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<blockquote data-quote="skygusty_rivals" data-source="post: 131759280" data-attributes="member: 1500287"><p>Rumor has it that Steven Jobs used to randomly appear in employees cubicles and demand that they justify their existence and their salaries.&nbsp; If college football is now all about the bean counters, how far are we from schools having to justify their existence?&nbsp; If schools already in a conference were looked at as hard as potential expansion candidates who would fail the test?&nbsp; What do they really bring to the table?&nbsp; Does NC really need five teams from NC?&nbsp; Does Mississippi really need two teams to capture that little market?&nbsp; What does Nebraska really bring other than a fairly old tradition?&nbsp; Seems like there is a lot of revenue being left on the table by giving a full share to schools who don't really earn it.&nbsp; After all the big dogs have been absorbed by the big conferences how will they grow the pot?&nbsp; I know it isn't going to happen but wouldn't the ACC have a net gain if they didn't have to share with Wake Forest?&nbsp; Wouldn't the SEC gain as much or more by dropping one of the Mississippi schools as they would by adding any mid power 5 team?&nbsp; Once the bean counters take over, tradition doesn't mean squat. Big TV contracts wouldn't be affected at all.&nbsp; Same money, fewer schools. Idle thought of the day.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="skygusty_rivals, post: 131759280, member: 1500287"] Rumor has it that Steven Jobs used to randomly appear in employees cubicles and demand that they justify their existence and their salaries. If college football is now all about the bean counters, how far are we from schools having to justify their existence? If schools already in a conference were looked at as hard as potential expansion candidates who would fail the test? What do they really bring to the table? Does NC really need five teams from NC? Does Mississippi really need two teams to capture that little market? What does Nebraska really bring other than a fairly old tradition? Seems like there is a lot of revenue being left on the table by giving a full share to schools who don't really earn it. After all the big dogs have been absorbed by the big conferences how will they grow the pot? I know it isn't going to happen but wouldn't the ACC have a net gain if they didn't have to share with Wake Forest? Wouldn't the SEC gain as much or more by dropping one of the Mississippi schools as they would by adding any mid power 5 team? Once the bean counters take over, tradition doesn't mean squat. Big TV contracts wouldn't be affected at all. Same money, fewer schools. Idle thought of the day. [/QUOTE]

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