Mailbag! What was the best year in CFB history for conference alignment? (08/10)

The Cover 3 crew answers questions on realignment, transfers, the playoff and more. It's a heavy mailbag episode with questions from the live audience and from the Big Ol' Bag of Mail. Topics include the MAC favorite for 2023 (1:12), how North Dakota State would fare in the FBS (4:56), Notre Dame's reported push for the ACC to add Stanford and Cal (6:18) and Texas A&M running into some IRS issues with their NIL operation (11:20). Then, the biggest CFB stories of Summer 2023 (16:13), transfer QBs who could take a leap at new schools (24:02) and whether we will see schools get dropped from power conferences in the future (30:04). Also, what teams could join Alabama, LSU and Ohio State as the only schools to win a BCS and CFP title (38:58), creating rivalry trophies for the new Big Ten members (43:25) and much, much more.

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