Miami Potentially Going Independent?

[CJ Vogel]

That is a pretty big statement from the university president.

[Assistant Regional Manager]

Considering their football schedule this year, they already have some good practice with being independent. 

[DanielOnorato]

Without conference title games being a thing with a 24 team playoff this doesn't surprise me.

[CJ Vogel]

8 minutes ago, Assistant Regional Manager said:

Considering their football schedule this year, they already have some good practice with being independent. 

 

[MikeyHookEm]

Guess they were tired of playing powerhouses like Florida state and Clemson 

[Jordan Scruggs]

[Jordan Scruggs]

I get why they want to leave the ACC but I feel like this will just create more independents when instead we could all just bully Notre Dame into joining a conference!

[Nikolas24]

3 minutes ago, Jordan Scruggs said:

I get why they want to leave the ACC but I feel like this will just create more independents when instead we could all just bully Notre Dame into joining a conference!

Hasn’t ND been independent for decades. I don’t think we are ever bullying them to join. Instead we keep giving them breaks or special rules to join the cfp

[pinkman_90]

Maybe now the ACC refs can stop gift wrapping them wins 

[Jordan Scruggs]

17 minutes ago, Nikolas24 said:

Hasn’t ND been independent for decades. I don’t think we are ever bullying them to join. Instead we keep giving them breaks or special rules to join the cfp

They have, and that's what I meant. Require teams to be in a conference or you're ineligible for the CFP. It's ridiculous they have special rules for seeding/getting in

[HalfmileHorn]

Miami used to be independent - their first 3 natties were all as an independent.

[SB21]

1 hour ago, CJ Vogel said:

 

Dang I didn’t realize their schedule was very Tech like…. Walking into a conference championship game must be nice 

[NTX_Horn]

They’re about to be a problem.  Their recruiting is heating up more.  Dawson is a legit OC.  He might be headed elsewhere soon and pursue a HC position.

[Glass Joe]

The Protect College Sports Act requires a school to be independent for a few years if they choose to leave their conference for another conference.  This seems like an anticipatory step.

In addition, there’s a school of thought that the top revenue generating schools in the most top-heavy P4 conferences would be better off as independents instead of subsidizing the lesser schools of their conferences.  If multiple high revenue schools from multiple P4 conferences were to go this route, then Independent scheduling issues go away.  

[ChanmanV]

More gaming the system. The SEC and Big 10 should just make the power move. 

[Hornmatic]

2 hours ago, Jordan Scruggs said:

I get why they want to leave the ACC but I feel like this will just create more independents when instead we could all just bully Notre Dame into joining a conference!

Conferences suck. There should be more independents. 

Edited 28 minutes ago by Hornmatic

[Hornmatic]

1 hour ago, HalfmileHorn said:

Miami used to be independent - their first 3 natties were all as an independent.

There is a rich tradition of independents in cfb. Everyone was independent at one point and more schools should go back. Miami, Florida St, Penn St, BYU, West Virginia, and Virginia Tech were all independent into the 90s.