I don't get why more is better. Would the ACC be any weaker if Wake Forest or Syracuse weren't in the league? If a couple also-rans in the Big 10 decided they wanted to go Independent and left the league, would the Big 10 be any weaker? I really don't think so. I think both leagues would be stronger if they shed some weaker programs.
10 schools is the perfect size for a league. It's like the football CCGs dictate everything in conferences that have 10+ sports, women and men. It's so stupid. Give me round robin schedules and no CCG over unbalanced schedules and a CCG all day, every day.
Expansion is in the best interest of TCU because it offers protection. Your right that it offers nothing from an athletics perspective but if your worried about protecting your revenue stream, there is strength in numbers.
This all comes down to how you feel about 2 questions?
1. If CFB goes through a re-org, do you think the “P5” increases in size or decreases?
2. If decreases, is TCU still a P5 school?
If you have to choose sharing existing revenue power with 4 more schools vs losing 40-60% of all your income because your going to be “relegated”....well expansion is a no brainer.
In an ideal world there would be no expansion at any P5 conference AND our place at the table would never be in question.