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It would be an interesting antitrust case

I'd love to hear the opinion of an antitrust attorney. If the networks and bowl stakeholders were to form a master agreement forming a playoff that were only open to conference champions, could independent programs claim that that arrangement showed the parties had market power, anticompetitive effect, and the rest of the antitrust laundry list?

Someone might have to stand up and extol the virtues of only allowing the champ to move on the next level. Meanwhile the SEC's past arguments for allowing two participants would come back to bite.

Or scenario 2: if there is an exclusive 'power 4' with a playoff for the 4 champs, could someone prove the factors? Seems a LOT more likely in this case.
[Post edited by lawhokie at 05/26/2016 08:09AM]

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Posted: 05/26/2016 at 08:09AM

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You're right in that players want to compete for and win championships. -- IB4TECH 05/26/2016 8:39PM

That's been my point about this from the beginning. -- HOO86 05/26/2016 9:36PM

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What would it cost? -- TerryD 05/26/2016 07:43AM

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Sounds similar to LHN deal to me. ** -- East Cobb Hokie 05/26/2016 2:35PM

It's different because the ND NBC deal is about football home games. -- HOO86 05/26/2016 4:04PM

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Those tickets sales would be the same.... -- TerryD 05/26/2016 5:08PM

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If they do that I believe you will see a lawsuit from ND -- goldendomer 05/25/2016 3:17PM

I agree but on what grounds? Are they going to say the -- daveinop 05/25/2016 4:30PM

It would be an interesting antitrust case -- lawhokie 05/26/2016 08:09AM

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They would get what they pay for :) ** -- TerryD 05/25/2016 2:17PM

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Welcome TerryD -- ahokie4u 05/25/2016 05:41AM

It would be an interesting antitrust case

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