Mixed feelings on Ulster experiment

Have to say I have very mixed feelings about the decision to allow all the Ulster sides to take part in the Ulster Championship this year.
I know all good things have to start somewhere and while realistically the Ulster title comes down to Antrim at this point in time, I refuse to believe that even Derry or Down are at the races right now, the hope is obviously that if teams compete at this level they will eventually improve.
I don't think this is the case at all. Remember the short lived Connacht championship experiment of the '90s, the GAA had to stop it after a few short years because Galway were running up scores more in common with the Australian cricket team at their finest.
There is no doubt that the early rounds in Ulster will be keenly contested but when the minnows come up against Antrim, Derry or Down then we are going to need umpires and allow mentors to throw the towel in when their teams have soaked up enough punishment.
I think the answer lies not in opening up the Ulster championship but the continued development of the game in the traditional base in the North first and foremost to up standards and to build on work in the smaller counties.
I wish the Ulster Council well with the experiment but I feel it's doomed to fail and it will be a real chore for Antrim to play the couple of meaningless games to secure the title.