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If you want the bigger picture, especially when it comes to college football, you have to talk to someone who covers it nationally. That's just what we did with our special guest this week, Bill Bender of Sporting News. We were fortunate enough to squeeze him in with his tight schedule. He promised to come back for a more detailed interview in the future. Bender gives us his thoughts on realignment, alliances, NIL, the top teams and teams to keep an eye on from all of the Power 5 conferences. Plus, as always we sneak in a question about his favorite food. After having lived in Charlotte for a few years you probably won't be too surprised by the answer.

The changing face of college sports leaves us with the conclusion this isn't our father's game of football any longer. A new generation with new wants and needs will re-shape things for the future. Are super conferences part of that grand scheme? Bender has some thoughts on that and what it might mean as we go forward.

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What might transpire if an alliance is formed between the PAC 12, Big Ten and ACC? There may be some schools missing from the equation. Where will they go if a new super conference doesn't include them? Is it all about football? How does basketball fit in?

We have some interesting questions regarding each of the conferences and Bender has some very intriguing answers. There's definitely plenty of food for thought on this episode of ACC Nation. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast, listen on streaming radio or watch the YouTube episode below (subscribe and follow).

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Coming up on ACC Nation we'll have as our special guest, Kelly Quinlan, the Publisher of Jackets Online to talk about Georgia Tech football.

In addition to Quinlan, we'll have more interviews focusing on ACC football plus we'll dip into basketball, soccer, volleyball and more as the sports season gets underway.