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I’m still in favor of a 16-team playoff but I don’t expect the first round to be all barn burners. they are the chance for upsets and Cinderellas but they will always tilt toward the big teams. I think what we see this year also has to be filtered through the chaos and uncertainty of portal and NIL. I think the playoffs will stabilize and the…[Read more]

he is better than Umass. Everyone is better than Umass. I wish him well he was thrown into a terrible situation.

That being said, he wasn’t the right choice for our long term OC situation. So glad he found a place to land.

I just can’t agree that having the sport become full time, non-stop mercenary transfer chaos is exciting.

I recognize it as a hot take…but…

I decline to agree.

Loyalty aka Branding aka Tribalism.

Coke v Pepsi. I’ve seen people pitch a total fit t a restaurant because one was served instead of the other and I know for a fact that the person in question didn’t notice the difference when I passed them the wrong product in a glass in the past.

In other words.. It’s all marketing. We have been convinced as…[Read more]

is this how those blue laws that prohibit riding a donkey backwards in town square came into being?

a lot depends on the conditions of that specific employment. If the players were unionized or under individual contracts, then many elements can be negotiated. Are they independent contractors or actual employees?

If they were employees of the “state” then there are conflict rules that may also come into play. A state employee has to…[Read more]

I’ve moved my donations from the CC to academic departments. I’ve dropped my season tickets and don’t even buy more red gear (though I honestly have more than I have room for anyway).

My viewing of CFB has dropped from 10-14 hours a week to maybe 1 game. And my attitude is rapidly moving into full disinterest.

I’m getting tired of the greed…[Read more]

As Employees the University would have to provide employment protection, manage things through HR, pay taxes, workers comp and be far more responsible for actions and insuring payment etc.

Under NIL someone outside with little or no controls is handing over money.

If they were employees there would be an entirely different set of rules around…[Read more]

“This isn’t professional sports”

It’s unregulated for profit entertainment for a country that has lost all sense of priority.

Teachers, nurses, firemen, can’t rent a condo in Salt Lake City without a roommate. Homelessness is increasing rapidly (though the state denies it).

And the mega rich now casually sling millions at high school kids b…[Read more]

the solution is inevitable.

They need to be classified as employees.

Then there will little reason or incentive for many schools to participate.

big $$ will be spun off and Universities will lease their sites to outside interests (sometimes) that will own these semi-pro teams…

Like the USFL interest will drop as it becomes blurred and a…[Read more]

My history of being excited about OC changes has not been supported by the long term reality. So I’m going to remain neutral this round and just let it all play out.

want to fix college sports? Spin off the pay sports and make them employees of the company. If Colleges want to keep intramurals fine.

But what is broken is only becoming more broke with the overt professionalization of the sports and the death of even a pretense of being a student athlete.

And times change…so I’m at peace with it. I’m not…[Read more]

to be fair a healthy Cam would also have been perfect for Ludwig’s offense.

yeah huge omissions there for or D and for MB.

I was amused.

I’m not fully versed in NIL but…isn’t that essentially private money or at least partly private now? I mean he can take advertiser money directly and the U can’t shut it off…or can they? I’m not clear about those aspects of how it works today. If they were employees I know it would be different.

I think NIL money is driving the depth chart no doubt. And that’s a great concern to me. Not sure who is telling who what…but I think it starts at the AD and flows down pretty strongly.

And add in highly public parents and a brother in the NFL…what a mess. I’d rather win 8 with a Barnes than have all the NIL money in the world but not be…[Read more]

Somewhat like a thought this season (before it started) given Cam’s durability history….

IF he wanted to return then I think it would have to be in a backup capacity. Tell him he’s the senior QB who will go out and take the second half snaps every game if he can but he’s not starting unless our new QB goes down. Why? Because his role will…[Read more]