Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[1UNI2ISU]

I haven't read everything, but the last few pages, It does seem like you do have something against CC and his motives. I don’t know how anyone can be certain about his motives, either way. You seem pretty absolute in your opinion, which usually means you're (royal you) probably wrong to some degree.

I am and I'll own that. Cody Campbell is a billionaire and billionaires typically don't have the ability to look out for anyone other than themselves, that's a big part of how one becomes a billionaire.

As I said above, I think it's great that somebody has started the conversation but his plan, as written, is just never going to get the right people on board that need to be on board to get meaningful change.

 

[Clonedogg]

I have an obv bias but outside of this specific instance most people would be lauded for questioning the motives of an amoral billionaire.

If TT was in the SEC he wouldn’t be doing any of this.

How do you know he is amoral? How can you throw that out there like it's a fact?

 

[Kinch]

I have an obv bias but outside of this specific instance most people would be lauded for questioning the motives of an amoral billionaire.

If TT was in the SEC he wouldn’t be doing any of this.

I question the motives more of the Big 10 and SEC than Campbell. They are the villains.

 

[Kinch]

I am and I'll own that. Cody Campbell is a billionaire and billionaires typically don't have the ability to look out for anyone other than themselves, that's a big part of how one becomes a billionaire.

As I said above, I think it's great that somebody has started the conversation but his plan, as written, is just never going to get the right people on board that need to be on board to get meaningful change.

But you have no problem with Big 10 in bed with their own billionaires.

 

[Clonedogg]

I am and I'll own that. Cody Campbell is a billionaire and billionaires typically don't have the ability to look out for anyone other than themselves, that's a big part of how one becomes a billionaire.

As I said above, I think it's great that somebody has started the conversation but his plan, as written, is just never going to get the right people on board that need to be on board to get meaningful change.

At what amount of money accumulation does someone become...subhuman?

 

[Kinch]

Apparently the Tavern Hoks have no problem with billionaires unless they are cheered on by Cyclone fans.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

How do you know he is amoral? How can you throw that out there like it's a fact?

He’s a billionaire, by default he is amoral

 

[isucy86]

Isn’t Mike Decourcy a Fox/B1G shill?

Every party is a shill or has an agenda. Decourcy's opinion is no more wrong than Campell's. Does anyone believe if TT was in the SEC Campbell would be fighting this fight? Heck no.

Is there any proof that negotiating a single media deal will lead to a gold rush of revenue for colleges that can't be achieved by other means?

IMO college's will achieve significant revenue growth in their next round of media deals without negotiating a single deal by:

1. Negotiating sport specific deals. Conferences should negotiate a FB, MBB, WBB and any other sports a conference feels will drive TV interest. For the Big10 & Big12 that might be wrestling. For the SEC/ACC that might be softball or baseball. It might even make sense for conferences to take broadcasting contests in-house.
2. By 2030 University Presidents won't have the same demands their "big" games mainly be broadcast OTA. If the revenues vs. media-rights fees makes financial sense, then Netflix, Amazon, Apple, etc. will be big players in the next Big10/Big12 media rights negotiations in 2030. Plus there are more traditional players like the Warner Bros. Discovery & Comcast (NBC Universal) that might need college sports to drive subscriber growth to their platforms (HBO/Max & Peacock). Lastly the devil incarnate Disney and FOX will have a bigger interest than ever to protect their recently launched DTC platforms.

IMO Cody Campbell is fighting the wrong fight. What needs to be fixed is:

1. Fix the current NIL struture in college sports. I'm not smart enough on the topic to say if that is a college-athete CBA, employee status for athletes, etc. But there has to be a formal structure that can withstand court scrutiny.
2. Institute sport-specific expense caps for P4 programs. Exclude the cost of scholarships from the cap and have a COLA to have different caps for Iowa State (Ames) vs. UCLA (LA).
3. Excess athletic department money must be given back to the University. As either an AD endowment or fund university general operations.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

But you have no problem with Big 10 in bed with their own billionaires.

Where did I say that?

I'd be more than happy to see money not have the impact it has on college sports. Sign me up but it's fantasyland stuff.

 

[Kinch]

Where did I say that?

I'd be more than happy to see money not have the impact it has on college sports. Sign me up but it's fantasyland stuff.

Then cleanup the Big 10 before you say anything about Campbell.

 

[Clonedogg]

Where did I say that?

I'd be more than happy to see money not have the impact it has on college sports. Sign me up but it's fantasyland stuff.

I think that was directed at sparty...but at least this billionaire is trying something, but your problem seems to be that he's rich. So you want someone that's NOT rich and powerful to try and make changes or who, the government?

Dude, fantasyland stuff.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Then cleanup the Big 10 before you say anything about Campbell.

What on earth do I have to do with the Big Ten?

 

[CascadeClone]

I question the motives more of the Big 10 and SEC than Campbell. They are the villains.

Neither is altruistic to be sure, Campbell cares about Texas Tech. But the other "also rans" should benefit some from his efforts though. The P2/Fox/ESPN/TV money are the root cause of the "also rans" getting dragged and at risk of destruction (e.g. Oregon St and Wazzu) - they're the bad guys here.

Apologies for the bad analogy, but if the P2 and media money is the Axis Powers, then Campbell is Stalin. He's our ally!


(for now)

 

[FriendlySpartan]

I think that was directed at sparty...but at least this billionaire is trying something, but your problem seems to be that he's rich. So you want someone that's NOT rich and powerful to try and make changes or who, the government?

Dude, fantasyland stuff.

The only reason he is trying something is because it’s in his own self interest the way all billionaires act.

Btw if I’m the Big12 I’m 100% in support of his camp. But he’s not doing this out of altruism or caring about college sports, he’s doing it because of where TT stands

 

[1UNI2ISU]

I think that was directed at sparty...but at least this billionaire is trying something, but your problem seems to be that he's rich. So you want someone that's NOT rich and powerful to try and make changes or who the government?

Dude, fantasyland stuff.

It's not necessarily that he's rich, and you're exactly right that it's going to have to be that type of person that gets something done but it's really hard not to look at it through this as a completely self serving way for him to get Tech into the spot where he wants them to be.

I think it's great he's gotten the conversation started.

 

[Clonedogg]

He’s a billionaire, by default he is amoral

Aren't you a doctor or something? The richest guy that I have actually met is a doctor, that also was money savvy, probably close to a billionaire.

But you're obviously a bigot, just an acceptable kind of bigot, can you admit that?

 

[Kinch]

Neither is altruistic to be sure, Campbell cares about Texas Tech. But the other "also rans" should benefit some from his efforts though. The P2/Fox/ESPN/TV money are the root cause of the "also rans" getting dragged and at risk of destruction (e.g. Oregon St and Wazzu) - they're the bad guys here.

Apologies for the bad analogy, but if the P2 and media money is the Axis Powers, then Campbell is Stalin. He's our ally!


(for now)

Actually it’s not a bad analogy

 

[Kinch]

What on earth do I have to do with the Big Ten?

You just posted an article bought and paid for by the Big 10.

 

[cykadelic2]

He’s a billionaire, by default he is amoral

With this silly misguided hot take, your credibility score on this board is now officially at zero.

 

[Kinch]

He’s a billionaire, by default he is amoral

This post is one for the message board geniuses.