Conferences can create scheduling requirements for members that

minimize it, i.e., must play a certain # of conference games, plus a game with conference A, plus a game with conference B, plus ND periodically, etc. It might come down a school's choice to play a SEC game or G-level game, or FCS, etc.

Blocking a team (e.g. Clemson) from playing a particular school or conference might be viewed as punitive (especially if they recruit that area) and grounds to leave the conference without penalty.

In response to this post by VT ChemE 1986

Posted: 09/11/2021 at 08:07AM

Would it be legal for the alliance to block SEC games? -- VT ChemE 1986 09/10/2021 2:14PM

I haven't seen any indication of that happening -- HOO86 09/13/2021 1:58PM

Would it be legal for the ACC to win some OoC games ** -- 133193Hokie 09/12/2021 09:15AM

It certainly seems illegal right now -- VPI_1998 09/12/2021 11:31AM

If the alliance schools have 9 conference games and 2 alliance games, that -- wwhokie1 09/12/2021 08:04AM

Wouldn't block the SEC, but would just start scheduling alliance games -- EDGEMAN 09/11/2021 09:57AM

We should be blocking those early season 'home' SEC games -- Truthahn 09/19/2021 11:27AM

It is choice -- Mercury 09/11/2021 6:05PM

It’s possible, if the Alliance has market power -- lawhokie 09/11/2021 08:51AM

I hope not! Look at the SEC/ACC ratings last weekend. -- Hokie_CLT 09/11/2021 08:44AM

I would rather watch Michigan play Clemson -- lawhokie 09/11/2021 08:56AM

Not a legal issue, but would be a TV partner issue. Thus this won't happen. ** -- manassashoo 09/11/2021 08:32AM

Conferences can create scheduling requirements for members that -- daveinop 09/11/2021 08:07AM

One advantage private schools have -- mrcaniac 09/13/2021 9:28PM

We blockade them. In exchange, they remove Bama from opening games in Atl. ** -- KCHokie2 09/10/2021 9:30PM

It would be illegal -- mrcaniac 09/10/2021 7:41PM

Doesn't matter, the alliance is a concept with no legal binding anyway ** -- Vienna_Hokie 09/12/2021 4:42PM

Which court southern states or northern courts ** -- Mercury 09/11/2021 6:07PM

The United States ** -- mrcaniac 09/11/2021 8:13PM

Not necessarily. A reasonable defense would be that SEC teams -- VTHokie2000 09/10/2021 11:28PM

Pretty textbook restraint of trade -- mrcaniac 09/11/2021 8:12PM

Is it? UF vs F$U, CU vs USC-E, Loserville vs UK, and GT vs UGA will... -- EDGEMAN 09/13/2021 2:46PM

If the Alliance bans games with SEC schools -- mrcaniac 09/13/2021 9:24PM

They aren't planning to ban anything. Not sure who's pushing that BS... -- EDGEMAN 09/14/2021 06:59AM

Original Post was about banning SEC games -- mrcaniac 09/14/2021 12:01PM

Typically the "rule of reason" is the legal doctrine to interpret the -- VTHokie2000 09/11/2021 11:19PM

Conferences can create scheduling requirements for members that

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