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Correlation is not causation. by cmhirish
Saban just happened to arrive during the BCS/playoff era; he's demonstrated he would have been dominant in most any era.
And inequity has always existed. Big two and little eight ring any bells?
The ramp up of operations and especially expenditures is enabled by the the selling of television rights; the selling of year-round, 24-hour network subscriptions; ever escalating ticket prices; incremental, mandatory fees that are required to obtain the rights to purchase tickets, such as "contribution models" and "building funds"; and by boosters with deep pockets.
The arms race was not enabled by the playoffs, national championship, or BCS. The arms race is fueled by those gladly willing to part with their money. There's one born every minute.