You’re talking about where they are right now, that’s not what my post was
about. I am talking about where they are going. A year ago the P2 were aligned, but I am not so sure right now. The media pays the schools, not the other way around. If they want to consolidate like many businesses are doing, they can do it and create incredible content if they create a Super League. They simply take the high viewership schools and put them in one Conference/League like the NFL, and create incredible matchups every week. They have already basically done it when the FBS and FCS split. Now no one knows what is going to happen, not you and not me, let’s not pretend we do, but my post was about how it seems the SEC (paid dominantly by ESPN) seems to be going towards a P1 and the B1G with 24 teams in the playoff would be happy to have all the conferences involved, and just dwarf everybody but the SEC in money. It will be interesting to watch whether the P1 Super League like the author wrote about wins out, or whether the B1G keeps every FBS Conference involved and gets the playoff to 24 with their 3 networks paying them money from games.
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A really good opinion piece by
-- Big12 guy
Jan 15, 2026 at 05:46 PM ET
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01/15/26 05:46 PM ET
#5 and #7 are good arguments FOR a super league. **
-- RandomAsianGuy
Jan 16, 2026 at 07:17 PM ET
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01/16/26 07:17 PM ET
I thought the same. It is all about 5 and 7.**
-- Femoyer Hokie
Jan 16, 2026 at 09:22 PM ET
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01/16/26 09:22 PM ET
The writer doesn't know the difference between a "Super League" and the PL
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 16, 2026 at 01:48 PM ET
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01/16/26 01:48 PM ET
The only way what this author describes comes to fruition is the-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Jan 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM ET
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01/16/26 12:45 PM ET
100%, and is why the rest of football needs to call the P2's bluff. **
-- Big12 guy
Jan 16, 2026 at 02:27 PM ET
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01/16/26 02:27 PM ET
#6 and #1 are the ones that stand out to me
-- HokieAl
Jan 16, 2026 at 09:49 AM ET
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01/16/26 09:49 AM ET
Used 2 think B1G wanted S League, but 16 were ready 2 sign long GOR, 2 not.
-- Stech
Jan 16, 2026 at 08:18 AM ET
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01/16/26 08:18 AM ET
Currently, the P2 conferences hold the power, and the
-- Big12 guy
Jan 16, 2026 at 09:13 AM ET
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01/16/26 09:13 AM ET
You’re talking about where they are right now, that’s not what my post was
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-- Stech
Jan 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM ET
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01/16/26 10:28 AM ET
Ya, I get that. What I was implying is that it will not
-- Big12 guy
Jan 16, 2026 at 10:35 AM ET
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01/16/26 10:35 AM ET
Gotcha, I agree w/ that, I don’t think that happens if the playoff goes 24,
-- Stech
Jan 16, 2026 at 10:45 AM ET
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01/16/26 10:45 AM ET
If they form a different league, I think they
-- Big12 guy
Jan 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM ET
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01/16/26 10:56 AM ET
Thought that too a year ago, what advantage would ESPN have to split it?
-- Stech
Jan 16, 2026 at 04:58 PM ET
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01/16/26 04:58 PM ET
I wonder if a non NCAA college football organization could end up…
-- Calamitous
Jan 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM ET
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01/15/26 11:25 PM ET
Keep wondering if NFL just creates the P1, many of the processes in place.**
-- Stech
Jan 16, 2026 at 06:07 PM ET
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01/16/26 06:07 PM ET
Why would the NFL owners want to take on the additional cost associated
-- VTHokie2000
Jan 20, 2026 at 01:13 PM ET
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01/20/26 01:13 PM ET
Power/Control and they will make money, a lot of it too.**
-- Stech
Jan 20, 2026 at 01:52 PM ET
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01/20/26 01:52 PM ET
That was true 10, 20, and 30 years ago. Multiple leagues have tried to
-- VTHokie2000
Jan 20, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET
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01/20/26 02:01 PM ET
You're right they may not want it, but it was the best TV numbers ever and
-- Stech
Jan 20, 2026 at 07:05 PM ET
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01/20/26 07:05 PM ET
I'm not sure a NFL minor league can maintain that connection with the
-- VTHokie2000
Jan 21, 2026 at 10:32 AM ET
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01/21/26 10:32 AM ET
I don't want it to happen, so I hope you are right.**
-- Stech
Jan 21, 2026 at 10:56 AM ET
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01/21/26 10:56 AM ET
FWIW there are examples in the world where a college is either the primary
-- VTHokie2000
Jan 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM ET
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01/21/26 11:20 AM ET
IYO would ND join the Super League if this happens, or stay Independent?**
-- Stech
Jan 16, 2026 at 08:09 AM ET
Stech
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01/16/26 08:09 AM ET
If ND joins the Super League, they will no longer be independent, League or
-- Stech
Jan 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM ET
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01/16/26 10:34 AM ET
Yes, but I would rather ND, if forced, ......
-- TerryD
Jan 18, 2026 at 08:29 AM ET
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01/18/26 08:29 AM ET
Interesting, what if they go to an NFC AFC model? NFC is SEC & AFC is B1G?
-- Stech
Jan 18, 2026 at 09:14 AM ET
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01/18/26 09:14 AM ET