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    Chicago Bears 2026

    Prediction: They were bluffing, their bluff got called, and now they will play the crappy hand they were bluffing with.
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    Chicago Bears 2026

    McCaskey's statement in part: "voted to advance our stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact site to be selected." Per ESPN: "The Bears' announcement Friday does not guarantee the team will leave Illinois. Per a league source, while Indiana is "in the lead" to lure the...
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    Chicago Bears 2026

    Sad day for me. I live 2 miles from the Arlington Heights site, so it would have been great and very easy for me to go there all the time. I'm not going to bother with a 90 minute drive, at least with traffic, each way to get to the new place. It'll probably be a black hole like Sox Park with...
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    Chicago Bears 2025-2026

    You know its been bad if Gabe Carimi can't crack this list. Traded for a 6th round pick 2 years after being drafted.
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    The NIL business model

    If you're drafted by an nfl team, that team has your nfl rights for 1 year. The players can either sign with the team that drafted them (what normally happens), request a trade (John Elway/Eli Manning), or re-enter the draft again (Bo Jackson). Players don't usually hold out like this because...
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    The NIL business model

    1. Fix the schedule: Have the championship game be Jan 1. Playoffs round 1 starts Dec. 11. Turn week zero into week 1. 2. Set a maximum number of years of eligibility everyone has to be on a college roster, no exceptions, no redshirting. Get ahead of the future 9th year senior who never...
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    2025 IHSA Football Playoffs

    Mount Carmel has 14 D1 players on the field. If super teams of that caliber are being formed at some point these non-boundary teams need their own division.
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    College Sports (Football)

    The article you posted says that UC Investments will own a 10% stake in Big Ten Enterprises. Why do you then think that they aren't buying a part of the Big Ten when they will own something? Nowhere does it say that this ownership stake will go to 0% in 20 years or that after 20 years the...
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    College Sports (Football)

    I have my Big Ten media deals and I need cash now Call JG Wentworth 877-CASH-NOW If you have long-term TV rights, but you need cash now Call JG Wentworth 877-CASH-NOW
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    College Sports (Football)

    The inner details are simple, a group is offering money today because they expect to make large profits in the long term. More profit than they would expect to make from bonds, stocks, real estate, or other investment options. If this group is making large profits decades from now it's not a...
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    College Sports (Football)

    To Thy Happy Children of the Future / Those of the Past Sold You Out for Short Term Gains
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Duke

    That drive was beautiful
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    College Athletics Enters Revenue Sharing Era

    For comparison sake, Ohio State athletics had 2023 revenue of $279.5M and the LA Kings had 2023 revenue of $279M. But college sports will have a $20.5M salary cap versus the 2022-2023 NHL that had an $82.5M salary cap? As long as the max cap that colleges are allowed to pay is well below what...
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    College Athletics Enters Revenue Sharing Era

    It possibly gives a big advantage to schools like Gonzaga and all the Big East schools that can potentially dump the full allotment of money into men's basketball without worrying about putting any money for football.
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    Tennessee's Ziegler sues for 5th year of eligibility

    If Ziegler loses his lawsuit, then I agree with you. If Ziegler wins his lawsuit, then I think it is clear that with roster spots and playing time being a zero sum game that 5th year players would limit the spots of younger players. If each grade level takes 20% vs 25% of spots that alone is a...
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