Reducing to 20 teams leaves out VT
Essentially, 2/3 of the current P4 would be permanently relegated to the next tier down.
Premier league plays a 38 game league schedule, 20 teams playing each other home and home. Teams can also play unlimited 'friendlies' and invitational championships that also help drive revenue, especially for the Big Six clubs.
The Big Six (Man U, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham) are pushing for imbalanced TV revenue sharing, much like FSU and Clemson got from the ACC.
The EPL Big Six owners do NOT believe in the NFL equal revenue sharing model. They believe they drive the revenue in global EPL TV contracts, so they should benefit the most.
Their next step is a Super League withe top teams from other European National Leagues (Bayern Munich, FC Barecelona, International Milan). Same as we have heard proposed in college football.
The EPL Big Six are as eager to stop subsidizing Everton and Newcastle as USC and Oregon were of subsidizing Washington State and Cal. Trashing long time rivalries is easy when the path to championships means having the most money to outbid other teams for the best players. It us a universal sentiment.
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Just finished reading The Club,about the business of the Premier League
-- PadrosWindup
Feb 20, 2026 at 08:33 AM ET
PadrosWindup
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02/20/26 08:33 AM ET
A must read for anyone that wants to understand conference realignment.**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Feb 23, 2026 at 11:36 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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02/23/26 11:36 AM ET
Just think what we could get rid of if we went an EPL/EFL model
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 20, 2026 at 05:45 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/20/26 05:45 PM ET
Reducing to 20 teams leaves out VT
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-- PadrosWindup
Feb 20, 2026 at 09:02 PM ET
PadrosWindup
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02/20/26 09:02 PM ET
Where are you getting the 20 number for the P2? Saban says 32, same as NFL.
-- Stech
Feb 21, 2026 at 08:06 AM ET
Stech
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02/21/26 08:06 AM ET
I went with 20 since that is the EPL number. Maroon Baboons scheduling
-- PadrosWindup
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET
PadrosWindup
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02/21/26 11:30 AM ET
I think if there is a P1, it should be 48, but Saban saying it repeatedly
-- Stech
Feb 21, 2026 at 02:22 PM ET
Stech
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02/21/26 02:22 PM ET
To show you the folly of making a permanent 32 (or 48),
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 21, 2026 at 02:55 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/21/26 02:55 PM ET
I don’t want the P1, but if they do relegation and promotion it would help,
-- Stech
Feb 22, 2026 at 08:36 AM ET
Stech
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02/22/26 08:36 AM ET
What two conferences might look like in a "P1" relegation-promotion model.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/23/26 12:34 PM ET
If there is ever a mythical P1, it
-- Big12 guy
Feb 23, 2026 at 02:23 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/23/26 02:23 PM ET
Trust me, I would be more than willing to run it back.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 23, 2026 at 02:45 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/23/26 02:45 PM ET
Uneven scheduling isn't a complaint. It's a fact.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/21/26 12:57 PM ET
I would lobby for a 24 team playoff with
-- Big12 guy
Feb 21, 2026 at 09:35 AM ET
Big12 guy
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02/21/26 09:35 AM ET
Two major omissions in your post.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/20/26 11:19 PM ET
Relegation is an anachronism. No new leagues will sign on to it.
-- PadrosWindup
Feb 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET
PadrosWindup
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02/21/26 10:37 AM ET
“Supposedly this Greg Sankey's #1 book.” Why people should read your post
-- Stech
Feb 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET
Stech
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02/20/26 11:15 AM ET