In many cases the G5 schools are just as large, or larger in student population, than the P5 schools. But they have been viewed for a long time as a lower level of athletic competition mainly because of two things. 1. academic level of the school (because people love to compare and tout rankings) 2. money available and spent on sports (which is a vicious loop, you can't spend money if you don't have money) Honestly, if every D1 school had to start from scratch and get equal sports funding for recruiting, salaries, facilities, etc. I think multiple G5 schools would surpass multiple P5 schools who coast under the current system.

Small private school playing large public universities.

I’m surprised he’s lasted this long. It’s tough competing with the P5 and NCAA incompetence.

he saw it transition from the Big east and the split, and his core teams leaving and new guys coming in. etc etc. and power 5 separation getting worse. WOW. Time for a good retirement.. he earned it

they took the job that their members probably had a hand in creating the NCAA's incompetence. Heck even the schools realize they had a role to play in creating this mess regardless whether they are willing to admit it or not. Once everyone reaches that state of thinking, then it should change how the commissioner's performance evaluation is conducted. Also, it should make it more likely that the commissioner will retain his/her job unless he/she commits the kind of mistakes Larry Scott made while employed with the Pac-12.