Virginia has almost 9 million & NC has over 10 million, I just don't see

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that ignored. Also, it's about college football fans and not just people. One thing I do think is the SEC has always been about marquee matchups and not the number of people in the city. Now with professional football back in LA, it will be interesting to see if the LA college teams pick up steam. I know the Dolphins, Falcons and Steelers own their markets fans and that has really hurt the ACC.

Posted: 07/07/2022 at 05:13 PM ET

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Question re: Realignment Drivers -- Freddyburg Hokie Jul 07, 2022 at 04:51 PM ET

Freddyburg Hokie • 07/07/22 04:51 PM ET

VT still drives a lot of intrigue, we get prime timeslots for a reason -- soflahokie Jul 07, 2022 at 06:00 PM ET

soflahokie • 07/07/22 06:00 PM ET

Virginia has almost 9 million & NC has over 10 million, I just don't see ◄ -- Stech Jul 07, 2022 at 05:13 PM ET

Stech • 07/07/22 05:13 PM ET

I think the thing....... -- 2hhoop3 Jul 07, 2022 at 05:25 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 07/07/22 05:25 PM ET

Chicken or the Egg argument, they don't have the fans, so they don't get -- Stech Jul 07, 2022 at 05:33 PM ET

Stech • 07/07/22 05:33 PM ET

Right. If the ACC had fielded some dominant teams in those markets... -- Freddyburg Hokie Jul 07, 2022 at 05:29 PM ET

Freddyburg Hokie • 07/07/22 05:29 PM ET

SC & Fl are already represented in SEC -- TabbHokie Jul 07, 2022 at 05:08 PM ET

TabbHokie • 07/07/22 05:08 PM ET

SEC has plenty of states with 2 teams, their model is more match ups than -- Stech Jul 07, 2022 at 05:27 PM ET

Stech • 07/07/22 05:27 PM ET

If you're assuming the media $ is coming from cable subscriptions.... -- Freddyburg Hokie Jul 07, 2022 at 05:13 PM ET

Freddyburg Hokie • 07/07/22 05:13 PM ET

It makes sense, but I don't really think that Clemson or FSU add much to -- IronBlood Jul 07, 2022 at 05:04 PM ET

IronBlood • 07/07/22 05:04 PM ET

Agreed. Does Clemson & FSU add enough to increase the payout, or -- TabbHokie Jul 07, 2022 at 06:45 PM ET

TabbHokie • 07/07/22 06:45 PM ET

That's an interesting point re: playing kingmaker -- Freddyburg Hokie Jul 07, 2022 at 05:11 PM ET

Freddyburg Hokie • 07/07/22 05:11 PM ET

it's probably a combination of things -- VTejrep Jul 07, 2022 at 05:03 PM ET

VTejrep • 07/07/22 05:03 PM ET

Rabid fan base is a good metric to look at.... -- Freddyburg Hokie Jul 07, 2022 at 05:07 PM ET

Freddyburg Hokie • 07/07/22 05:07 PM ET