Imagine playing basically your entire schedule against the same teams every year.
That’s what pro sports are and it appears college sports are going to follow the same model.
Season ticket holders would love it. You’d get 15 Power 5 home opponents. Big TV matchups all season.
The goal should be eliminating the need to ever play a team beneath your level. There’s no reason Illinois should play Jackson State, Longwood, Chicago State ever again if they are part of a 16 team conference.
Plus, this is all about selling TV rights to games. The more conference games the more valuable the TV deal will be. I see conference basketball games going to at least 24 games initially and maybe more. Football could be a full 12 games within the conference. No more paying directional schools for wins