Six bowls in pool for college football semifinal games

[Dan]

Sources said the group is close to finalizing the revenue distribution deal for the new playoff. The oversight committee gave the commissioners authority to finalize a media rights deal with ESPN. It is projected to be worth about $500 million a year over 12 years, Sports Business Journal reported.

The SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Pac-12 will receive the biggest chunk of the new revenue. Each of those leagues will receive the same base amount of revenue, sources said. The remaining "Group of Five" leagues -- Big East, C-USA, MWC, Sun Belt and MAC -- will split a smaller amount among themselves. How the "Group of Five" will divide that revenue is still to be decided.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...emifinal-games

[DrewD007]

All the Big East realignment seems even more stupid now considering they've been relegated to the "Group of Five".

[champaignchris]

Originally Posted by DrewD007

All the Big East realignment seems even more stupid now considering they've been relegated to the "Group of Five".

Right. All the schools that jumped from MWC and C-USA, like Boise St. and Houston didn't improve their football standing at all.

[Groundhogday]

Originally Posted by champaignchris

Right. All the schools that jumped from MWC and C-USA, like Boise St. and Houston didn't improve their football standing at all.

So do these schools back out of the Big East and go with a more cost effective regional alignment?

[Sure Shot]

Originally Posted by Groundhogday

So do these schools back out of the Big East and go with a more cost effective regional alignment?

I think eventually that's inevitable.