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Maroon Baboon
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Maroon Baboon

You can't really compare the leagues beneath the PL to the MLB minors or

the AHL or G-League because the Major League, NHL and NBA teams own those lower tier teams. Everyone kinda knows its place. For example, the Hershey Bears, perhaps the most successful minor league franchise in America are not in any way trying to get into the NHL. However, if you had teams that have been in big time college football for their whole history of their school, and that team was relegated for a season, their fans would still follow, and (sadly IMO) people would still gamble on their games. If a relegation system is fluid, there would be great interest in the overall sport? If it is a mandated permanent "relegation," then major college football would take a big hit. I promise you, if VT is left out of a "super league" and are "relegated" to an FCS- or G6-type league, I promise you, I will not watch a single second of the top league. If VT has a total crap year, and gets relegated the EFL way, I would still stay interested in everything and hope for promotion the following year. And I think most college football fans feel the same way.
Posted: 06/08/2026 at 03:30 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTHokie2000)

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How many think 75M + *20M VT gift & Franklin/Recruiting gives VT a P2 seat
Stech • 06/06/26 07:19 PM ET
KU got a $300M gift this yr. Does it make them much more likely?**
marcbvtgm • 06/11/26 10:10 AM ET
It won't hurt. Nothing is guaranteed though. Still less than 50% IMO**
RandomAsianGuy • 06/09/26 08:28 PM ET
Has $$$ made Texas Tech more attractive?**
UTPr0sim • 06/08/26 05:43 PM ET
Is attractive the real.......
2hhoop3 • 06/08/26 07:54 PM ET
Bingo. **
Big12 guy • 06/08/26 06:46 PM ET
The P2 will not expand unless their TV partners tell them to do so
CobbCountyHokie • 06/08/26 01:06 PM ET
Let's worry about winning the games that are on VT's schedule now first.
Baltimore_Hokie • 06/08/26 11:32 AM ET
The money is just a tool to be used. Now we need to use it smartly
HokieAl • 06/08/26 11:04 AM ET
With the ACC going to unbalanced payouts
Marooned • 06/07/26 10:54 PM ET
P2 is/will be going to unbalanced payouts as well. That's why I am in less
Maroon Baboon • 06/08/26 10:39 AM ET
Agreed. VT should only be concerned about the things
Marooned • 06/08/26 12:29 PM ET
As long as the P2 has the competitive advantage (money),
Big12 guy • 06/08/26 12:13 PM ET
I definitely believe the P2 will follow the ACC's lead on payouts
EDGEMAN • 06/08/26 11:47 AM ET
IMHO, the next 4-5 years will determine the changes....
Old Line Hokie • 06/07/26 04:59 PM ET
Those things alone? No.
Maroon Baboon • 06/07/26 04:01 PM ET
If it stays like it is, there will be few if any additions to the B1G or
Femoyer Hokie • 06/07/26 01:34 PM ET
Just think, Indiana was one of the "weak links" just three years ago.
Maroon Baboon • 06/07/26 04:06 PM ET
True, but that hasn’t stopped the picking
Marooned • 06/07/26 10:59 PM ET
I'm less certain there will ever really be a P2 then I was previously
Vippie1 • 06/07/26 10:09 AM ET
"... ever really be a P2." Vippie, the P2 is old news. Pehaps you mean
33laszlo99 • 06/07/26 08:00 PM ET
You may be right. But I wish this congressional action would have taken
Maroon Baboon • 06/07/26 04:10 PM ET
Both Sankey and Pettiti.....
2hhoop3 • 06/07/26 10:33 AM ET
I think some streamers take the product global. I agree that Sankey will
33laszlo99 • 06/07/26 08:09 PM ET
I've always said that the B1G might be too big to fail. But the SEC isn't.
Maroon Baboon • 06/08/26 10:49 AM ET
I agree 100%. Sankey doesn't want it, but ESPN does.**
33laszlo99 • 06/08/26 10:56 AM ET
I think we ultimately end up
Vippie1 • 06/07/26 11:33 AM ET
The NFL is precious because it is a monopoly and it controls the size of
33laszlo99 • 06/08/26 10:36 AM ET
Organizations that get media money in the billions will not be persuaded to
33laszlo99 • 06/07/26 08:15 PM ET
If they don't share money with G6s, then what happens to their non-revenue
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 10:34 AM ET
I'll back off the G6 sharing part but I do think the P4 will figure it out
Vippie1 • 06/08/26 07:04 AM ET
Please expand your field of view. You seem to see this as simply an issue
33laszlo99 • 06/10/26 10:38 AM ET
There is such a drastic Gulf between the top and the bottom of D1. As a
wwhokie1 • 06/07/26 02:15 PM ET
If they hope.....
2hhoop3 • 06/07/26 01:10 PM ET
Can't see expansion without relegation. **
manassashoo • 06/07/26 09:56 AM ET
Will the American public buy into watching "minor league sports" though?
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 10:22 AM ET
What makes EFL relegation work is that there is a chance to be promoted
Maroon Baboon • 06/08/26 10:56 AM ET
Yes, teams in the Championship do have a shot to get promoted to EPL at
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 03:10 PM ET
You can't really compare the leagues beneath the PL to the MLB minors or ◄
Maroon Baboon • 06/08/26 03:30 PM ET
But that's my point about it being engrained in the American culture.
VTHokie2000 • 06/08/26 03:47 PM ET
EFL definition **
manassashoo • 06/08/26 12:56 PM ET
English Football (Soccer) League
Maroon Baboon • 06/08/26 03:40 PM ET
Imho
MrFantastic! • 06/07/26 06:20 AM ET
Franklin needs to win and he likely will. The money is secondary because
goldendomer • 06/06/26 08:56 PM ET
I'm still hung up on how it makes financial sense for either P2 conference.
wwhokie1 • 06/06/26 08:14 PM ET
It doesn't make sense. The SEC and Big 10 are already way too big, with-
Baltimore_Hokie • 06/08/26 11:33 AM ET
Winner winner chicken dinner**
Lakeridgehokie • 06/08/26 10:17 AM ET
The math will have to change
1947Sunbowl • 06/07/26 07:54 AM ET
A regular 1 PM NFL game between two bad teams gets more viewers than the-
Baltimore_Hokie • 06/08/26 11:39 AM ET
There will be a substantial stream of additional media money coming in
33laszlo99 • 06/07/26 07:51 PM ET
College football.....
2hhoop3 • 06/07/26 10:06 AM ET