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Agree with everything in your post 100%.

I think, if I'm the P2, the even bigger question than, "who can we add that brings additional value at this point," is, "how can we get rid of current members like Mississippi State, Maryland, Vanderbilt, and Rutgers that don't really bring anything to the table financially?" I say this because FSU, or UNC, or Miami, or Clemson may not really move the money needle as things currently stand, but it would definitely benefit, for example, the SEC if they could replace a Mississippi State or Vanderbilt with an FSU or Clemson. If I were any of those P2 schools hanging out at the bottom of the valuation table, I wouldn't just be sitting around counting my money; I'd be extremely worried. College football is an unregulated money game, and, sooner or later, likely sooner, the Alabama's and Ohio State's of the world are going to start rattling sabers about why they're sharing money with those schools when they're creating none of the value. Notre Dame football is just an island unto itself, and any analysis of it has to be unique. Especially now that the CFP has expanded, and is almost certainly going to further expand, the ND football program will never join a conference, ever, full stop. They have no reason to. They're not as worried about scheduling as they let on, because they know, at the end of the day, every single broadcaster, whether they have direct contractual privity with ND or not, WANTS to feature ND football on their broadcasts. I anticipate that if scheduling continues to be an issue, we will see pressure from broadcasters exerted on their business partners to FIND a way to schedule football games with ND, so they can put them on TV.
Posted: 07/27/2026 at 02:13 PM ET
(In response to this post by Maroon Baboon)

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This youtube makes a lot of sense to me...
TDVick 07/26/26 04:51 AM ET
2 things I don't understand about the B1G's approach to Southern expansion
Maroon Baboon 07/26/26 11:51 PM ET
My opinion, it is the old BC thing in ACC expansion
VTCALS72 07/27/26 07:54 AM ET
I am once again begging folks to understand that TV markets are no longer-
Baltimore_Hokie 07/27/26 11:47 AM ET
I agree with you the model is changing to something new.
VTHokie2000 07/28/26 12:18 PM ET
True - I'm sure the "cable channels via streaming" services like Hulu and-
Baltimore_Hokie 07/28/26 12:51 PM ET
FWIW blackouts still exist in the NHL. If Monumental Sports has the
VTHokie2000 07/28/26 01:31 PM ET
My inclination is that linear cable and "channels" will just die off.
Baltimore_Hokie 07/28/26 03:00 PM ET
But isn't what you call
VTCALS72 07/27/26 03:35 PM ET
There are no more "markets" in the sense that you're selling a bundle of-
Baltimore_Hokie 07/27/26 05:05 PM ET
All that still speaks to a process of bringing your product to market
VTCALS72 07/27/26 06:04 PM ET
Here's where I think our disconnect on this is-
Baltimore_Hokie 07/28/26 09:45 AM ET
Good post. Fully agree with the general theme of your 2nd paragraph
VTCALS72 07/29/26 08:27 AM ET
I always thought it a house of cards to build your business model on
Maroon Baboon 07/27/26 01:56 PM ET
Duke B-ball with UNC is huge money(maybe)**
MrFantastic! 07/28/26 06:58 AM ET
Agree with everything in your post 100%.
Baltimore_Hokie 07/27/26 02:13 PM ET
Agreed
TerryD 07/27/26 03:02 PM ET
I think the numbers changed signficantly once the SEC landed Texas and OU
TDVick 07/27/26 05:53 AM ET
Interesting take, here’ a clickable link for others to make it easier.
Stech 07/26/26 07:44 PM ET