The wording is very specific. They can still raid other conferences
They just can’t take so many teams that the conference membership of football playing schools goes down below 75% of where it started. Bill language pasted below.
This means the ACC could lose up to 4 teams (25%) and the BIG/SEC would still be compliant with the new law. Same would apply to the B12 who could lose up to 25% of their teams.
“(a) In General.—It shall be unlawful under the antitrust laws, as defined in section 1(a), for any covered conference that reported more than $700,000,000 in revenue on its fiscal year 2025 tax return or any subsequent tax return to merge or consolidate with, or to acquire the assets, media rights (including media rights of an institution), or membership of, another covered conference or of an independent institution, if as a result of the transaction, the number of institutions that are members of the covered conference would be less than 75 percent of the institutions participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision…”
Thread Replies (16)
Anyone following Protect College Sports Act?
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jul 29, 2026 at 12:29 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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07/29/26 12:29 PM ET
I'm not, because it's not going to pass, and everyone will have forgotten-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Jul 30, 2026 at 10:53 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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07/30/26 10:53 AM ET
I hear you. Many people don't think it's going to pass
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jul 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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07/30/26 12:13 PM ET
It may not be as significant as you think because it is likely the law will
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 30, 2026 at 12:24 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/30/26 12:24 PM ET
True. But the PCSA will deter the expansion during the legal challenge,
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jul 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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07/30/26 12:33 PM ET
Given that the various media contracts end at different times, it would be
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 30, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/30/26 12:57 PM ET
No guarantee. But if I were the P2, I won't bother. Too much headache and
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jul 30, 2026 at 01:12 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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07/30/26 01:12 PM ET
All depends on how the contract negotiations are playing out and how much
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 30, 2026 at 01:25 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/30/26 01:25 PM ET
The wording is very specific. They can still raid other conferences
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-- HokieAl
Jul 29, 2026 at 01:56 PM ET
HokieAl
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07/29/26 01:56 PM ET
I won't be so sure. We haven't seen the final language but it was reported
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jul 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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07/30/26 12:12 PM ET
If that actually makes it into the bill, then I’ll believe it
-- HokieAl
Jul 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM ET
HokieAl
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07/30/26 12:21 PM ET
I don't think the SEC wants to add more than two. As I said many times
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jul 30, 2026 at 12:32 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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07/30/26 12:32 PM ET
No one here is following it obviously **
-- Sunsetunderground
Jul 29, 2026 at 01:28 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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07/29/26 01:28 PM ET
For ACC & XII fans this is a ho-hum event. Not so for P2.
-- 33laszlo99
Jul 29, 2026 at 03:27 PM ET
33laszlo99
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07/29/26 03:27 PM ET
If the bill heads to the floor for a vote and the P2s don't "unleash
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 29, 2026 at 03:59 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/29/26 03:59 PM ET
The P2 are buying time and hoping to negotiate this bill out of existence.
-- 33laszlo99
Jul 29, 2026 at 04:44 PM ET
33laszlo99
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07/29/26 04:44 PM ET
Honestly, I am not sure the bill has enough votes to pass on either floor.
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 29, 2026 at 05:33 PM ET
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07/29/26 05:33 PM ET