Proposed College Student Football League to prevent the "implosion of FBS"

C Rod · October 1

rcade · October 1

The people leading this effort are a bunch of venture capitalist types and former NBA player Grant Hill.

97and03 · October 1

Hey if there is a real relegation system, I could get behind it.

greenminer · October 1

I've been on board with a relegation system for years.

GBarksdale · October 1

So would this mean just straight out pay and no scholarships?

El Paso Eagle · October 1

I find it fairly humorous if they put student in the name when you know good and well that being a student will be the last thing on the mind of 95% of these players

kj86 · October 1

3 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Hey if there is a real relegation system, I could get behind it.

Agree, but it clearly says "without relegation". Not sure how promotion without relegation works.

Green with Envy · October 2

14 hours ago, NT80 said:

No! It’s totally for profit for many involved in this.

....becuase today ?

C Rod · October 3

On 10/1/2024 at 4:24 PM, kj86 said:

Agree, but it clearly says "without relegation". Not sure how promotion without relegation works.

A similar 2-league proposal was leaked to the public this past spring and it resembles what is being proposed for the College Student Football League. I've attached the pdf deck if anyone's interested. It calls for a Super League (SL) of 70 permeant schools and an Under League (UL) of 66 schools that would be subject to promotion and relegation based upon performance. If you just want the bullet points, see the attached screen grabs.

Personally I think a system like this makes a lot of sense and halts the Big10/SEC breakaway. Not surprisingly, the Big10 and SEC came out against this proposal when it hit the streets last February.

And here come the downvotes and puking eagles in 3...2...1...

Turnkey-Super-League-pitch-deck.pdf

Edited October 3 by C Rod

C Rod · October 4

C Rod · October 4

Ross Dellenger's link is paywalled. This link isn't and tells you more about this situation.

School presidents in College Student Football League predict 'implosion of FBS'

C Rod · October 4

Here's what the proposed Power 12 would look like:

72 Teams | 12 Divisions | 6 Teams per Division

TripleGrad · October 4

When the top schools manage to dump the Vandys and Rutgers of their leagues, and split off, how long until those fans get tired of 6-6 records and quit watching?

Bullies can only exist because victims exist.

Rudy · October 4

LOL, did you see half of those "schools" in the Power 12 league? What a fkin joke. No way that is serious.

GBarksdale · October 4

On 10/1/2024 at 12:29 PM, C Rod said:

Something like this would be tied up in litigation for years.

C Rod · October 4

11 minutes ago, Rudy said:

LOL, did you see half of those "schools" in the Power 12 league? What a fkin joke. No way that is serious.

No doubt this faces an uphill battle but the proposal takes the majority of schools from the previous Power 5 and reorganizes them into 12 divisions to prevent the SEC & Big10 from creating a 32 team super league.

Then it creates the Group of 8 (out of the G5 schools) with 8 division | 8 teams per division, which would have the opportunity for promotion/relegation to the top league, depending on performance.

I think it's a smart idea. The proposal also adds an additional game to the college football season and increases the CFP to 24 teams for more opportunity.

Edited October 4 by C Rod

untjim1995 · October 4

The SEC commissioner already said they aren't going backwards, which the B1G completely agrees with, too.

I think the reality is that these two will pick apart the pieces of the ACC and Big 12 that are worth something to them and they will abandon the NCAA. Best thing that could ever happen, too.

Coffee and TV · October 4

Promotion and relegation? Buddy, we can't even get that with soccer in this country.

DentonStang · October 5

This is the dream. Beautiful

Aquila_Viridis · October 5

And that’s exactly what it will remain: the desperate, sweaty dream of those in the lower part of that tier that won’t make the cut below 32.

Wag Tag · October 5

Money talks and private equity is willing to pump a boatload into this type of concept. I may not be able to by a NFL team, but I can buy a college team.

DentonStang · October 5

Why the down votes? This spreads top football (and money and competitiveness) out beyond just SEC and B10, and adds a promotion pathway for everyone to move up. It's 1000x better than where we are currently heading.

Edited October 5 by DentonStang