http://1bitcoins.org/news/time-for-bitcoin-to-growup/

Would the original team of core developers be opposed to a huge public funding of bitcoin core development?

That's the issue being suggested in the article.

Original development team remains in place and big corporations fund a public discussion on core development with the public funding group helping to fund core development.

Seems to be a good way for all the core guys to be paid for their work they are putting into this huge project.

Interesting idea IMO.