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upstater replied to the thread Prediction-Refs will determine tonight's game.Ugh, Alex's 2nd -
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How about buying those high school streams where it makes FloSports look like a Scorese film? Pay $10, and it doesn't work. Newspapers... -
upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.In any given year, depends on who your opponents are. You mentioned 3 of the 7 schools I listed had higher ratings. Did the other 4 have...
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upstater replied to the thread Prediction-Refs will determine tonight's game.One B1G ref, one B12 ref, one Big East ref for tonight. 2 to 1 in favor of physicality.
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upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.If I were a B1G school, I'd take the deal. Given all the outside dents to the budgets of research institutions over the last several...
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upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.I didn't say they'd beat the top teams. But looks at Wisconsin. Consistently at the top for 3 decades before a bad half decade under...
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upstater replied to the thread 2025 Bowl Predictions.Rufus Xavier wouldn't have missed it.
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upstater replied to the thread How to fix the Big East.I do believe that, but we also need to look at what's changed to create the culture shift. Since 2008, prices for university even at...
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upstater replied to the thread How to fix the Big East.What do you mean by difference? Many colleges have their characters and particulars. I could name a dozen ways in which the selection...
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upstater replied to the thread The Private Equity College Sports Hellscape Thread.Private Equity sucks the joy out of youth sports. One firm that bought up youth hockey forbids parents from recording their kids unless...
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upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.By the way, this is the sort of thing private equity cooks up when it gets involved with sports: 1. PARENTS ARE FORBIDDEN FROM...
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upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.Not mentioned for a reason. It's a high value brand. Do I think it has MUCH MORE VALUE than some of the B1G schools I mentioned? No...
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upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.Why would I include those schools? What are we talking about now? No, they would not be bottom dwellers. Did you miss the fact that...
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upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.The other SEC schools are much higher in value than UCLA, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Washington? Really? Let's name some of them: Vandy...
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upstater replied to the thread B1G Ramblings.Name the SEC schools then. Because Wisconsin has competed for more national championships and produced a lot of NFL players. Under Paul...