Is the reason the B10 and SEC haven't expanded yet due to...?
Do they really don't want to add that many more? I doubt that - I see both wanting to add a few more, but that is more a hunch than anything concrete.
Another issue is the CFP play-off size - I don't see either expanding until the CFP goes past 12.
I think the biggest issue is that they wanted to wait for these TV deals to get closer to expire to open up the bidding for everyone. If this happened 2-3 years down the road, I could see both deciding to just go to 24 - esp if the play-off would go to 24. Then, they could just send it out for bidding w/ 24 teams each, even though SEC goes to 2034. As mentioned before, the TV/streaming entities still have to shoot out money to NFL, etc at this time.
This came up because I was trying to decide why the SEC doesn't just go 8 for VT, UVA, UNC, NC St, FSU, Clemson, Kansas, & ? - Okl St or WVU (I initially had Miami or Duke, but decided to give them to B10). Big Ten decides on GT, Duke, Miami, ND (I think if both go to 24, ND finally decides to join since their choices for scheduling would be slim), Stanford, & Utah/Cal?
Posted: 07/30/2026 at 07:51 AM ET
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Is the reason the B10 and SEC haven't expanded yet due to...?
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-- The_VT_Rock
Jul 30, 2026 at 07:51 AM ET
The_VT_Rock
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07/30/26 07:51 AM ET
The schools being looked at don't pay for themselves
-- mrcaniac
Jul 31, 2026 at 07:10 PM ET
mrcaniac
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07/31/26 07:10 PM ET
If they ever get to that metric.......
-- 2hhoop3
Jul 31, 2026 at 08:01 PM ET
2hhoop3
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07/31/26 08:01 PM ET
They are not expanding because they don’t have to.
-- HokieAl
Jul 30, 2026 at 11:44 AM ET
HokieAl
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07/30/26 11:44 AM ET
They both, particularly the Big 10
-- mancunian
Jul 30, 2026 at 09:22 AM ET
mancunian
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07/30/26 09:22 AM ET
It might be the law of diminishing returns by now.
-- Maroon Baboon
Jul 30, 2026 at 08:54 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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07/30/26 08:54 AM ET
The one thing they will need to remember...
-- The_VT_Rock
Jul 30, 2026 at 09:18 AM ET
The_VT_Rock
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07/30/26 09:18 AM ET
Viewers/ratings makes sense (or cents) if that is the model driving the
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 30, 2026 at 10:12 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/30/26 10:12 AM ET
Now I get it. Thanks for clearing that up.**
-- 33laszlo99
Jul 30, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
33laszlo99
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07/30/26 10:20 AM ET