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

jostar1 said:
David Benedict reposted this tweet. Not sure why.

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hmmm GIF
 
jostar1 said:
David Benedict reposted this tweet. Not sure why.

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Defeated the ACC champions Puke, then their starting QB and 1st backup QB portaled away. Can’t blame them for leaving the school and Durham.
 
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Rufus said:
sports.yahoo.com

'We are money laundering' — With schools bending (or breaking) new rules, SEC and others mull new governance model

Frustrations over tampering and lack of enforcement from the NCAA have the four power conferences considering drastic changes that could impact the future of college football in several ways.
sports.yahoo.com sports.yahoo.com
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A key paragraph from the article:

"For some, a solution is emerging: Each conference should govern itself, enforce its own rules and, perhaps even, compete solely with its own members."
 
We are almost there aren't we? No more NCAA, no more oversight, don't worry, just come to the games and buy Merch.
 
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AllHusky said:
We are almost there aren't we? No more NCAA, no more oversight, don't worry, just come to the games and buy Merch.
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Each conference competing solely with its own members is what stood out to me. That would be a bold strategy.
 
JVN said:
A key paragraph from the article:

"For some, a solution is emerging: Each conference should govern itself, enforce its own rules and, perhaps even, compete solely with its own members."
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Won’t happen in basketball due to money generated by the tournament .

Football ? Yeah I could see it though ESPN would demand, at least, a postseason between SEC and ACC. Teams with big ( money making) and historical annual interconference rivalries like FSU and UF would oppose it.;
 
visitingcock said:
Won’t happen in basketball due to money generated by the tournament
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I think an event will break off from the NCAA is inevitable exactly because of the money generated by the tournament. If each conference was self-governing, but agreed to a collective tournament, that would be a big potential windfall.
 
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Go figure! A school that never really competed in any sport in its entire existence wins the lottery and winds up in BIG.

It’s the classic family wins lottery and 5 years later a completely broke.

The foundation wasn’t there, the culture wasn’t there, and they still suck as an AD. But they are still in BIG.
 
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The Big10 has to know how very wrong they were to include Rutgers. Have any of these conferences ever kicked out members?? I’m including the ACC in this too. I’m just curious.
 
JeannoCT said:
The Big10 has to know how very wrong they were to include Rutgers.
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They didn't make a mistake. By inviting Rutgers, they got access to higher pricing on first tier cable in the New York City DMA, plus they got access to higher pricing on the first tier of cable in the New Jersey DMA. New Jersey has over 9 million people in it. It was entirely a money grab and not in any way intended to improve the conference. From that perspective, it was entirely successful.
 
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CL82 said:
They didn't make a mistake. By inviting Rutgers, they got access to higher pricing on first tier cable in the New York City DMA, plus they got access to higher pricing on the first year of cable in the New Jersey DMA. New Jersey has over 9 million people in it. It was entirely a money grab and not in any way intended to improve the conference. From that perspective, it was entirely successful.
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ok thx
 
CL82 said:
They didn't make a mistake. By inviting Rutgers, they got access to higher pricing on first tier cable in the New York City DMA, plus they got access to higher pricing on the first year of cable in the New Jersey DMA. New Jersey has over 9 million people in it. It was entirely a money grab and not in any way intended to improve the conference. From that perspective, it was entirely successful.
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The Big 10 jumped on the cable bandwagon just as cord cutting was starting. This is like bragging about having the hottest pager store in the Hartford area in 1999.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
What percentage of UConn football fans would want UConn to trade places with Rutgers just so they could say they were fans of a Big 10 school? 10%? 20%? More?
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Meaning, we have to exist at Rutgers does as part of the B10? Flip brands, history? If you're saying we could go there as UConn and start at their level and build, might take that. If we have to become Rutgers, forget it.
 
RuffRuff said:
Meaning, we have to exist at Rutgers does as part of the B10? Flip brands, history? If you're saying we could go there as UConn and start at their level and build, might take that. If we have to become Rutgers, forget it.
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His premise is dumb and he repeats it every chance he gets. for some reason he assumes that if we’d been invited to the BIG instead of Rutgers, we’d be in the same exact position that they are in right now. Magically Take away the 2 titles for men and 3 titles for women and replace them with nothing but a $70+mill deficit.
 
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bendm said:
His premise is dumb and he repeats it every chance he gets. for some reason he assumes that if we’d been invited to the BIG instead of Rutgers, we’d be in the same position that they are in right now, ie, having the worst athletic department in the conference on top of a $70mil deficit. Take away the 2 titles for men and 3 tiles for women
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I bet 3/4 of this country has no idea they are the State University of NJ. They have zero recognized history or brand. So if you told me we went there as UConn when they did, I'd take it in a heartbeat. You're talking about what is shaping up to be the most prestigious league in the US athletically and academically. They seem to even be leapfrogging the SEC in football, are in the running for best basketball conference this year. That is the conference to be in.
 
bendm said:
His premise is dumb and he repeats it every chance he gets. for some reason he assumes that if we’d been invited to the BIG instead of Rutgers, we’d be in the same exact position that they are in right now. Magically Take away the 2 titles for men and 3 titles for women and replace them with nothing but a $70+mill deficit.
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My premise is that you would rather say you supported a Big 10 team than win championships and enjoy supporting a winning program. Not a controversial assertion in your case.
 
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