Long Beach State Sports : Re: Time for the D1 FCS, D1AAA and D2 schools to

We will transition to the P4 becoming a minor league for future pros. The rest of us will create our own leagues with our own final four. More teams will play beyond one and done games. Let's see how this plays out. I believe the networks will support us as well. My question is how will this effect non revenue sports? Will more sports get cut?

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The issue being, the NCAA tournament still is the best windfall and marketing a mid major can get.

The professional model does not appeal to me. Get rid of one and done at this point. True amateur model. University costs, living expenses, stipend, maybe a graduation or APR bonus. You want to be a pro, go ahead, just stop this fake NCAA NIL model which is actually boosters buying athletes.

The new scholarship roster expansion will kill non revenue sports at the D1 level.

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If the two of us are of similar thinking, what will it take for those non-P4 schools of similar mind set to come together and push back hard and force the P4 schools out and compete under a model which held up well for many years.

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band together and use lawyers to force the NCAA to recognize a fundamental American principle, one person (university) = one vote. There is no reason any non-P4 university should be held to rules decided by about 80 schools, all for the sake of money. There are at least 200 or 300 non P-4 universities. There numbers do not add up.

If the P-4’s want to exit the NCAA, then let them. We can live without NIL and transfer portals. We may get very few top athletes, but we do not have to stay up at night worrying about the next onerous program the P-4 pushes down our throats. Time to cut them loose and let them wreck havoc on each other.

I will bet the Ivy league has some good lawyers who can handle the case pro bono, because it benefits their universities and the degrees they achieved and their alma mater’s scholastic reputation.

I am not sure where the Pac-12/ former MWC schools stand, it this may be their ticket to the big time and on the other hand it could be their downfall. Whatever side of the fence they fall, the P-4 need to go and leave the NCAA to universities that academics and not live with rules handed down a select wealthy few.

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Big West Commissioner Dan Butterly comments on the new governance model proposed by the NCAA last week and explains: “The CCA-22 commissioners were presented with the draft model on Monday afternoon, but were told not to share the model outside of the presentation. If adopted as presented, it will hand unchecked control of the Division I governance process to four conferences: the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12. These leagues would gain a 65% weighted voting bloc on NCAA committees—an insurmountable majority that effectively silences the voices of the rest of Division I, including conferences like The Big West. In short: a structure in which a few decide for all. This is not shared governance. This is consolidation of power by the very conferences, institutions and leadership that helped drive the NCAA into its current legal and financial crisis. And now, they seek to rewrite the rules to insulate themselves from accountability, while expecting others to share the financial burden of settlement costs from cases like House v. NCAA. Let’s be bold and honest: the only thing holding Division I together right now is a legal settlement. NCAA President Charlie Baker has said as much—that if the A4 conferences walk away, they alone would be responsible for the full financial cost of the House settlement. Rather than risk that, this proposal looks like an effort to force out those of us who still believe in education, access, parity, and opportunity for student-athletes across all institutions—not just the richest ones. And once governance is centralized, what’s to stop them from restricting national championship access? From changing scholarship rules in ways that disadvantage mid-majors? … Absolutely nothing. This isn’t bold leadership. It’s power consolidation masquerading as progress. The Big West will not stand by silently. … In the weeks ahead, The Big West will work with our peer conferences to demand a better model—one that respects the diversity of Division I and honors the values of equity, education, and competition.”