even if they have teh money, they are still likely to be doomed. However, mark my words: sooner or later, the other teams in that conference will crumble. only the team standing at the top has max cash. Mizu is trying to solve the problem by focussing on the cup for more income, but the fact remains:
when one division is clearly stronger than the other, it has to invest more in their staff, players etc to avoid going down. Hence it puts a heavier burden on those teams. sooner or later, they need to retool or have to sell a player due to economical circumstances.
the best example to show it is by looking in the history of the BBBL itself. in season 8-12, the blue conference was the stronger one. many teams wanted to compete and ended up going down, having to retool and didn't come back.
So sooner or later, teams will fall apart in the bloodbath conference. Considering that Joe and Q will have extra revenue from being the BBBL champ/cup winner, they won't have a to big problem dealing with it. However, the other teams will have to play it really smart and plan their futur seasons out or they'll probably end up facing economical trouble. I've seen a fair share of teams in that situation already.
So if i end up in the Bloodbath conference, i wouldn't spend it now. i'd wait another season or 2 before i'd want to invest :P but in 5 seasons, the balance should probably be restored more or less. but untill there is some kind of balance, i wouldn't want to be the guy getting promoted to the bloodbath conference. i was in that situation 2 seasons ago. had a 10-12 record, yet i was 8th.
concerning the diminishing amount of managers:
i fear this won't change in the futur. BB is a very unfair game in terms of economy and playing catch up. managers starting now take ages to get into II, and then the fight starts to go to the BBBL. Many will experience this as an unfair advantage and will likely quit instead of keep on playing. It's a shame, but that is how it goes with such games...