“Power Five” is more myth than reality. Right now, it’s really more like a Power Two.
“Fans who don’t really understand the numbers think if you’re in a Power Five conference that everything is equal, more or less,” said one athletics director, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the awkward nature of the topic. “That’s just not true. The SEC and the Big Ten are kind of their own category and then it’s everybody else.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...tball-power-five-chasing-big-ten-sec/89111786
The Big 12 is in danger of collapse, IMO, with two or four going to Pac 12.
“Fans who don’t really understand the numbers think if you’re in a Power Five conference that everything is equal, more or less,” said one athletics director, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the awkward nature of the topic. “That’s just not true. The SEC and the Big Ten are kind of their own category and then it’s everybody else.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...tball-power-five-chasing-big-ten-sec/89111786
The Big 12 is in danger of collapse, IMO, with two or four going to Pac 12.
