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What I find most interesting about the P1 scenario is whether it wants to
remain apart of the NCAA DI as it stands now or do its own thing. A potential sub-debate within that debate is whether the P1 exists for specific sports or for all sports. The reason I find that fascinating is because how those scenarios play out could determine what action (if any) Congress could take in the future. For example, if the P1s decide to do their own thing for all sports including scheduling games only among themselves, holding a "draft" of some kind for all sports to control how transfers from other schools become apart of the group, etc., then the P1s may have done enough of the leg work to make it easier for Congress to amend the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to include them in the antitrust exemption while excluding the remaining colleges (NCAA, NAIA, JUCO, etc.) from the exemption.
If the P1s still want to participate in the NCAA DI (as we know it today), then it may be too messy for Congress to even consider amending the Act. At least Congress may not be interested in giving the exemption to all schools because it would open the door for things to go back to the way they were before SCOTUS ruled in 1983/4 that the NCAA violated antitrust laws with the broadcasting of games. Plus, it may even open the door to where the NCAA (all 3 division levels), NAIA (all 2 division levels), and JUCOs may have to agree as a whole to negotiate future media contracts for the entire collective. At least it may not be able to broken into subparts where the schools who want to pool their resources can do it and the schools that don't can opt out regardless of their association affiliation and/or even division level. Even if the collectives can be broken down to division levels, you can bet there will be some P1 schools who won't want to get in bed with the lesser valued DI schools because they enjoy the status quo too much (think the differences in the value of the conference network contracts).
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The threads below had me curious, so I mocked up a P1
-- HokieAl
Apr 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM ET
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04/28/26 12:18 AM ET
That picture convinces me P1 would struggle, it’s a regional fan base, plus
-- Stech
Apr 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM ET
Stech
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04/28/26 10:10 PM ET
Yep, seeing the map view really highlights how concentrated they are
-- HokieAl
Apr 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM ET
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04/29/26 11:35 AM ET
Given how today's society is a lot more mobile and the younger generation
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 29, 2026 at 03:31 PM ET
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04/29/26 03:31 PM ET
My perspective is not as much on where their fans live
-- HokieAl
Apr 29, 2026 at 04:43 PM ET
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04/29/26 04:43 PM ET
If those fans "gamble" on college sports, then do they feel left out?
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 29, 2026 at 05:32 PM ET
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04/29/26 05:32 PM ET
What I find most interesting about the P1 scenario is whether it wants to
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-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM ET
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04/28/26 11:01 AM ET
Correct me if I'm wrong. I think the SEC and BIG do not have GORs in place
-- HokieAl
Apr 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
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04/28/26 11:32 AM ET
B1G does, but it’s about to expire, the SEC doesn’t have one. B1G extension
-- Stech
Apr 28, 2026 at 05:02 PM ET
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04/28/26 05:02 PM ET
I thought the Big Ten has a GoR**
-- wwhokie1
Apr 28, 2026 at 01:51 PM ET
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04/28/26 01:51 PM ET
You are correct since ESPN reported last October that the Big Ten is
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 01:59 PM ET
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04/28/26 01:59 PM ET
So I did some digging after looking at your link
-- HokieAl
Apr 28, 2026 at 02:29 PM ET
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04/28/26 02:29 PM ET
Yes, the schools could leave in 2030 since the GOR extension isn't
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 02:47 PM ET
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04/28/26 02:47 PM ET
I believe you are correct that neither conference has a GOR in place at the
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET
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04/28/26 01:00 PM ET