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Paulvtjd03

Serious Question: Why more than 16 team conferences?

The more I think about the "Big 2". Does expanding to more than 16 team conferences make financial sense? Does that add additional revenue to the existing teams or does it diminish the current pool already received? I know with Notre Dame still in play that would add significant value for any conference, but still there has to be a limit. I'm curious if that is 18, 20, 24, 32 teams? I have no clue. Just seems to me that has to have been discussed internally to make the juice worth the squeeze. Unless, the goal is to break away from the NCAA model as we know it. Then, I could see a grab for teams to increase members and develop two rival conferences that crown their own championship. PS - Love this board and all the insight/ opinions from different vantages.
Posted: 07/06/2022 at 01:05 PM ET

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Serious Question: Why more than 16 team conferences? ◄
Paulvtjd03 • 07/06/22 01:05 PM ET
Why focus on any specific number bigger than 10 or so at all? Clearly
TDVick • 07/06/22 08:22 PM ET
Because the calculus.......
2hhoop3 • 07/06/22 08:45 PM ET
It's in college football's best interest that the Top 16 programs...
Old Line Hokie • 07/06/22 06:28 PM ET
Shoot - how many programs have won national championships over the past 20
VPI_1998 • 07/06/22 07:14 PM ET
20 would work very nicely with a pod system
I85Hokie • 07/06/22 04:58 PM ET
Pods for no revenue sports, but I think football goes w'o divisions & Pods.
Stech • 07/06/22 05:36 PM ET
Last I checked Virginia was 12th and North Carolina was 9th in population
hokieball • 07/06/22 06:18 PM ET
Thanks you are right, I have 14 in my head and it's 12. Also thanks for the
Stech • 07/06/22 06:28 PM ET
it's all based on exponential media money- it will always increase
bigbadbird • 07/06/22 01:51 PM ET
No further expansion makes financial sense unless it is ND or UNC
Colonel Jessup • 07/06/22 01:48 PM ET
Amazon and Boeing feel differently about Virginia and I believe the SEC &
Stech • 07/06/22 06:41 PM ET
Not sure its just unc and ND
vtka93 • 07/06/22 04:46 PM ET
UNC??? Clemson before UNC**
wwhokie1 • 07/06/22 03:23 PM ET
The networks want more states and better games. Auburn VT, VT A&M, Fla VT,
Stech • 07/06/22 01:24 PM ET
Those games are attractive to VT fans but not the rest of the SEC footprint
133743Hokie • 07/06/22 09:34 PM ET
They all pulled good national ratings, where are you getting your
Stech • 07/06/22 09:40 PM ET
I just want success for VT and the people of SW Virginia
OrlandoHokie • 07/06/22 05:01 PM ET
I really like your post. Agree completely. **
pine52x • 07/07/22 12:42 PM ET
I don;t believe there are that may games.....
vtka93 • 07/06/22 05:00 PM ET
We played Texas in the Sugar sold out, Georgia in the Peach sold out, TV
Stech • 07/06/22 05:21 PM ET
That was all one, two or more decades ago. Different football landscape now**
133743Hokie • 07/06/22 09:38 PM ET
Well Fuente will do that to you, but why did Finebaum have a guest on his
Stech • 07/06/22 09:48 PM ET
oh yeah, and I lived in San Diego. when i went to watch in
vtka93 • 07/06/22 06:17 PM ET
And what a surprse the peach bowl was sold out with UGA in it!
vtka93 • 07/06/22 05:53 PM ET
so you cherry picked games
vtka93 • 07/06/22 05:48 PM ET
Didn't cherry pick, I picked mainly SEC games & what happened for the most
Stech • 07/06/22 06:33 PM ET
Key there is you picked SEC games. And
vtka93 • 07/06/22 07:56 PM ET
I can see that, but ..
Paulvtjd03 • 07/06/22 03:17 PM ET
Math comes later
obguthr • 07/06/22 09:59 PM ET
and the rest of the country does not care if they get to see
vtka93 • 07/06/22 05:05 PM ET