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Message: [QUOTE="Hoophound, post: 4345942, member: 271"] This is probably true for the long term. We need a new home, but I’m not sure even the ACC will save us if invited. The current course will alienate millions of fans. An exclusive 40-50 school field of major athletic institutions will not produce the result these two super leagues want in the long term. Alienated fans aren’t going to just become Michigan or Florida fans. They are going to walk away and focus on pro sports or other interests, especially in an age where people are exposed to so much more via the internet. College sports rely on the alumni and locals to keep them going with their passion and nostalgia for the schools. When that’s gone for the majority of us, it will mark the beginning of the end for these types of super conferences. Unfortunately, there will likely be no turning back. My hope is that there is some foresight here and the people in the room remember that the excitement of college sports is that all of the D1 schools have the same dream. While most won’t win national championships, the possibility exists that someday, they might. That keeps us coming back for more. I really, truly won’t watch a Big Ten or SEC game if those leagues dominate college sports so much so that Villanova can’t compete for national championships in basketball and Boise St has no shot to play in a major bowl or win a natty. It just isn’t what I want to see. [/QUOTE]