"Now, I've stated numerous times that in my opinion there won't be a Bitcoin split"

Yeah, as you noted, this won't be the case. A split is guaranteed. Bitcoin Cash will end up being the "real Satoshi" Bitcoin, but as I noted in my article outlining it, it's very unlikely to gain much adoption. I think that's a shame though. I'm rooting for it.

https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@lexiconical/bitcoin-cash-the-only-real-bitcoin-blockchain-and-unlikely-to-gain-support