1) If the “inevitable” football breakaway happens, will Virginia Tech be one of the schools that goes with the big boys? Will all the funding pushes and facility upgrades, along with whatever “name cache” the program has, be enough to carry us through? And how much of a window, timewise, do Whit/Pry have to make sure we are included, based on on-field developments? – SBP94

Chris Coleman: I wish I knew where it was headed. We’ve all talked about a football “breakaway” for awhile now, and I have no idea whether it will happen or not, the legalities of such things, etc. Laws are different in every state.

For example, read this article that came out a few days ago about a proposed bill in California that would share revenue with football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball players for in-state schools. I have no idea whether that law will make it through or not, but for the sake of argument let’s say that it does.

At that point, Oregon wouldn’t have much of a chance of going head-to-head with USC when it comes to recruiting a football player, and I’m guessing that rule would basically give the Trojans a monopoly of the West Coast talent. For example, in the 2022 recruiting class, here’s where the top 10 players in the state of California signed…

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