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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade
Newest rumor this morning is that CBS will effectively double their contract payout to the SEC if Slive petitions for conference semi final games and adding a team in each of the Virginia (VPI is the main target) and North Carolina (UNC is the main target) markets. This might mean it is the SEC, not the Big 12, that actually moves to expand first. It also probably signals an acceleration to 16 for the major conferences and the end of the ACC as we know it.
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so pretty much going forward with the 16-team pod system.
somewhat off-topic, but doesn’t the proposed/rumored pod system look a lot like the World Cup setup? Win your pod to get to the tournament.