I have not read every thing yet on pg 699.
But the problem with this guys 4+4 idea is...Why would the lower four want to help the top four make lots and lots of money, meanwhile the lower 4 only get what they were going to get anyway. What's in it for them? The top four would have to bribe them with more than just, break even.
Easy- the GOR has an expiration. The more a school fears they’ll be left out in something below current ACC, the more desperate they’ll be to sell their “vote”. The GOR is all they have to change their realignment future
Do you think Oregon St or Wazzu would, if they could, go back and give up USC/UCLA to P2 in exchange for Big 12 offer at no loss or even a slight premium? They’d jump at that. Heck, they’d likely do it at a discount
And Big 12 will do whatever ESPN and Fox want if it locks them in as 3rd conference, ultimately with exclusivity on non-P2 CFP autos.