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How would College FB ACC-Big 10/SEC Challenge affect Miami Football?

By Alan Rubenstein

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 30: Miami Hurricanes players prepare to take the field before the 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 30: Miami Hurricanes players prepare to take the field before the 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /
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The Miami football schedule has at least one non-conference game scheduled through 2025. What if the Power Five teams added a second Power Five non-conference game to the schedule?

The increase in strength of schedule could reduce the pressure of a loss during the season. It could also potentially help teams status trying to reach the College Football Playoff.

Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban recently spoke about the schedules in College Football with USA Today’s George Schroeder. He wants the SEC to go to a nine-game conference schedule and all Power Five teams to play against only other Power Five teams in the non-conference as well.

"“I know I’m in the minority on this, but I think the whole scheduling thing in college football needs to be revamped. I think College Five (Power Five) conference teams should play all College Five conference teams. You know, and we should play more conference games. Then to me, losing two games wouldn’t knock you out of this, because you’d be playing more good teams. You can barely have a bad game in college football and survive it. And if you have it late in the season like we did it seems to have more significance in terms of how people feel about it than if you lose games earlier.”"

That’s not likely to happen. The other Power Five teams could have an anti-trust lawsuit claiming the Power Five schools had a monopoly. They already could do that related to the College Football Playoffs. It would also limit some of the Group of Five schools economically.

A challenge between two or four of the Power Five Conferences would an amazing way to create something similar to the ACC-Big Ten Challenge for college football.

If it was between the ACC and SEC the amount of excitement generated with how it would impacts fans and the media on a broadcast basis would be great for college football.

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