They definitely COULD, but they won't.
My line of thinking on why is they don't think they could withstand the heat if they decided to rock that boat. Can you imagine the 24/7 non-stop whine fest in the media? Bill Donahue would absolutely lose his mind. Beano Cook would rise from the grave, angry and ready to riot. It would be 1000x worse than when they decided to destroy the PAC-12.
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Could Conferences and CFP committee force ND to join conference
-- BAMAHOKIE
Dec 15, 2025 at 08:51 PM ET
BAMAHOKIE
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12/15/25 08:51 PM ET
No, violation of anti-trust laws
-- mrcaniac
Dec 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM ET
mrcaniac
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12/16/25 12:53 PM ET
I guess they could, but there's no real reason to. I think the conference
-- reestuart
Dec 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM ET
reestuart
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12/16/25 12:39 PM ET
They definitely COULD, but they won't.
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-- Baltimore_Hokie
Dec 16, 2025 at 09:03 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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12/16/25 09:03 AM ET
It would require multiple backbones and those are in short supply **
-- Tailgate Guru
Dec 16, 2025 at 08:00 AM ET
Tailgate Guru
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12/16/25 08:00 AM ET
join a conference, no; play an extra game, absolutely**
-- daveinop
Dec 16, 2025 at 07:06 AM ET
daveinop
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12/16/25 07:06 AM ET
Two points on this
-- Maroon Baboon
Dec 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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12/16/25 12:01 AM ET
No, more likely that the P1 Schools follow them to Independence and create
-- Stech
Dec 15, 2025 at 09:03 PM ET
Stech
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12/15/25 09:03 PM ET