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5. Yes, I think there is risk of a shrinking number of available slots

Previous realignment activity was largely based on expansion... expanding to 16 teams, expanding geographic footprint to support widespread growth of conference linear TV networks. (Side question: Has the inclusion of Rutgers, for example, proven to be beneficial for the B10 network?) There was a fair amount of "filling out" activity whereby if you were comfortably a top-60 team in terms of football success or tenure in a Power 5 conference, you were comfortable that you would find a home.

Now I'm worried about consolidation. While the SEC is expanding in isolation, this could lead to overall consolidation in the upper echelon of college football. In that case, the throw-in schools could be in trouble. You could argue whether VT would fall into that category but we would certainly not be in control of our future.

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Posted: 07/27/2021 at 5:08PM

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