everyone wants to move to mega conferences, but there is no evidence they

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will actually work long term. I would not be surprised to see the SEC and Big 10 become mega conferences and then one day split into smaller conferences again. It will be hard to keep that many schools happy, especially with that many elite schools under one roof. Teams that were once top 2-3 in their conference will find themselves middle of the pack and fighting to just finish 5th or 6th - some won't be happy with that. Will Texas be happy being overshadowed by so many other schools? Will Texam A&M be happy in the SEC with Texas? Will Florida be happy with so many elite schools ahead of them and no realistic path to football relevance? Will PSU be happy with a conference that is focusing more and more westward while their geographical buddies are Maryland and Rutgers? Will other Big 10 schools get tired of a Atlantic to Pacific conference travel schedule? So many opportunites for something to go wrong, eventually it will break.

Posted: 05/16/2023 at 09:39 AM ET

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My ideal scenario, but it won't happen. -- wwhokie1 May 16, 2023 at 09:13 AM ET

wwhokie1 • 05/16/23 09:13 AM ET

You're sniffing glue. UT and UF will NEVER leave the SEC. -- KeithHokie89 May 16, 2023 at 12:35 PM ET

KeithHokie89 • 05/16/23 12:35 PM ET

Why not? If the conference could bring in equivalent money, then money -- wwhokie1 May 16, 2023 at 02:16 PM ET

wwhokie1 • 05/16/23 02:16 PM ET

He’s on something much stronger than glue……** -- RJHokie May 16, 2023 at 12:37 PM ET

RJHokie • 05/16/23 12:37 PM ET

I doubt UF and UT would ever entertain leaving the SEC -- Victor Tango May 16, 2023 at 11:43 AM ET

Victor Tango • 05/16/23 11:43 AM ET

Would be better than the current situation, but still not good enough -- wwhokie1 May 16, 2023 at 11:55 AM ET

wwhokie1 • 05/16/23 11:55 AM ET

I dunno - it has some big names -- Brother Griswold May 16, 2023 at 04:15 PM ET

Brother Griswold • 05/16/23 04:15 PM ET

Is there a 10-team rule for Championship games? -- Truthahn May 16, 2023 at 11:42 AM ET

Truthahn • 05/16/23 11:42 AM ET

You aren't wrong -- Vippie1 May 16, 2023 at 11:36 AM ET

Vippie1 • 05/16/23 11:36 AM ET

I kind of agree. 50-50 on this. -- rdy7p May 16, 2023 at 11:25 AM ET

rdy7p • 05/16/23 11:25 AM ET

Another possibility is we’ve reached “peak football.” Some high schools -- RoswellGAHokie May 16, 2023 at 09:55 AM ET

RoswellGAHokie • 05/16/23 09:55 AM ET

We may be the exception out here in Katy, TX - apologies if I repeat -- ValveHokie May 16, 2023 at 11:23 AM ET

ValveHokie • 05/16/23 11:23 AM ET

That’s correct. Katy’s an exception. ** -- CrystalCoveHokie May 16, 2023 at 11:36 AM ET

CrystalCoveHokie • 05/16/23 11:36 AM ET

I live in a pretty well-off small town in NE Ohio... -- mancunian May 16, 2023 at 10:13 AM ET

mancunian • 05/16/23 10:13 AM ET

Same thing I see here in Orange County NC** -- HboroughHokie May 16, 2023 at 04:43 PM ET

HboroughHokie • 05/16/23 04:43 PM ET

Youth football numbers are down...that will have an effect** -- Tuckahokie May 16, 2023 at 10:05 AM ET

Tuckahokie • 05/16/23 10:05 AM ET

i feel it has demographics going against it -- MrBayAreaHokie May 16, 2023 at 10:03 AM ET

MrBayAreaHokie • 05/16/23 10:03 AM ET

Add into that demographic….. -- CrystalCoveHokie May 16, 2023 at 10:15 AM ET

CrystalCoveHokie • 05/16/23 10:15 AM ET

NE to South migration is the demographic the MAG7 is chasing, IMO. -- Truthahn May 16, 2023 at 11:09 AM ET

Truthahn • 05/16/23 11:09 AM ET

B1G can’t satisfy coast-to-coast members long-term -- Colonel Jessup May 16, 2023 at 09:47 AM ET

Colonel Jessup • 05/16/23 09:47 AM ET

Exactly, the BIG is unsustainable, so this is not the end of all this -- Vienna_Hokie May 16, 2023 at 11:17 AM ET

Vienna_Hokie • 05/16/23 11:17 AM ET

I'd be curious to know if Bezos has interest -- VT757to276 May 16, 2023 at 09:47 AM ET

VT757to276 • 05/16/23 09:47 AM ET

I think you could execute a real “value buy” for 8 teams each from the -- Justin Berkley May 16, 2023 at 10:07 AM ET

Justin Berkley • 05/16/23 10:07 AM ET

You're right -- Millpoint May 16, 2023 at 09:42 AM ET

Millpoint • 05/16/23 09:42 AM ET

Nobody in their right mind is going to voluntarily leave the SEC/B10** -- HokieNoVA May 16, 2023 at 09:28 AM ET

HokieNoVA • 05/16/23 09:28 AM ET

If the money is equal they might. Plus, there are other reasons. -- wwhokie1 May 16, 2023 at 09:49 AM ET

wwhokie1 • 05/16/23 09:49 AM ET

there is really no such thing as guaranteed money -- MrBayAreaHokie May 16, 2023 at 10:06 AM ET

MrBayAreaHokie • 05/16/23 10:06 AM ET

Young ended up getting $4.8M of his $40M contract from the usfl** -- MrBayAreaHokie May 16, 2023 at 10:09 AM ET

MrBayAreaHokie • 05/16/23 10:09 AM ET

Appreciated ww’s creativity, but thought the same thing. ** -- RoswellGAHokie May 16, 2023 at 09:41 AM ET

RoswellGAHokie • 05/16/23 09:41 AM ET

I"d love to see a return to 10 team conferences -- obguthr May 16, 2023 at 09:24 AM ET

obguthr • 05/16/23 09:24 AM ET

everyone wants to move to mega conferences, but there is no evidence they ◄ -- wwhokie1 May 16, 2023 at 09:39 AM ET

wwhokie1 • 05/16/23 09:39 AM ET

My hope is that B1G and SEC meet the same fate as the WAC circa 1998** -- obguthr May 16, 2023 at 10:01 AM ET

obguthr • 05/16/23 10:01 AM ET

I love Fantasy land, there I don't have a job but more money than i know -- VT Pez4Life May 16, 2023 at 09:19 AM ET

VT Pez4Life • 05/16/23 09:19 AM ET

Such a simple concept, seems like it would give great results, but college -- wwhokie1 May 16, 2023 at 09:30 AM ET

wwhokie1 • 05/16/23 09:30 AM ET