College football super leagues? Pitch details, projected revenues — and roadblocks
New York TimesOver the past two weeks, two proposals to reshape college football have become public. GO DEEPER Inside the CFB 'Super League' pitch some execs see as a way to save the sport Meanwhile, venture capital firm Smash Capital has privately pitched to schools “Project Rudy,” an injection of billions of dollars into the schools that make up the Power 4 to create a single business that largely maintains the existing structure of college football. “If FBS football isn’t rationalized soon, the SEC & could try to form their own ‘Super League’ with 36 hand-picked schools, killing off college sports at 100 schools and irreparably damaging higher education,” the CSFL stated in one presentation slide. GO DEEPER College football super league proposals must first overcome Big Ten, SEC skepticism How many teams are in the super league proposals? Project Rudy modeled a 12-team playoff but recommends considering a 24-team model “while respecting current structure providing access to Group of Five schools as well,” according to the pitch deck.
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