Conference Realignment Board

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In the grand scheme of things does that really matter or shape

how people define a "conference?" I would think the origins of the conference play a bigger role. Specifically the idea that majority of the members in a conference are full members instead of partial members.

You are right that most Americans do think of collegiate sports as supposed to be amateur. However, the rest of the world may view collegiate competition differently than in the US. They may see it as being more club level even if they offer some form of scholarship (not necessarily an athletic one). What can mucky up the waters (at least for discussion about the NCAA) is there history within the rest of the world of colleges/universities being primary sponsors for pro teams. Some examples off the top of my head include the following:

University of Northampton - primary sponsor of Northampton Football Club (Football League Two)
University of Otago - primary sponsors of the Highlanders rugby club (Super Rugby)

Other examples include the following:
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica - Chilean football club that originally was one of the sports branches at the Universidad Católica de Chile
Club Universidad de Chile - Chilean football club that was founded by students and a sports branch at the university until 1980.
Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción - another Chilean football club that has its origins as a sports branch under a university until 1994.

It is possible that something similar could happen here in the US.

(In response to this post by chuckd4vt)

Posted: 05/16/2016 at 2:52PM

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Stewart Mandel predicts a single 24-team mega conference in football -- GoobyPls 05/16/2016 10:06AM

It would become an NFL developmental league. Not College football. ** -- wwhokie1 05/17/2016 10:03AM

Fans of excluded schools would be most likely to become NFL viewers. -- Byting Gobbler 05/16/2016 9:15PM

Lost me at "fun little exercise" ** -- Maroon Baboon 05/16/2016 2:56PM

Re: Stewart Mandel predicts a single 24-team mega conference in football -- 33laszlo99 05/16/2016 2:22PM

Some truth to that, but I do feel contraction's a possibility. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 2:49PM

Football Season- Hurry up and get here- to relieve us of such fantasies- -- KnoxHokie 05/16/2016 1:40PM

Not fantasy talk at all. MAJOR changes have been happening lately. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 1:59PM

That piece was pure fantasy -- ahokie4u 05/16/2016 10:21PM

I disagree about the 24, but I do feel many schools will tap out. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 10:35PM

Like I said, such a league would be competing wiht NFL- -- KnoxHokie 05/16/2016 4:19PM

But developing pro sports talent is what Us have been doing for decades. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 10:20PM

The trend is to add, not contract. We're up to how many bowls now? 40? -- HOO86 05/16/2016 1:23PM

Think this paying of players will make it impossible for many to compete. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 1:34PM

They will all compete. Just puts Olympic Sports in jeopardy. -- HOO86 05/16/2016 1:45PM

24 is too extreme and loses too many markets. 36 or 48 maybe. ** -- jesuisvtguy 05/16/2016 1:17PM

That's what I'm thinking. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 1:25PM

I could totally see something like this happening in 10 years. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 1:14PM

Those 24 would completely kill college football in the Northeast. -- Old Line Hokie 05/16/2016 11:44AM

LOL! "As we all know..." -- daveinop 05/16/2016 11:21AM

Preposterous for a lot of reasons, but here are a few. -- lawhokie 05/16/2016 11:06AM

Disagree. Schools will choose if they wanna play in semi-pro leagues or not -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 1:53PM

24 will not work under any circumstance -- lawhokie 05/16/2016 9:34PM

I think 24 is low too. Think we end up w/ 50 or 60 semi pro fb programs. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 10:23PM

Somewhere between 60 and 80 might work, but still contentious -- lawhokie 05/17/2016 08:20AM

Think about private non-profit status and what it would cost to lose it -- daveinop 05/16/2016 5:58PM

These programs are already turning a profit. ALL of them. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 10:31PM

They can, they are called for-profit colleges (University of Phoenix) -- daveinop 05/16/2016 11:12PM

Like I said, these schools already make money from sports. -- chuckd4vt 05/17/2016 12:26AM

Much of it has to do with the purpose of the activity, and that many are -- daveinop 05/17/2016 07:59AM

Maybe a question that should be asked is "What's the endgame for TV -- VTHokie2000 05/16/2016 1:42PM

Difference between Europe and NCAA WAS paying players. That's changing. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 2:02PM

In the grand scheme of things does that really matter or shape -- VTHokie2000 05/16/2016 2:52PM

Not only possible, but likely IMO. What we have now is hardly amateurism. -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 3:07PM

I believe the Olympic sports will be receiving stipends too -- VTHokie2000 05/16/2016 3:25PM

IDK. Could see some schools fielding amateur fball teams w/ pro bball squad -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 10:40PM

Would federal and/or state laws allow it? -- VTHokie2000 05/17/2016 02:22AM

Why do you think it assumes the Big Ten would abandon its academic -- VTHokie2000 05/16/2016 1:12PM

With or without VT... that outcome would be horrible. -- gman86 05/16/2016 10:50AM

Would be interesting... -- VT_JustinGlass 05/16/2016 3:01PM

No way Miami deserves to be in that group -- EDGEMAN 05/16/2016 2:22PM

Regarding 3, I know dozens of Radford grads who watch VT on TV. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/16/2016 2:05PM

Apples and oranges -- mrcaniac 05/16/2016 2:55PM

ACC would be a power in that 'Second" conference. ** -- Old Line Hokie 05/16/2016 11:31AM

Using his NFL Sunday package example, imagine how less popular -- Colonel Jessup 05/16/2016 10:27AM

In the grand scheme of things does that really matter or shape

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