(02-01-2018 11:37 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(02-01-2018 11:19 PM)Jjoey52 Wrote:  There will NEVER be mega conferences, too many, mouths to feed, also too many teams to determine league champs. There are too many different interests, anything over 14 is unworkable.
But dream on if you want to.

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What makes 14 specifically the limit?

Mike Slive was asked about the size of conferences while he was still the commissioner of the SEC. His reply was that the size of conferences is only limited by profitability.

So if you add schools that don't add much you can add more. If you add schools that add a lot, it's harder to find more that add to the bottom line.

Everyone wants a shot at Texas and Oklahoma because they are two top 7 revenue generators and represent 2 of only 3 schools that have a economic impact on their region that exceeds 1 Billion dollars. Expanding with either or both means that the receiving conference has expanded as efficiently as is likely possible with regards to profitability.