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[QUOTE="Orangepace, post: 5191838, member: 322"]
Separately, they'd likely both fail because both leagues would be too small.  It'd likely lead to a mexican standoff with scheduling and thus each would be relegated to playing a smaller season mostly against league opponents.  The transfer portal isn't going away and neither is player compensation (directly, or through NIL).  Best analogy I can come up with at this hour would be NBA (SEC/B1G) and G-League (ACC/B12).  The top players from the ACC/B12 would likely leave after getting exposure to jump to SEC/B1G teams.  The SEC/B1G as currently constituted is likely too small to sustain national interest.

Combining the P4 would put 70-ish teams with national appeal and coverage, but may still even be too small. Economically, some iteration of this league likely is the best from a size and appeal standpoint.  The problem is the haves will likely not give a damn about the overall good of the sport and will care more about positioning themselves for their fiefdom.
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