Questions & Answers

  1. What would happen to current Conference Networks?

    Current conference networks would still be around. We are only pushing to revamp college football. Other sports would still be in their respective conferences unless this exact change occurred for other sports. If so, those networks could become more general sports networks that bid on which games to air.

  2. Do bigger games attract more people to watch?

    Yes, bigger matchups attract more viewership, and not just in the markets where the teams reside. Nationwide viewership occurs when two highly ranked teams play each other.

  3. Do TV Networks want specific markets?

    That's what we were told. The truth is that markets don't matter when two big teams play each other—games like those attract individuals, fans, and non-fans across the country.

    UNLV and SMU are in large markets in Las Vegas and Dallas. If those two were to play each other, you would get a smaller viewership. Likewise, if Georgia played SMU, you would get a different viewership than Georgia vs. Ohio State or Oregon vs. Alabama.

  4. Why are the conferences named the way they are?

    We wanted to distinguish a ranking of the conferences that would make it easy to understand. Conference names are subject to change.

  5. There are over 120 teams in Division I, and this system only accounts for some teams. Why?

    True. The new format proposal would only take in 120 teams. The format would extend to other divisions where teams could move up and down and between Division I and II, so the bottom four of Conference F could drop to Division II, and the top four of Divison II would move up into Conference F of Division I.