Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[billybud]

Take a look at this...

In-Season Men’s College Basketball Tournament to Offer $2M in NIL Deals

The eight-team event will pay out $1M to each school, and another million to the winner.

frontofficesports.com

 

[Kolumbo]

Take a look at this...

In-Season Men’s College Basketball Tournament to Offer $2M in NIL Deals

The eight-team event will pay out $1M to each school, and another million to the winner.

frontofficesports.com

Money talks

 

[billybud]

Money talks....but looky, looky...it is talking about basketball.

 

[ZooCougar]

I knew there would be one.

Well, I’m right.

 

[ZooCougar]

If you don't count Syracuse, Pitt and Penn State as the northeast your right. Cuse with Don McPherson and Donovan McNabb had some great teams.

If college sports do not matter in the northeast I guess we can just move the Brooklyn and Boston parts NCAA tournament to a dumb strip mall in Floriduh.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Money talks....but looky, looky...it is talking about basketball.

It is. But did you notice that in order to participate a school would be hand selected, as opposed to actually earning the opportunity?

 

[Jimdish255]

I also find it interesting to watch an entire industry destroy themselves

We're watching greed do that. It's really a handful of powerful ego driven executives and donors that got us here. I don't think the universities on their own ever would have chosen this path.

 

[Jimdish255]

Take a look at this...

In-Season Men’s College Basketball Tournament to Offer $2M in NIL Deals

The eight-team event will pay out $1M to each school, and another million to the winner.

frontofficesports.com

St. John's and Syracuse but not UConn? Who's in charge of this?
Is it this Seth Berger?

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-who-seth-berger-how-related-and1-net-worth-right-now

OK these guys.

Jeff Zucker-Led RedBird IMI Launches EverWonder Studio to Focus on Nonfiction Content

Jeff Zucker's RedBird IMI has launched a nonfiction content company, EverWonder Studio, in partnership with former Time president Ian Orefice.

www.thewrap.com

 

[ZooCougar]

Why would they want to dilute their basketball with more mouths to feed?

Exactly

They will not allow these little conferences to continue to suck down these juicy NCAA credits.

The big conferences will continue to build walls and barriers around the money and elbow the small out of the way.

This has been in the works for decades. Barry Alvarez used to talk about it openly. They simply think that they have invested more and they shouldn’t have to share.

 

[ZooCougar]

It will be hard for them to completely isolate the BE, which has won 8 of the past 25 championships. Or 9 if you count the one removed from Louisville.

Or not.

Nothing is sacred. They just euthanized the PAC 12. And Oregon and Washington took reduced shares to do it.

 

[Platt81]

St. John's and Syracuse but not UConn? Who's in charge of this?
Is it this Seth Berger?

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-who-seth-berger-how-related-and1-net-worth-right-now

OK these guys.

Jeff Zucker-Led RedBird IMI Launches EverWonder Studio to Focus on Nonfiction Content

Jeff Zucker's RedBird IMI has launched a nonfiction content company, EverWonder Studio, in partnership with former Time president Ian Orefice.

www.thewrap.com

UConn is already committed to tournaments next year so they’re not eligible to be considered for this one as well.

 

[superjohn]

If college sports do not matter in the northeast I guess we can just move the Brooklyn and Boston parts NCAA tournament to a dumb strip mall in Floriduh.

The first and second round football games in Brooklyn and the sweet 16 and elite 8 football games in Boston are going to be amazing. I can't wait to watch Yale get a touchdown there over Princeton.

 

[superjohn]

Or not.

Nothing is sacred. They just euthanized the PAC 12. And Oregon and Washington took reduced shares to do it.

Yep, they're going to get rid of the best basketball brands.

 

[ZooCougar]

The best brands are already in power conferences.

 

[ZooCougar]

The first and second round football games in Brooklyn and the sweet 16 and elite 8 football games in Boston are going to be amazing. I can't wait to watch Yale get a touchdown there over Princeton.

Right because nobody in the northeast cares about college sports because the northeast has never liked it. You make complete sense.

 

[Drew]

Yep, they're going to get rid of the best basketball brands.

Lmfao which one of the “best basketball brands” in the Big East is an absolute must have in any future P2? Half the league was in CUSA, Missouri Valley, and Horizon league as recently as 10 years ago. You are beyond delusional if you think Butler and Xavier are “must haves” at the end of all of this

 

[superjohn]

Right because nobody in the northeast cares about college sports because the northeast has never liked it. You make complete sense.

You're doing a Waylon act here, cool guy to emulate.

 

[superjohn]

Lmfao which one of the “best basketball brands” in the Big East is an absolute must have in any future P2? Half the league was in CUSA, Missouri Valley, and Horizon league as recently as 10 years ago. You are beyond delusional if you think Butler and Xavier are “must haves” at the end of all of this

They're not going to isolate/create something without UConn, Nova, Louisville, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Baylor etc. I also don't believe the 2 power conferences will absorb all the basketball brands.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Lmfao which one of the “best basketball brands” in the Big East is an absolute must have in any future P2? Half the league was in CUSA, Missouri Valley, and Horizon league as recently as 10 years ago. You are beyond delusional if you think Butler and Xavier are “must haves” at the end of all of this

UConn and Villanova are absolutely must haves for basketball

 

[upstater]

Or not.

Nothing is sacred. They just euthanized the PAC 12. And Oregon and Washington took reduced shares to do it.

Yes, but Washington St and Oregon St haven't won anything in eternity.

USC and Oregon and Washington have. They couldn't make a move without those 3 teams.

Isn't it going to look a little funny if they isolate UConn?

It'll be absurd.

They could -- in theory -- kill off the BE by adding UConn, but they haven't done so.

 

[JMick]

UConn and Villanova are absolutely must haves for basketball

Are we really? If so, wouldn't we have been picked up?

I do think logically it makes sense to absorb some big east teams but it doesn't mean they'll do it. There is a chance they don't want the competition

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Are we really? If so, wouldn't we have been picked up?

I do think logically it makes sense to absorb some big east teams but it doesn't mean they'll do it. There is a chance they don't want the competition

If we aren’t “must haves” for basketball then no school is. Who has ever been picked for a power conference for basketball reasons? No one. Gonzaga was close, and so were we, in regards to the Big 12.

I agree that the Big East may be absorbed I just don’t see how (bias aside) UConn and Villanova aren’t “must haves” for basketball. If we aren’t then no school is - again we’re only talking basketball here.

EDIT: the alternative is a P2 basketball breakaway. I just don’t see it.

 

[superjohn]

Are we really? If so, wouldn't we have been picked up?

I do think logically it makes sense to absorb some big east teams but it doesn't mean they'll do it. There is a chance they don't want the competition

Must haves for basketball as in they won't create a tournament where they keep out all the basketball programs that win the national championships.

 

[JMick]

Must haves for basketball as in they won't create a tournament where they keep out all the basketball programs that win the national championships.

I think they might be stupid enough to do it. I can very easily see them go to a pro style SEC vs B1G championship without adding anyone else. The networks will carry water for them and it'll be all talk about how that's the "real" championship and that everyone else still playing in the NCAA tournament is beneath them

 

[ZooCougar]

Yes, but Washington St and Oregon St haven't won anything in eternity.

USC and Oregon and Washington have. They couldn't make a move without those 3 teams.

Isn't it going to look a little funny if they isolate UConn?

It'll be absurd.

They could -- in theory -- kill off the BE by adding UConn, but they haven't done so.

And they got left out.

I can’t imagine them giving us special consideration. They will just hold the pillow over our face because they think Penn State should enjoy a better basketball future because they have a sort of bigtime football program.