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I'm not going to watch a bad version of the NFL/NBA if my team isn't in it
They need way more than 34 teams to pull off an exit...maybe they can add collegiate stock car racing, too
Thread Replies (84)
B1G & SEC Presidents are seriously considering leaving the NCAA, TV money
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 01:31 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 01:31 PM ET
They have a really big assumption about cfb fans if that is true
-- HokieAl
Mar 01, 2024 at 09:05 AM ET
HokieAl
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03/01/24 09:05 AM ET
Been saying this for years. Makes zero sense to make your market SMALLER!**
-- VTDC
Mar 02, 2024 at 04:15 PM ET
VTDC
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03/02/24 04:15 PM ET
Excellent point, one of the reasons I think the P2 goes to 48.**
-- Stech
Mar 02, 2024 at 08:24 PM ET
Stech
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03/02/24 08:24 PM ET
True, but those are the schools that get watched, regardless of the others.**
-- reestuart
Mar 02, 2024 at 03:14 PM ET
reestuart
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03/02/24 03:14 PM ET
Exactly right. Alienating 50% of potential fans is a bad business model.
-- HokieToph
Mar 01, 2024 at 12:52 PM ET
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03/01/24 12:52 PM ET
Given how huge the gambling industry is now and people can now legally
-- VTHokie2000
Mar 01, 2024 at 02:02 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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03/01/24 02:02 PM ET
This is what I keep telling my older adult friends, they want the younger
-- Stech
Mar 01, 2024 at 08:11 PM ET
Stech
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03/01/24 08:11 PM ET
I suspect some (maybe all) the state governments know this information too.
-- VTHokie2000
Mar 01, 2024 at 11:47 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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03/01/24 11:47 PM ET
Like th lottery does now, I am sure you know, that’s how they got it passed
-- Stech
Mar 02, 2024 at 09:55 AM ET
Stech
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03/02/24 09:55 AM ET
Good point, and I think they’ll add another playoff for the G5/Powerless 2.
-- Stech
Mar 01, 2024 at 10:31 AM ET
Stech
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03/01/24 10:31 AM ET
I can see that as a path.
-- Will Stewart
Mar 02, 2024 at 12:15 PM ET
Will Stewart
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03/02/24 12:15 PM ET
FWIW in order for the NCAA to be able to run 2 DI football playoffs
-- VTHokie2000
Mar 03, 2024 at 01:36 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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03/03/24 01:36 AM ET
You & your business are okay, we are tier 2 now, we can only go up, which I
-- Stech
Mar 02, 2024 at 08:20 PM ET
Stech
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03/02/24 08:20 PM ET
ya, but in that scenario, they get to have their cake and
-- Big12 guy
Mar 02, 2024 at 06:50 PM ET
Big12 guy
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03/02/24 06:50 PM ET
I don't think we are there yet. I really don't think the P2 wants
-- Big12 guy
Mar 01, 2024 at 10:46 AM ET
Big12 guy
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03/01/24 10:46 AM ET
I think they are very close to leaving, Pete Thamel doesn’t spitball things
-- Stech
Mar 01, 2024 at 01:45 PM ET
Stech
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03/01/24 01:45 PM ET
Well, hell. I thought the PAC would stay together right up to
-- Big12 guy
Mar 01, 2024 at 01:56 PM ET
Big12 guy
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03/01/24 01:56 PM ET
I agree. I think the P2 is bluffing
-- HokieAl
Mar 01, 2024 at 11:03 AM ET
HokieAl
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03/01/24 11:03 AM ET
But then you have losers like Tony Altimore posting charts like this
-- HouClone
Mar 01, 2024 at 01:44 PM ET
HouClone
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03/01/24 01:44 PM ET
Can't argue with your research. Has Altimore reached-out to you?**
-- 33laszlo99
Apr 19, 2024 at 07:27 AM ET
33laszlo99
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04/19/24 07:27 AM ET
He has not. He hasn't blocked me on X either but I only had 1 or 2
-- HouClone
Apr 19, 2024 at 02:32 PM ET
HouClone
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04/19/24 02:32 PM ET
I've always found data fascinating because it can be manipulated so easily
-- HokieAl
Mar 01, 2024 at 02:21 PM ET
HokieAl
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03/01/24 02:21 PM ET
Ageed! Let the other 100 or so FBS schools continue on with the NCAA and
-- hoodat
Mar 01, 2024 at 09:13 AM ET
hoodat
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03/01/24 09:13 AM ET
SIAP...interesting AP article (link)
-- daveinop
Mar 01, 2024 at 08:09 AM ET
daveinop
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03/01/24 08:09 AM ET
Expect some pushback, especially out of the Big 12 & ACC.“I’m not involved
-- Stech
Mar 01, 2024 at 09:23 AM ET
Stech
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03/01/24 09:23 AM ET
most of the few football games I watch where I have no rooting interest
-- daveinop
Mar 01, 2024 at 11:48 AM ET
daveinop
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03/01/24 11:48 AM ET
I think they break off and it will be 48 and I think it’s sooner than later
-- Stech
Mar 01, 2024 at 01:41 PM ET
Stech
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03/01/24 01:41 PM ET
I hope you're right about the number being 48.
-- Will Stewart
Mar 02, 2024 at 12:24 PM ET
Will Stewart
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03/02/24 12:24 PM ET
Do you have a TSL 5-10 year plan?
-- HokieAl
Mar 03, 2024 at 12:00 AM ET
HokieAl
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03/03/24 12:00 AM ET
10 year plans are folly, and even 5 years out is hard to project.
-- Will Stewart
Mar 03, 2024 at 12:30 AM ET
Will Stewart
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03/03/24 12:30 AM ET
If P2 is 40, it will be boring- same teams all the time.
-- WestEndHokie39
Mar 02, 2024 at 02:50 PM ET
WestEndHokie39
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03/02/24 02:50 PM ET
The "powers that be" in college football are working overtime ...
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 03, 2024 at 08:29 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/03/24 08:29 AM ET
You are correct, at least for this fan/alum.
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 02, 2024 at 02:36 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/02/24 02:36 PM ET
#'s wise, I'm sure the networks have given them a content figure
-- daveinop
Mar 01, 2024 at 03:28 PM ET
daveinop
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03/01/24 03:28 PM ET
I wish they would break away. Just get it done, already.
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 03, 2024 at 08:34 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/03/24 08:34 AM ET
Yeah, they would have to pull in parts of B12 and ACC to make it work
-- HokieAl
Mar 01, 2024 at 12:37 PM ET
HokieAl
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03/01/24 12:37 PM ET
Am I reading this correctly...
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 29, 2024 at 06:51 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/29/24 06:51 PM ET
Their greed knows no bounds.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 03, 2024 at 08:36 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/03/24 08:36 AM ET
No. It's simple math... AND THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE ACC...
-- jesuisvtguy
Mar 01, 2024 at 07:30 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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03/01/24 07:30 PM ET
Of course, those 3 "at large" bids will go to SEC/Big10 all the time.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 03, 2024 at 08:38 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/03/24 08:38 AM ET
"It's a trap." -Admiral Ackbar
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 29, 2024 at 09:25 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/29/24 09:25 PM ET
Yep...the SEC and/or Big10 could have a particularly cannibalistic season
-- Tuckahokie
Mar 01, 2024 at 06:20 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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03/01/24 06:20 AM ET
And sneaky Sankey saying the SEC has delivered 40% of the playoff teams
-- HokieAl
Mar 01, 2024 at 09:18 AM ET
HokieAl
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03/01/24 09:18 AM ET
Moreover, the SEC already has the CFP Selection Committee under their thumb
-- Maroon Baboon
Mar 01, 2024 at 11:05 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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03/01/24 11:05 AM ET
The P2 think they are powerful enough to control the playoffs, and
-- Big12 guy
Mar 01, 2024 at 11:53 AM ET
Big12 guy
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03/01/24 11:53 AM ET
I haven't met one person, even a B1G or SEC homer, who thinks all of this
-- Maroon Baboon
Mar 01, 2024 at 03:19 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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03/01/24 03:19 PM ET
I would not be too sure about how the networks feels. The networks see how
-- VTHokie2000
Mar 01, 2024 at 02:09 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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03/01/24 02:09 PM ET
I'm not saying they wouldn't make a ton of money, I'm saying that
-- Big12 guy
Mar 01, 2024 at 02:19 PM ET
Big12 guy
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03/01/24 02:19 PM ET
Given that the current revenue is centered around 3 sports and the
-- VTHokie2000
Mar 01, 2024 at 02:53 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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03/01/24 02:53 PM ET
I say let them leave. And every remaining NCAA team doesn't schedule them
-- HokieToph
Feb 29, 2024 at 06:38 PM ET
HokieToph
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02/29/24 06:38 PM ET
That would be the best thing to happen.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 03, 2024 at 08:45 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/03/24 08:45 AM ET
I want FSU out. F$U can go to Hell as far as I'm concerned.
-- Atlee Hokie
Mar 03, 2024 at 08:47 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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03/03/24 08:47 AM ET
Money is the problem, P2 have double, and many think it will triple.**
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 08:33 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 08:33 PM ET
It doesn't answer your question, but when UMass announced they
-- Big12 guy
Feb 29, 2024 at 05:27 PM ET
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02/29/24 05:27 PM ET
To hell with the B1G and SEC. Let them leave so everyone else
-- hoodat
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:22 PM ET
hoodat
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02/29/24 04:22 PM ET
Agree, would love to see the B10 and SEC leave the NCAA. I sure would not
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Feb 29, 2024 at 05:12 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
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02/29/24 05:12 PM ET
I understand why you say that, but my concern is the nonrevenue student
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:46 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 04:46 PM ET
The ACC has been able to support non-rev programs before all this madness..
-- Old Line Hokie
Feb 29, 2024 at 06:55 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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02/29/24 06:55 PM ET
The freight train coming financially that’s new is paying players, we’re ok
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 08:37 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 08:37 PM ET
I agree with a hoo.. wth!**
-- Windows NT
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:24 PM ET
Windows NT
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02/29/24 04:24 PM ET
I understand the conferences pursuing money at all costs, that is their
-- VT ChemE 1986
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:18 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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02/29/24 04:18 PM ET
It won't be the first time that "greed" destroyed a decent program nor the
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Feb 29, 2024 at 05:16 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
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02/29/24 05:16 PM ET
My biggest concerns in all of this students getting degrees and nonrevenue
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:40 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 04:40 PM ET
They can't let the dust settle from the implosion of the Pac-12?**
-- Tuckahokie
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:17 PM ET
Tuckahokie
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02/29/24 04:17 PM ET
Nope, they have the momentum, and they are seizing it.**
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:36 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 04:36 PM ET
Been obvious for a while that their endgame was to murder college football
-- HokieNoVA
Feb 29, 2024 at 03:33 PM ET
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02/29/24 03:33 PM ET
I was thinking that way too, but recently not so much. Sometimes they throw
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:35 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 04:35 PM ET
Well, the NCAA has been rudderless for a long time. Looks like the USS NCAA
-- Old Line Hokie
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:03 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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02/29/24 04:03 PM ET
Maybe it shapes out to this...
-- The_VT_Rock
Feb 29, 2024 at 05:02 PM ET
The_VT_Rock
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02/29/24 05:02 PM ET
I'm thinking along these same lines, Rock. The P2 don't want to break away
-- 33laszlo99
Feb 29, 2024 at 06:50 PM ET
33laszlo99
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02/29/24 06:50 PM ET
The P2 and the media don't want that many slices to the $$$$ pie
-- VTCALS72
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:48 PM ET
VTCALS72
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02/29/24 04:48 PM ET
The bus does seem to be going in that direction.**
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:28 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 04:28 PM ET
Kinda buried the lede there didn't they?**
-- mancunian
Feb 29, 2024 at 02:43 PM ET
mancunian
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02/29/24 02:43 PM ET
Yep, nonchalantly just sandwiched in there.**
-- Stech
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:27 PM ET
Stech
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02/29/24 04:27 PM ET
It is their world, the rest are along for the ride. They have incredible
-- goldendomer
Feb 29, 2024 at 02:22 PM ET
goldendomer
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02/29/24 02:22 PM ET
I'm not going to watch a bad version of the NFL/NBA if my team isn't in it
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-- daveinop
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:26 PM ET
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02/29/24 04:26 PM ET
My only interest is VT. I'll watch wherever the Hokies reside.**
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 29, 2024 at 04:44 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/29/24 04:44 PM ET
Definitely, my thoughts also Edgeman !**
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Feb 29, 2024 at 05:21 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
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02/29/24 05:21 PM ET