College football ‘Super League’ details unveiled, would be called ‘College Student Football League’

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A group of executives and administrators developing a college football “Super League” formally announced its proposal Tuesday, outlining a single, national league dubbed the College Student Football League (CSFL).

The details, which have been formulating for months, feature a football-only reorganization of the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools into two distinct conferences. The top 72 programs — mostly the current Power 5 — would compete in the Power 12 Conference, made up of a dozen six-team, geography-based divisions.

The remaining 64 programs — mostly the current Group of 5 — would compete in the Group of 8 conference.

A group of the top teams from the Group of 8 would be eligible for a “promotion” to play up against the Power 12 the following season, similar to the structure of European football leagues, but there would be no relegation among the Power 12 schools.

 

On the field, the CSFL would utilize a geographical- and results-based scheduling model to foster more competitive matchups, while still preserving certain long-standing rivalries, even between teams in different divisions. Postseason berths and seeding would be determined by win/loss records, similar to the NFL, with a 24-team playoff featuring division winners and wild card spots. The Power 12 season and postseason would run for 21 weeks from late August through early January, including multiple byes.
 

Off the field, the CSFL would collectively bargain via a single, comprehensive players association, which the CST’s proposal suggests could lobby in tandem with the league for a special classification from Congress enabling athletes to seek collective representation without being deemed employees.
 


So, IF this happens, and they adopt collective bargaining, does this mean that individual NIL deals are going away?
 


According to the CST, this would provide college athletes input on rules and compensation while offering the league protection from antitrust claims via the “non-statutory labor exemption.” The CFSL could also utilize a salary cap for teams and pay scales for player earnings, and proposes new guidelines such as limiting athletes to two transfers within a five-year window of eligibility.
 

The proposal suggests that within each conference, per-school revenue distribution would be relatively equal, with slightly more incentives eventually geared toward legacy and top-performing programs that drive the most value. However, an overwhelming majority of the revenue — 94 percent — would be distributed to Power 12 programs, with the remaining 6 percent going to the Group of 8.
 


I don't understand how they can do collective bargaining without the players being employees, and without collective bargaining how they can enforce certain things without them being ruled illegal according to anti-trust laws?

I guess I should stay at a Holiday Inn Express
 



CFB really wants to reign this monster in. Too many lawyers/sports agents to make this thing workable. The first thing that comes to mind is restraint of trade.
 

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