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I can almost guarantee that after realignment has sorted out, the next step (especially when media rights deals stop exponentially rising Im which is already happening), will be the conferences turning on themselves. 

First the sharks eat the little fish. Then they eat the smaller sharks. The true blue bloods will ask why Purdue is getting the same TV money as Ohio state. They will threaten to form "super leagues" unless the little guys agree to unequal revenue splits. Perhaps driven by tv ratings, prime time slot %, etc.

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I can almost guarantee that after realignment has sorted out, the next step (especially when media rights deals stop exponentially rising Im which is already happening), will be the conferences turning on themselves. 

First the sharks eat the little fish. Then they eat the smaller sharks. The true blue bloods will ask why Purdue is getting the same TV money as Ohio state. They will threaten to form "super leagues" unless the little guys agree to unequal revenue splits. Perhaps driven by tv ratings, prime time slot %, etc.