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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/reno1441 on 2024-05-24 16:47:38+00:00.
As you might have heard, the winds of change are upon us. The House settlement is going to serve to change the landscape of college football. As a part of the settlement, there is going to be a permanent injunction to share media revenue with players (in a shape or form to be cleaned up later). But the amount to be paid is going to be quasi-uniform across the entirety of the power conferences. But given the nature of the lawsuit, this includes the Pac-12 and the schools in it. This amount is going to be in the ballpark of $20 million a year.
The underlying question: if OSU/WSU look to rebuild the Pac-12, will they be able to find six G5 schools, willing to join, that are able to pay the requisite ~$20 million a year as will be required by the Settlement?
If not, will OSU/WSU have to dissolve what’s left of the conference? Then, presuming that the House liabilities will not escape them, will OSU/WSU be stuck in a weird limbo with House power conference payrolls and liabilities and a Mountain West membership? Is the Mountain West going to allow that?