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wwhokie1
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My ideal scenario, but it won't happen.

Those seven schools break away from the ACC. But instead of joining the SEC or Big 10, they form their own conference, add Penn State, Tennessee and Florida. That would make 10 schools, and you could play everybody during the season, and I believe that would allow us to have a conference championship game. If you offered those three schools to join you all at the same time, negotiated a deal with some network, so they knew they financia , that would make a killer conference which might could compete financially, which would be necessary to draw those three schools in. Schools might be motivated to be in a smaller conference where it actually feels like a conference, and where they're not having to fly across the country to play conference members. I think that conference could justify its own network, and a nice financial package. Might even give Florida and Tennessee the opportunity to be relevant again. Would give Penn State the opportunity to escape a conference that's growing too big and moving westward. ** Edited by wwhokie1 at 5/16/2023, 9:16:11 AM
Posted: 05/16/2023 at 09:13 AM ET

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My ideal scenario, but it won't happen.
wwhokie1 05/16/23 09:13 AM ET
You're sniffing glue. UT and UF will NEVER leave the SEC.
KeithHokie89 05/16/23 12:35 PM ET
Why not? If the conference could bring in equivalent money, then money
wwhokie1 05/16/23 02:16 PM ET
He’s on something much stronger than glue……**
RJHokie 05/16/23 12:37 PM ET
I doubt UF and UT would ever entertain leaving the SEC
Victor Tango 05/16/23 11:43 AM ET
Would be better than the current situation, but still not good enough
wwhokie1 05/16/23 11:55 AM ET
I dunno - it has some big names
Brother Griswold 05/16/23 04:15 PM ET
Is there a 10-team rule for Championship games?
Truthahn 05/16/23 11:42 AM ET
You aren't wrong
Vippie1 05/16/23 11:36 AM ET
I kind of agree. 50-50 on this.
rdy7p 05/16/23 11:25 AM ET
Another possibility is we’ve reached “peak football.” Some high schools
RoswellGAHokie 05/16/23 09:55 AM ET
We may be the exception out here in Katy, TX - apologies if I repeat
ValveHokie 05/16/23 11:23 AM ET
That’s correct. Katy’s an exception. **
CrystalCoveHokie 05/16/23 11:36 AM ET
I live in a pretty well-off small town in NE Ohio...
mancunian 05/16/23 10:13 AM ET
Same thing I see here in Orange County NC**
HboroughHokie 05/16/23 04:43 PM ET
Youth football numbers are down...that will have an effect**
Tuckahokie 05/16/23 10:05 AM ET
i feel it has demographics going against it
MrBayAreaHokie 05/16/23 10:03 AM ET
Add into that demographic…..
CrystalCoveHokie 05/16/23 10:15 AM ET
NE to South migration is the demographic the MAG7 is chasing, IMO.
Truthahn 05/16/23 11:09 AM ET
B1G can’t satisfy coast-to-coast members long-term
Colonel Jessup 05/16/23 09:47 AM ET
Exactly, the BIG is unsustainable, so this is not the end of all this
Vienna_Hokie 05/16/23 11:17 AM ET
I'd be curious to know if Bezos has interest
VT757to276 05/16/23 09:47 AM ET
I think you could execute a real “value buy” for 8 teams each from the
Justin Berkley 05/16/23 10:07 AM ET
You're right
Millpoint 05/16/23 09:42 AM ET
Nobody in their right mind is going to voluntarily leave the SEC/B10**
HokieNoVA 05/16/23 09:28 AM ET
If the money is equal they might. Plus, there are other reasons.
wwhokie1 05/16/23 09:49 AM ET
there is really no such thing as guaranteed money
MrBayAreaHokie 05/16/23 10:06 AM ET
Young ended up getting $4.8M of his $40M contract from the usfl**
MrBayAreaHokie 05/16/23 10:09 AM ET
Appreciated ww’s creativity, but thought the same thing. **
RoswellGAHokie 05/16/23 09:41 AM ET
I"d love to see a return to 10 team conferences
obguthr 05/16/23 09:24 AM ET
everyone wants to move to mega conferences, but there is no evidence they
wwhokie1 05/16/23 09:39 AM ET
My hope is that B1G and SEC meet the same fate as the WAC circa 1998**
obguthr 05/16/23 10:01 AM ET
I love Fantasy land, there I don't have a job but more money than i know
VT Pez4Life 05/16/23 09:19 AM ET
Such a simple concept, seems like it would give great results, but college
wwhokie1 05/16/23 09:30 AM ET