College Football Asset Consolidation combined with some corporate restructuring/mass layoffs (Oregon State, WSU) probably makes more sense but doesn't roll off the tongue.
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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College Football Asset Consolidation combined with some corporate restructuring/mass layoffs (Oregon State, WSU) probably makes more sense but doesn't roll off the tongue.
Pay enough and not a problem
Initially college athletics was too niche to get the MBBs. You had boutiques and singular experts advising.
When did this happen?
No way they move things up. There still is the academic calendar to give a passing acknowledgment of. You can’t have playoff games during dead week. I thought the calendar worked well this year. Who cares about the NFL. Just play the games when you need to. If the NFL wants to overshadow their developmental league, there’s not much you can do about it.
I can’t speak for who you are replying to but…..
This isn’t a bleeding hearts club for the P2. Every single one of your posts comes have as an absolute as to what you think will happen, intentionally or not intentionally. We are simply telling you that the likelihood of what you are saying will happen is not likely. Maybe you aren’t intending it to come off that way but that’s how it reads.
No one on this board is hoping for a separation or for more schools to end up like OSU/WSU
But does it really work well for the CFB championship game to be played on Jan 21? A Monday night during the NFL Playoffs and CBB Conference season.
I might be unique, but I'm more engaged in Big12 Hoops than CFB after New Years games.
Guess I don't understand the importance of having dead week off? I'd rather have finals week off from a practice & playing games.
Don’t we have this weird schedule because the rose bowl insists that it’s game be played on Jan 1?
That being said I dont think the NFL needs to be on 5+ days/nights a week.
The1st round was on Fri/Sat, both traditionally CFB days but the NFL has taken over Saturdays During Dec.
The 2nd round is on Tue/Wed (New years) Traditionally CFB Days.
The 3rd round is on Thu/Fri Wild card weekend (non-NFL Days)
The 4th round is on Mon A non-NFL Monday
I dont think there is that big of a problem with the schedule. I am sure in future years things will get tweaked, depending on holidays etc.
I also do see how you make a much better schedule with what we have currently. this year was a pretty good schedule I thought. Sure things could get tweaked here and there, they could eliminate CCGs because they seem to not matter now, they could eliminate an off week etc. But I think we are seeing an increase in the number of playoff spots not less so it will just expand further. I guess we already have some games week zero, they could just move the entire season up a week.
As far as the issues with the Playoff system, I think the schedule (at least this year) has only minor issues vs some of the other problems needing attention.
There’s a lot more to the Rose Bowl than the actual game.
maybe Blum has some insider industry info. i guess could see a lot of the midwest, mountain and west coast states reps and senators banding together across the aisles to protect school budgets as some start to pile up massive debts? there is a ton of goodwill to be earned there. but all that assumes that the next several years aren't going to be just an absolute **** show of unorganized congressman doing bonkers things and nothing getting done.
Every single one of those schools left for money
NU made the same at first (less when you factor the cut) A&M hated Texas. CU took a cut at first Iirc.
Definitely wrong here on UT. Both UT and OU knew what was coming relative to the House Settlement and wanted to insure more revenue streams to fund it.
i am not sure this is true when talking about football fanbases vs academic leadership. they are very similar regardless of SEC or Big 10.
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The single largest problem (not issue) is no clearly defined end goal. The networks are throwing wild amounts of money around to maximize their short term interests. The NCAA is essentially defunct, so there is no long term "gatekeeper" of the actual game/sport/competition. This has led all schools (and conferences) to behave even more selfishly
Eventually, to gain any sort of stability, the top 72-80 football programs will have to buy in to some form of centralized governance and administration that supplants the NCAA; decisions about long term viability, competition and championship crowning become more manageable. The laws governing how college football industry operates are no longer applicable for the full spectrum of participating FBS schools. The rules of the physical game on the field may still be the same from D1 all the way through D3, but it's clear the very top monied programs need to operate under a new constitution. Unless neverending whining and brutally raw capitalism is the end result all these universities want...which is precisely what the ESPN and other networks actually want.
Eventually, to gain any sort of stability, the top 72-80 football programs will have to buy in to some form of centralized governance and administration that supplants the NCAA; decisions about long term viability, competition and championship crowning become more manageable. The laws governing how college football industry operates are no longer applicable for the full spectrum of participating FBS schools. The rules of the physical game on the field may still be the same from D1 all the way through D3, but it's clear the very top monied programs need to operate under a new constitution. Unless neverending whining and brutally raw capitalism is the end result all these universities want...which is precisely what the ESPN and other networks actually want.
Will agree with that and will add that the college presidents have the final say on AD (some may defer, but they hire the AD and have oversight).
