The international sports world was shaken upside down as recently as the creation of the “Super League” in soccer means that 12 of the most popular teams in the world are starting their own league and essentially forgetting about everything else.
The good for them means that the rich essentially get richer because the TV deal would be massive, but for the good of the sport, it’s hard to see the positives.
What if college football were to do something similar?
Who would make the cut and who would be playing a lower level of college football?
Andy Staples of The Athletic put together his list of 15 programs that would be included in this make-believe land of college football’s elite programs, but he also offered that location would have to be taken into account for the good of the game and league.
The Athletic's @Andy_Staples imagined a College Football Super League.
Which schools got snubbed? pic.twitter.com/sWXuiYrrZ0
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) April 19, 2021
With the cutoff being set at 15 in this case there are plenty of obvious programs.
Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, and USC are all obvious choices to me and all require no further discussion.
The final five spots aren’t nearly as easy for me to hand to who Staples awarded them to, not to say he’s wrong, but they’re clearly the ones up for debate.