1) Thoughts on how an “Alliance” schedule could work? Something like a B10/ACC challenge but for a week in football? – st_andrew

Chris Coleman: I suppose it would be something like that, though it would be harder to make something like that work in football. In basketball, there are 30-plus games each year, and in football there are only 12. Put yourself in Clemson’s shoes, and your future schedules against P5 competition already looks like this…

2022: at Notre Dame, vs. South Carolina
2023: vs. Notre Dame, at South Carolina
2024: vs. Georgia (in Atlanta), vs. South Carolina
2025: vs. LSU, at South Carolina
2026: at LSU, vs. South Carolina
2027: at South Carolina, vs. Notre Dame
2028: at Notre Dame, vs. South Carolina
2029: vs. Georgia, at South Carolina
2030: at Georgia, vs. South Carolina

Clemson’s goal is to make the playoffs. When the Tigers are already playing Notre Dame, LSU, Georgia and South Carolina in their non-conference schedules, do you think they’d want to add Ohio State or Michigan to that slate? I somewhat doubt it. Could it potentially make a little more money? Sure. But would it make enough to offset the risk of not making the playoffs? I would have my doubts.

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