about almost everything, believes the entire conference model is going to implode directly. Since I know most don't pay for The Athletic, and it's not worth paying for anyway, here's the part pertinent to this discussion: "I believe the traditional conference model in football will crumble by the early 2030s. It’s already too unwieldy, and the revenue-sharing era will expose the chasms within conferences between schools that can afford to compete at the highest level and those that can’t. Len Perna, ringleader of the group spearheading a proposed FBS Super League, told me late last year they were targeting 2032. It might not be that exact model, but it will be something that generates even more money and makes more sense geographically." You're always going on about how ESPN and FOX are behind everything and are pulling everyone's strings behind the scenes. If that's actually true, then I imagine something, if not exactly like, relatively like Len Perna's idea is what's ultimately going to win out, because his entire career has been spent in pro sports and the related broadcasting, law, licensing, sales, and marketing. Since Mandel thinks it will happen, it almost definitely won't, but I'll link to the details of Perna's plans below anyway for you to read, if you haven't already.