Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

And it would still have to pass the House.
It would have to pass the house and senate and be signed by the president. Any differences between the senate and house version would have to be settled at conference committee.
 
I was responding to the implication that @cykadelic was Campbell.
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That one was pretty good. I have zero problem with Cody buying TT players or advocating for the big 12. I do have a problem with him trying to pretend he’s saving college sports and taking the moral high ground when he wouldn’t be doing any of this if TT was in the P2.

I also think that his bill simply has zero chances of passing. If it did pass I really wouldn’t care one way or another; it just doesn’t have a chance
Is he pretending that?

lol with the “you would have cheated too in the situation”

It’s always telling when such counterfactual hypothetical defense mechanisms presents itself. Some odd desire to view this as an adjudication of moral high ground of individuals


Where are you seeing claims that he’s doing this out his good heart? Or even that P2 are doing things because they lack of ideals?
 
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Is he pretending that?

lol with the “you would have cheated too in the situation”

It’s always telling when such counterfactual hypothetical defense mechanisms presents itself. Some odd desire to view this as an adjudication of moral high ground of individuals


Where are you seeing claims that he’s doing this out his good heart? Or even that P2 are doing things because they lack of ideals?

Try not to take things so personally
This is a weird take. He’s legit going out and talking about how he’s trying to save college sports? How is that not taking the moral high ground? He’s had several interviews where he’s talked about how he’s a champion for college sports, this can’t be new to you as you have responded to alot of those links
 
So that might be a big reason they supported SCORE but not the current legislation.
Their joint statement on Tuesday included items of concern in Cruz-Cantwell they previously supported in SCORE (e.g. Fed preemption of state laws) which made their statement BS. And of course, no mention in their statement of their obvious opposition to pooling, anti-expansion or anti-Super League which I am sure their PR and anti-trust legal team advised against.
 
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Their joint statement on Tuesday included items of concern in Cruz-Cantwell they previously supported in SCORE (e.g. Fed preemption of state laws) which made their statement BS. And of course, no mention in their statement of their obvious opposition to pooling, anti-expansion or anti-Super League which I am sure their PR and anti-trust legal team advised against.
This week has really opened the curtains of the Big 10. They are gutless wonders.
 
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This is a weird take. He’s legit going out and talking about how he’s trying to save college sports? How is that not taking the moral high ground? He’s had several interviews where he’s talked about how he’s a champion for college sports, this can’t be new to you as you have responded to alot of those links
The only thing odd is taking this so personally, like some weird moral measuring contest.

Of course he’s saying that. Big difference between saying one’s setup is best for college athletics, with less collateral damage, than what you’re crafting up.

The fact your defense is the “you’d cheat too” is rather telling though. An admission that your position is likely not good for college athletics, just good for you

Make no mistake, everyone is looking out for their best interests. But not all individual best interests align with greater good equally

I DGAF about non-revenue or G5, it just so happens to align with the objective to preserve a 60+ school top level with fairly good parity
 
Regarding media rights pooling, I do not know whether a centralized model will ever come to pass. This is me just throwing out ideas. If it did, I would distribute revenue among all 138 FBS institutions based on three factors: average television viewership, fan engagement (attendance and alumni support), and historical competitive success.

These metrics could be evaluated over a three-to-six-year period to determine each school's placement within the structure. A minimum and maximum revenue-share distribution could be established through a collective agreement, while still allowing schools to move between tiers based on performance and media value.

To maintain regional interest and create attractive television inventory, each tier could be required to play at least one regional opponent from every other tier. In football, you would play 5 opponents from your group and 7 within your group/tier.

TierSchoolsAnnual Distribution per School
National20$100 million
Championship20$80 million
Contender20$60 million
Competitive20$40 million
Development20$20 million
Foundation38$10 million
Total Annual Media Distribution in FBS: $6.38 billion

Media partners could include networks under Apple, Amazon, Netflix, ESPN, CBS, NBC, FOX, and The CW, creating a mix of broadcast and streaming inventory designed to maximize exposure and revenue.

While a model like this would require collaboration across all of FBS, it would tie media distribution more directly to the value each institution brings to the overall FBS product. Again, this isn't perfect, but it's as best I could draft up. If the media revenue payouts were right, it would give all parties a raise.
 
Chris Murphy is a 'No'.


Any system that is going to work is going to put some kind of limit on players compensation. That's how you get competitive balance. Whether it's through legislation or collective bargaining it's going to happen. There are limits on NIL deals in pro leagues too.
 
Any system that is going to work is going to put some kind of limit on players compensation. That's how you get competitive balance. Whether it's through legislation or collective bargaining it's going to happen. There are limits on NIL deals in pro leagues too.
Exactly. You can't really limit compensation without collective bargaining which athletes in the power leagues would be CRAZY to sign up for at this point.