be leaving them anytime soon.

True, unless the TV folks decide they cannot afford to honor those contracts as written. Then the haggling starts, because the conferences can't sue the TV folks to force compliance. If they do that, they will be killing their only source of future revenue. Renegotiation will be the result, and the urge to "dump" under-performing teams will be strong.