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

Patman said:
Yes, I think FCS is a clownshow if those programs think they're the big time. Its a larp.

A G5 tournament is a freaking larp.
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FCS programs know that they aren't the big time. They play at a lower level in part because the costs to compete are lower. They get to participate in playoffs and the fans of schools that win seem to be proud of their achievements.

I expect the G5 will have a similar though process. There is nothing wrong with playing competitive football with likeminded schools.
 
BlueHen said:
FCS programs know that they aren't the big time. They play at a lower level in part because the costs to compete are lower. They get to participate in playoffs and the fans of schools that win seem to be proud of their achievements.

I expect the G5 will have a similar thought process. There is nothing wrong with playing competitive football with likeminded schools.
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I have snowbird neighbors from the Dakotas and Montana
they take FCS very seriously. They’ll be in the outdoor pool in January when I freezing in the 60 degree weather and
their School Flags are out every Saturday just like the 2-3 Ohio State and the Minnesota Fans.
Enough with the disrespect of anyone not in a P conference .
Over 1,000,000 boys play HS football
I would think less than 10% of the male population are athletic enough to play HS football but it’s probably only 2-3% that do.
Of that only
about the best 3-4% of those are good enough to play college ball and more importantly get a scholarship.
Your talking about a pretty select bunch of kids
The majority of those kids are there for a free college education some at schools they could never dream about attending otherwise . You can laugh at a kid playing FCS but with college tuition $60,0000 +, that sport got him a $240,0000 education at some very prestigious Universities and some incredible contacts. For some it’s the opportunity to move up socially and economically. I have multiple stories in my extended family of it happening.
If your a parent of a college age kid , getting that scholarship is huge.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
I have snowbird neighbors from the Dakotas and Montana
they take FCS very seriously. They’ll be in the outdoor pool in January when I freezing in the 60 degree weather and
their School Flags are out every Saturday just like the 2-3 Ohio State and the Minnesota Fans.
Enough with the disrespect of anyone not in a P conference .
Over 1,000,000 boys play HS football
I would think less than 10% of the male population are athletic enough to play HS football but it’s probably only 2-3% that do.
Of that only
about the best 3-4% of those are good enough to play college ball and more importantly get a scholarship.
Your talking about a pretty select bunch of kids
The majority of those kids are there for a free college education some at schools they could never dream about attending otherwise . You can laugh at a kid playing FCS but with college tuition $60,0000 +, that sport got him a $240,0000 education at some very prestigious Universities and some incredible contacts. For some it’s the opportunity to move up socially and economically. I have multiple stories in my extended family of it happening.
If you’re a parent of a college age kid , getting that scholarship is huge.
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I am finding some UConn fans being condescending toward FCS and G5 Championship quite funny given UConn’s lack of success on the gridiron. UConn never won FCS championship in over 100 years let alone ever finished in the top 25 in the FBS. In fact UConn all time record is below 47% winning percentage.
 
Ha Who said:
ESPN reporting on realignment would be like if the Wall Street Journal owned the New York Stock Exchange and reported on it
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Tbf the journalists who work for ESPN and the executives who directly profit from conference realignment are not the same people and probably do not share the same values
 
EdgewoodNHV said:
Tbf the journalists who work for ESPN and the executives who directly profit from conference realignment are not the same people and probably do not share the same values
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But the journalists want to keep their jobs so.....I don't expect any honest reporting from them. Unless they are saying this is primarily espn's fault.
 
EdgewoodNHV said:
Tbf the journalists who work for ESPN and the executives who directly profit from conference realignment are not the same people and probably do not share the same values
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The same could be said for Wall Street Journal reporters and News Corp executives.
 
Kolumbo said:
But the journalists want to keep their jobs so.....I don't expect any honest reporting from them. Unless they are saying this is primarily espn's fault.
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Journalists at espn on talent contracts. Corp has no control over them.

They don’t kiss up to c suite, at all. Journalists are so different than normal employees. They are the product. They could care less what management thinks .
 
JohnFSilver said:
Journalists at espn on talent contracts. Corp has no control over them.

They don’t kiss up to c suite, at all. Journalists are so different than normal employees. They are the product. They could care less what management thinks .
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So who decides what is actually published under the espn brand? Not the journalists.
 


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-> … And so these latest rumors went racing down social media channels to the delight or frustration or general curiosity of a fan base. Discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday with numerous people in and around the UConn athletic operation yielded nothing substantially new on the topic, reaction ranging from “haven’t heard a thing” to “it’s all a continuation” and “nothing has changed.”

A lot more with-in the article ^^
 
Kolumbo said:
So who decides what is actually published under the espn brand? Not the journalists.
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Umm. The journalists do. C suite has almost no role in day to day operations. They can come in last second to kill a story, but that comes at a great cost to the leaders credibility.

The day to day, the SVPs stay away.
 
JohnFSilver said:
Journalists at espn on talent contracts. Corp has no control over them.

They don’t kiss up to c suite, at all. Journalists are so different than normal employees. They are the product. They could care less what management thinks .
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I've never heard that point of view from any journalist. They care, some more than others; oftentimes depending on their circumstance.
 
JohnFSilver said:
Umm. The journalists do. C suite has almost no role in day to day operations. They can come in last second to kill a story, but that comes at a great cost to the leaders credibility.

The day to day, the SVPs stay away.
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Sr Editors/Executive Editors decide what is assigned to writers and what is ultimately published. Corporate leadership exerts "guidance" to the Sr Editors/Executive Editors. To say journalists decide what is written is just not accurate.
 

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