Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[Gonzo]

I know this isn’t directly tied to athletics, but a number of universities have been stressed financially. Not limited to Big 10, but a number of those schools are not doing well financially and that will directly impact what universities can and can’t do to increase funding for athletics. Here’s the latest at Maryland ( notice even their endowment is underperforming)

https://www.highereddive.com/news/university-maryland-lays-off-84-employees-budget-pressures/822073/

Administrative bloat, needlessly inflated salaries, and an unsustainable "arms" race in student living amenities.

 

[Kinch]

Administrative bloat, needlessly inflated salaries, and an unsustainable "arms" race in student living amenities.

I find it incredible that their endowment is underperforming by 2 percent. Incompetence is the only thing that can explain that.

 

[isucy86]

Administrative bloat, needlessly inflated salaries, and an unsustainable "arms" race in student living amenities.

Will be curious if revenue sports like football and men's hoops come under scrutiny at some time. It amazes me at number of people in non-coaching positions on P4 staffs.

 

[Kinch]

Lane is beginning to burn through the cash promised him in his benefits by the donors.

 

[isucy86]

Lane is beginning to burn through the cash promised him in his benefits by the donors.

Hope Lane maximizes every benefit his contract allows. A family trip to Paris before football season starts would be glorious.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Will be curious if revenue sports like football and men's hoops come under scrutiny at some time. It amazes me at number of people in non-coaching positions on P4 staffs.

It's even filtered down. Murray State had 17 guys in pullovers last year.

It's not sustainable at any level. Hell, Illinois is paying Mark Farley six figures to be in Champaign 2 days a week

 

[Kinch]

University of Michigan President has a ton on his plate.The biggest doesn’t include athletics. Just a year on the job, the medical CEO quit and took a similar job at Vanderbilt.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2026/07/15/michigan-medicine-ceo-leaving/90935102007/

 

[Big Daddy Kang]

It's even filtered down. Murray State had 17 guys in pullovers last year.

It's not sustainable at any level. Hell, Illinois is paying Mark Farley six figures to be in Champaign 2 days a week

Interesting. Did not know Farley is working for Bert.

 

[ZorkClone]

Lane is beginning to burn through the cash promised him in his benefits by the donors.

You'd think at some point coaching salaries/benefits would peak with players being paid now. Somehow, despite all the changes, coaches have gotten off pretty easy.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Interesting. Did not know Farley is working for Bert.

'Senior Defensive Analyst and Linebackers Coordinator'

Rolls off the tongue.