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What if the Protect College Sports Act forces schools like **Florida State, Miami, Clemson, and North Carolina** to spend **five years as independents** before joining the SEC or Big Ten? Appreciate our friends at Alumni Hall. Check them out in store or online and use CFA15 to save 15%. (Https://aliumnihall.com) Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/HMA Could it actually work? In this video, we explore one of the most fascinating "what if" scenarios in **college football conference realignment** and discuss whether elite brands could follow a modern version of the path **BYU** took before eventually joining the Big 12. We break down: 🏈 What BYU did as a football independent and what today's programs can learn from it 🏈 Could Florida State, Miami, Clemson, or North Carolina survive a five-year waiting period? 🏈 Would ESPN, FOX, Amazon, Netflix, Apple TV+, or another media company pay for an elite football brand without buying an entire conference? 🏈 Could the SEC or Big Ten help schedule future members during an independent transition? 🏈 How would the College Football Playoff treat new independents? 🏈 Why a five-year independent period may be difficult—but not necessarily impossible 🏈 The latest update from WRAL's Brian Murphy and UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts on the proposed anti-expansion provisions This is **not** a prediction that Florida State, Miami, Clemson, or North Carolina are leaving tomorrow. It's a thought experiment exploring what schools would have to do if the proposed legislation ultimately became law. ### Sources & References 📄 Ross Dellenger (Yahoo Sports) – Protect College Sports Act updates: https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/sec-big-ten-vote-to-support-congressional-college-sports-bill-after-mad-scramble-001809916.html 📄 Brian Murphy (WRAL) on X: https://x.com/BmurphyWRAL/status/2079498840592603392 👇 **Let me know in the comments:** If the proposed five-year waiting period survives... * Could Florida State make independence work? * Would Miami be the most attractive standalone media property? * Could Clemson or North Carolina pull off a BYU-style transition? * Which streaming company would make the most sense: ESPN, FOX, Amazon, Netflix, or Apple? **COMING NEXT:** A full breakdown of the **Protect College Sports Act**—what's actually in the bill, what it means for college football, and my thoughts on the biggest issues beyond conference realignment. That video is planned for Monday morning (Tuesday at the latest), so make sure you're subscribed! If you enjoy in-depth coverage of **College Football, Conference Realignment, Florida State, Miami Hurricanes, Clemson, North Carolina, ACC, SEC, Big Ten, College Football Playoff expansion, TV contracts, NIL, and the future of college athletics**, subscribe for new videos every week. #CollegeFootball #ConferenceRealignment #FloridaState #FSU #MiamiHurricanes #Clemson #NorthCarolina #BYU #BigTen #SEC #ACC #CollegeFootballPlayoff #ProtectCollegeSportsAct Subscribe for MORE content like this: https://www.youtube.com/@CollegeFootballAddiction/?sub_confirmation=1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.