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It looks like this is the opposite of the nadir. In fact, beyond the veil, it’s actually the Zenith.
College Football is the most popular/monetarily valuable sport in the country behind the NFL. That’s over the NBA, MCB/March Madness, MLB, etc.
It’s the best products that are getting the TV rights contracts and the viewership. That’s why the Big10 and SEC are being targeted and have the upper hand.
It looks like the two conferences will break away and form their own league while pulling select ACC and Big 12 teams. That’s why is why Texas Tech has been fighting to be relevant and ND voted for the Save College Sports bill. That will allow them to set their own NIL ceilings and rules while enforcing them (hopefully with antitrust protections).
Will the SEC and Big 10 break away and create their own set of rules?
I think logic dictates that it may also be time to look at a 40-team football-basketball only breakaway.
Those are the two sports driving 95-97pct of athletic department revenue. So, think, teams outside getting invited would Clemson, Miami, FSU, UNC, Duke, UConn, Kansas, and maybe Oklahoma State with their new financial backing.
you misunderstood my comment
no doubt CFB is at an all time high popularity wise . money proves that
but it’s never been more in trouble of splintering. I prefer 60-70 strong programs vs 30-40 . I do think there is going to be a formal division within FBS & i’m not at all sure it’s a positive thing
My apologies Mr Tibbs for a poor understanding of your post.
I do think it depends on what side of the overall effect of progress on whether you’ll have a positive or negative view.
An almost 11th hour revision to satisfy the Big 10 and SEC and the bill now has life.
No automatic pooling of rights I guess was the major hurdle. So, probably no super conference now.
wow look at those replies lol.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
So the key takeaway is fencing is relatively profitable. I see a future in fencing march madness.
Take away is a lot of sports will get cut and more money will go to football
There was a time when we kicked Penn Stste's (and most everyone else's) butt in fencing.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
I don’t mean to foil your hypothesis, but cuts in fencing are brief and superficial. And I’ll fall on my sword on that.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
The new bill would allow $20 million in rev share + another $28 million in retention rev share in an attempt to lessen transfers without restricting player movement:
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Just makes a gap between haves and have nots bigger, ya?
Still no restrictions on private NIL?
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Sounds like a person who knows their sabermetrics.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
I’m not 100% sure what the actual bill says, but the article says:
The conferences also wanted lawmakers to harden the revenue-share cap by strengthening protections against workaround NIL deals. Some schools have been using companies that manage their multimedia rights, such as Learfield and Playfly, to provide NIL deals to athletes on top of revenue-sharing payments. That has helped top football programs spend more than $40 million on their rosters this season. The top men’s basketball programs are spending upwards of $15 million.
Conferences want those companies to be defined as associated entities — similar to boosters — and for those deals to count against the raised revenue-share cap.
Big Ten, SEC finally green-light college sports bill, teeing up historic trip to Senate floor
With the Big Ten and SEC now on board, the bill has a chance of getting to the Senate floor next week for a vote.
www.nytimes.com
How on earth….
27 y/o and class and 2019.
27 y/o and class and 2019.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I don't think you could legally do that.
The problem is that football money raised at the expense of other sports will reach a plateau. Cutting a program that cost you $4.5 million doesn't suddenly raise you $4.5 million dollars in football revenue. It just removes the loss of $4.5 million from the Athletic Department. That isn't nothing, but in my opinion, it's also a bad strategy. Is your department profitable? Then job done. Nothing to see here.
It's this idea that the Athletic Departments have to be 50 million in the black to be considered successful that weirds me out.
Not to mention buyouts and coaching hires. Be interested to see how much that factors into those numbers.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
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