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You are entitled to your opinion too, but for both it’s just opinion not

fact. I was getting the feeling that you think this is all stuck in one direction, and can’t change. I think a year ago when the SEC and B1G snatched the College Football Playoff from everyone else by saying we will do our own if you don’t give us majority control, it looked like it was going in that direction. Now though ESPN/SEC and Fox/B1G are back to fighting again. I think ESPN/SEC want a P1 with Promotion and Relegation. Sankey recently said he read the book on it and thinks that’s the best direction for College Football. On the other hand the B1G is promoting the opposite direction with a 24 team playoff. They are starting to back down on Automatic Bids to get it too. Why is this important to Virginia Tech and Virginia? Because it suddenly is about getting as many teams in the College Football Playoff as you can to get the most money. So having a rich state like Virginia that is in the top tier in size, wealth and academic standings, could mean two from one state. Virginia Tech will bring rabid football fans with Franklin and Virginia will do the same for basketball. It seems to be forgotten, but the best ratings are backyard rivalries. So I am not saying it will happen, but a lot has changed in the last year, and with the SEC/ESPN and B1G pulling in different directions right now, I would say both to one conference is possible. The Final Four is usually a time watch, things like UVA more interested in the B1G could easily be the beginning of some paradigm shifts. PS I have spent a career doing things people said were not realistic. I think realism is all in how high you build your ceiling. Think Big and Grow Rich book has many examples of that.
Posted: 03/24/2026 at 06:53 AM ET
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UVA to B10 is a ten times better fit than SEC,Va Tech is closer to AAU
Stech 03/22/26 07:16 PM ET
Not far-fetched, Stech. VT is definitely "qualified" for either P2.
33laszlo99 03/24/26 07:03 PM ET
UVA is better than us in academics and almost all sports. B10 has shown no
Maroon Effect 03/24/26 01:01 PM ET
VT has made up grounds in Sports
MrFantastic! 03/26/26 12:19 PM ET
Thats not an absolute
1947Sunbowl 03/26/26 08:39 AM ET
Better in academics? Time to unmask and wear your UVA colors in the open.
EDGEMAN 03/25/26 05:34 AM ET
Nah. I’m a proud VT grad, but most who’ve lived outside VA/DMV would agree.
Maroon Effect 03/25/26 07:00 PM ET
Sorry, but that's insulting to every Hokie grad that's ever lived.
EDGEMAN 03/26/26 04:56 AM ET
Not meant that way. I went to a lot of schools that had a better counter-
Maroon Effect 03/26/26 10:11 AM ET
Meh…
Calamitous 04/10/26 12:41 AM ET
UVA had a good football year, but this is about 🏈 $, and the last 30 years
Stech 03/24/26 01:06 PM ET
Let’s be honest. I haven’t seen any report or even speculation from
RandomAsianGuy 03/23/26 12:59 PM ET
A lot of the reporting is based on people's guesses, which is based on who
wwhokie1 03/24/26 11:09 AM ET
Once upon a time
MrFantastic! 03/23/26 02:24 PM ET
Media is wrong a lot, you have more faith in them than I do, also I stated
Stech 03/23/26 02:02 PM ET
I do believe VT has an outside chance for the SEC membership.
RandomAsianGuy 03/23/26 06:32 PM ET
Nothing about our recent Academic rankings, your information is years old,
Stech 03/23/26 07:15 PM ET
You are entitled to your view. And VT’s academics is good.
RandomAsianGuy 03/23/26 10:29 PM ET
VA's population is still growing slightly faster than the national average-
Culpeper Hokie 03/24/26 11:10 AM ET
We are competing against states like NC, FL, GA, AZ not the national avg.
RandomAsianGuy 03/24/26 12:06 PM ET
The type of population matters as well. it's not
Big12 guy 03/24/26 11:20 AM ET
You are entitled to your opinion too, but for both it’s just opinion not
Stech 03/24/26 06:53 AM ET
Fair enough. **
RandomAsianGuy 03/24/26 12:09 PM ET
It all depends on how big the media companies want
Big12 guy 03/23/26 02:48 PM ET
Do you have details on how it doesn’t pencil out? If so, please share them.**
Stech 03/23/26 03:29 PM ET
Sure, as
Big12 guy 03/23/26 03:50 PM ET
Something else to consider. Coming soon: unequal revenue sharing.
Maroon Baboon 03/23/26 06:06 PM ET
I'm watching that with great interest, as I'm sure other
Big12 guy 03/23/26 06:30 PM ET
So I can understand, what schools do you think will bring >$ to P2 & why?**
Stech 03/23/26 05:15 PM ET
Only ND would brin "more" money to
Big12 guy 03/23/26 06:24 PM ET
Well my hopes aren't high but short of the ACC being viable long term
Vippie1 03/23/26 11:14 AM ET
It is a better fit
HokiesACC2004 03/23/26 05:15 AM ET
A bird in the hand versus two in the bush.**
wwhokie1 03/24/26 11:26 AM ET