at passing by one usually reliable source. However, expansion is about expecting the unexpected, which is another way of saying no one knows right now. Glad I could be of help. 🤣

I do not believe that Congress has the authority to dictate commerce in this way. How will this “law” survive its first court challenge?

(or similar athlete-protection legislation) using its constitutional powers, but the bill faces significant legal hurdles. Whether it avoids being a violation depends entirely on how courts balance Congress’s regulatory authority against federal antitrust and constitutional limits So ChemE it’s like the NCAA setting an age of 19 for when the clock starts, it was seconds after declaring, they were sued by several different organizations. So yeah they can pass it, but expect it to be challenged.

my knowledge that is a law passed by Congress to regulate commerce that has not made its way to the courts because it violated any of the antitrust laws. It may have even been amended a time or two. You could even say this proposal is really an amendment to the act because (if passed) it would be expanding the exemption to include colleges and universities.

advantage of the antitrust exemption found in the Act. I am not sure if the proposal gives schools the option or not.

Congress can regulate interstate commerce. College sports is interstate commerce. There is also the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

if it accomplishes that goal.

realignment chaos. ACC and Big12 observers see the bill as no big deal, pass or not pass. P2 schools see the mere existence of this law, in any watered down form, as absolutely fatal. Even if the first edition looks completely benign, the possibility for revisions at any future time would make it radioactive to the P2. I predict that they will get out ahead of it. Just the opinion of a realignment junkie who just can't get by on Sac St to the MAC and NDak St to the MWC.

..who ran to Congress for help and spent several million dollars lobbying Congress to save them... from themselves.

got my attention, NIU to the Mountain West as well. These are football only moves, and may be the way of the future, especially for the G6. In addition sac. St. paid $18M to the MAC to get in - now that is something I can't wrap my head around. I

I don't see anything that would compel expansion 🤷🏼

the fact it could be passed, is making some think expansion will happen so the P2 can get some targeted schools they were planning to get in the future. Here is what Gemini said on the subject: How the "Realignment Shot Clock" WorksThe Freeze Threshold: The bill prohibits any conference earning over $700 million in annual revenue from merging or acquiring new members. This specifically locks down the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12. Immediate Effect: The freeze would apply the exact day the President signs the bill.The "You're Screwed" Factor: College administrators have noted that if you do not make your desired conference move before the signing pen hits the paper, your school is permanently locked into its current tier. Thus though the Bill prohibits expansion, it actually could cause expansion to happen before it passes. The question for me is, could they pass it with the SEC and B1G against it? The interesting thing here is the co-sponsor Ted Cruz who is from an SEC state is for it because it will hurt many other schools in his state, besides Texas and Texas A&M. Do other SEC and B1G legislators feel the same way? This thing has a lot of potential twists and turns. It could start something that it was trying to stop.

I'm seeing that it imposes antitrust-type rules with respect to how consolidated media rights can be negotiated, but nothing about conference membership

..would cap conference membership at 19 schools and would require any school (except ND and UConn) to be an independent for five years before it could join the new conference.

I'm referring to the Protect College Sports act. My brain apparently conflated "save" ad "protect". Let's try this again: Will sudden, reckless realignment occur if the P2 panic about the "Protect" bill?