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Yes, the schools could leave in 2030 since the GOR extension isn't
finalized yet. Even though the article implies the extension would mean the "Super League" is off the table, I am not sure that is necessarily true. The Super League could still exist if the Big Ten and SEC were willing to work together. Instead of being 2 independent conferences, 1 would essentially become the "AFC" and the other would essentially become the "NFC." Why I noted in another post that the Super League may want to incorporate the 2 brands to give the league a head start in marketing. Hence why I am not sold either way on whether the schools would want the Super League to apply to just specific sports or to all sports.
A risk to limiting it to just football and let's say basketball is the impact it could have on all the other sports sponsored at the NCAA DI level. I'm not talking about the financial impact, but the working relationship between the Super League schools and the rest the NCAA schools (not just DI schools). If the tension is allowed to fester over time, then eventually there will come a point where the Super League schools will be forced to do it for all sports because the working relationship has gone from a healthy one to a more toxic one. Now the fans may never see any of it because it is kept behind closed doors when the various committee members meet throughout the year. However, things may slowly leak out to the public where people start to form the impression "that something ain't right" among the members even if they can't put a finger to the cause. There may even be some of that going on now after the P2s performed their hostile takeover of the FBS Playoffs.
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The threads below had me curious, so I mocked up a P1
-- HokieAl
Apr 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM ET
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04/28/26 12:18 AM ET
That picture convinces me P1 would struggle, it’s a regional fan base, plus
-- Stech
Apr 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM ET
Stech
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04/28/26 10:10 PM ET
Yep, seeing the map view really highlights how concentrated they are
-- HokieAl
Apr 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM ET
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04/29/26 11:35 AM ET
Given how today's society is a lot more mobile and the younger generation
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 29, 2026 at 03:31 PM ET
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04/29/26 03:31 PM ET
My perspective is not as much on where their fans live
-- HokieAl
Apr 29, 2026 at 04:43 PM ET
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04/29/26 04:43 PM ET
If those fans "gamble" on college sports, then do they feel left out?
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 29, 2026 at 05:32 PM ET
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04/29/26 05:32 PM ET
What I find most interesting about the P1 scenario is whether it wants to
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM ET
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04/28/26 11:01 AM ET
Correct me if I'm wrong. I think the SEC and BIG do not have GORs in place
-- HokieAl
Apr 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
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04/28/26 11:32 AM ET
B1G does, but it’s about to expire, the SEC doesn’t have one. B1G extension
-- Stech
Apr 28, 2026 at 05:02 PM ET
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04/28/26 05:02 PM ET
I thought the Big Ten has a GoR**
-- wwhokie1
Apr 28, 2026 at 01:51 PM ET
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04/28/26 01:51 PM ET
You are correct since ESPN reported last October that the Big Ten is
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 01:59 PM ET
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04/28/26 01:59 PM ET
So I did some digging after looking at your link
-- HokieAl
Apr 28, 2026 at 02:29 PM ET
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04/28/26 02:29 PM ET
Yes, the schools could leave in 2030 since the GOR extension isn't
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-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 02:47 PM ET
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04/28/26 02:47 PM ET
I believe you are correct that neither conference has a GOR in place at the
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 28, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET
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04/28/26 01:00 PM ET