Miami’s President Talks Going INDEPENDENT | Here’s What It Would REALLY Look Like
Miami president Joe Echevarria told Yahoo Sports this morning: "You cannot lock us into a conference." And: "If we have to go independent, I like our chances because we are a national brand." Everyone read that as "Miami wants to be Notre Dame." That's not what this is. The Protect College Sports Act passed the Senate 77–22 on Sept. 28. It would make any school moving from one power conference to another spend three straight seasons as an independent (or in a non-power league) first, and that rule itself expires six years after it becomes law. Independence wouldn't be where Miami ends up. It…
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