From Ross Dellenger For some, a solution is emerging: Each conference should govern itself, enforce its own rules and, perhaps even, compete solely with its own members. “If the CSC is not going to enforce the House settlement, if the NCAA is not going to enforce tampering rules and if Congress is not going to pass the SCORE Act, then it leaves the SEC in a position that we have to go our own way to create some rules and a level of responsibility,” Georgia president Jere Morehead, a former chair of the NCAA DI Board of Directors, told Yahoo Sports earlier this month. … Sankey cautions any suggestion of the long-discussed “breakaway” by the SEC and other power leagues. Nobody wants to “rush there,” and the SEC remains committed to a “national organization,” he says. However, “there are limits to that,” Sankey said. “The frustration level is building. I anticipate that there’s a lot of people that are saying, ‘This might not work for us.’” —————- From SBJ article (B12 fan posted) Fifth: Antitrust pressure makes a breakaway almost necessary With a player salary cap disguised as revenue sharing already here, and private capital already in play for some conferences like the Big Ten, the sport is walking into a professional future that will require roster limits, contracts, cost controls and collective bargaining. You can’t run any of that under the current NCAA umbrella without the risk of a lawsuit, but a breakaway league could. That’s why every major pro league is a closed system. ____________ If the SEC and/or the B10 wants a professional model and the governance that comes with it, a break-away does seem like a possible option. They don’t have to form a single Super league. They can separately breakaway but coordinate for a playoff or media deal.