Knight Commission believes basketball schools are being ripped off.

[upstater]

 

[pj]

What's going to be done about it?

"Transforming the NCAA D-I Model" Series: Reports and Resources - Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: "The Knight Commission’s report, “Transforming the D-I Model: Recommendations for Change,” is winning over important voices among Division I stakeholders, including Big West Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference."

So we've got that going for us.

 

[noeynox]

What's going to be done about it?

"Transforming the NCAA D-I Model" Series: Reports and Resources - Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: "The Knight Commission’s report, “Transforming the D-I Model: Recommendations for Change,” is winning over important voices among Division I stakeholders, including Big West Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference."

So we've got that going for us.

Some real power players there.

 

[freescooter]

Well Val sent a strongly worded letter.

 

[willie99]

So I guess that means that conventional wisdom that the P4 conferences will spin off ain't very wise

You see, everybody else is subsidizing them

 

[upstater]

But...

Knight Commission may be powerless, but they do have an influence on any congressional proceedings into college athletics. If this ever gets to that level, and it may because the football/P4 schools are looking for laws that will exempt athletes from being considered employees, then the Knight Commission will weigh in.

Whether there are enough congresspeople to take exception to the agreed upon setup is another story.

There may be.

 

[upstater]

So I guess that means that conventional wisdom that the P4 conferences will spin off ain't very wise

You see, everybody else is subsidizing them

For the next 10 years only.

 

[Palatine]

Imagine if the NCCA Basketball Tournament was on instead if TNT and Tru TV.

 

[huskyjawz]

But...

Knight Commission may be powerless, but they do have an influence on any congressional proceedings into college athletics. If this ever gets to that level, and it may because the football/P4 schools are looking for laws that will exempt athletes from being considered employees, then the Knight Commission will weigh in.

Whether there are enough congresspeople to take exception to the agreed upon setup is another story.

There may be.

I'm guessing that the P4 has more clout in congress than everybody else.

 

[CL82]

Well Val sent a strongly worded letter.

This is funny, but I kind of feel bad for Val because she gets slammed when she does nothing and she gets slammed when she does, well, the only thing she really really can do, sending a strongly worded letter.

 

[champs99and04]

This is funny, but I kind of feel bad for Val because she gets slammed when she does nothing and she gets slammed when she does, well, the only thing she really really can do, sending a strongly worded letter.

It wasn't strongly worded, though. That's the problem.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

This is funny, but I kind of feel bad for Val because she gets slammed when she does nothing and she gets slammed when she does, well, the only thing she really really can do, sending a strongly worded letter.

A real commissioner would also have mean tweets in their arsenal.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Not that this has much to do with those numbers, but I still tentatively stand by a prediction that mcbb+wcbb will start to get closer to college fball numbers in 3-5 years..., and I live smack in SEC country.

CFB hasn't had a 'Caitlin Clark' since Tebow.

 

[McLovin]

This is funny, but I kind of feel bad for Val because she gets slammed when she does nothing and she gets slammed when she does, well, the only thing she really really can do, sending a strongly worded letter.

I sort of agree, but I think she should use the media much more to make her case. I don't think she was on any major sports shows arguing the case for Big East teams snubbed from the tournament this past year, while Yorkman and Snakey are constantly using the media to (successfully) push their agenda.

 

[McLovin]

Not that this has much to do with those numbers, but I still tentatively stand by a prediction that mcbb+wcbb will start to get closer to college fball numbers in 3-5 years..., and I live smack in SEC country.

CFB hasn't had a 'Caitlin Clark' since Tebow.

The top basketball schools (including UConn) probably make the networks as much money as the average P4 football program, especially when you factor in they have nearly 3X as much inventory.

 

[champs99and04]

The top basketball schools (including UConn) probably make the networks as much money as the average P4 football program, especially when you factor in they have nearly 3X as much inventory.

The problem is that the networks don't see this as UConn making them money. They see it as UConn costing them money because they beat bigger schools that would bring even more eyeballs (like Illinois). And so, to the extent that CBS and FOX do associate with UConn is almost like an insurance policy.

Your point about women's basketball is correct, but that's also part of the problem. UConn would be in a power conference right now if its brand power in men's basketball was the equivalent of what it is in women's basketball (in other words, if it was basically Duke under K).

The growing popularity of women's basketball is on one hand good for UConn and on the other hand bad - good because the program is still such a huge draw and bad because people will start to make the connection between the sport taking off and UConn's dominance waning. (I only have to mention it because rule #1 dictates that Geno was a generation too early and that women's basketball will somehow become exponentially more popular because of UConn while still leaving it behind).

 

[Palatine]

This is funny, but I kind of feel bad for Val because she gets slammed when she does nothing and she gets slammed when she does, well, the only thing she really really can do, sending a strongly worded letter.

Nothing is what she does best.

 

[superjohn]

The problem is that the networks don't see this as UConn making them money. They see it as UConn costing them money because they beat bigger schools that would bring even more eyeballs (like Illinois). And so, to the extent that CBS and FOX do associate with UConn is almost like an insurance policy.

Your point about women's basketball is correct, but that's also part of the problem. UConn would be in a power conference right now if its brand power in men's basketball was the equivalent of what it is in women's basketball (in other words, if it was basically Duke under K).

The growing popularity of women's basketball is on one hand good for UConn and on the other hand bad - good because the program is still such a huge draw and bad because people will start to make the connection between the sport taking off and UConn's dominance waning. (I only have to mention it because rule #1 dictates that Geno was a generation too early and that women's basketball will somehow become exponentially more popular because of UConn while still leaving it behind).

Umm, what?!???

 

[CL82]

Nothing is what she does best.

True her strongly worded texts hadn't been great

 

[ec33]

Well Val sent a strongly worded letter.

Of apology.

 

[CL82]

Your point about women's basketball is correct, but that's also part of the problem. UConn would be in a power conference right now if its brand power in men's basketball was the equivalent of what it is in women's basketball (in other words, if it was basically Duke under K).

Mmmm, I'm guessing you haven't watched March madness the last couple years.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

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The Presidents of the 28;D1 basketball schools not in a p4 conference are collectively either on the take or plain stupid.
This will have to effect the NCAA tournament distribution at some point

 

[Jimdish255]

The Presidents of the 28;D1 basketball schools not in a p4 conference are collectively either on the take or plain stupid.
This will have to effect the NCAA tournament distribution at some point

How many of them are thinking someday they might personally be invited in the club if they play nice?

 

[Chief00]

Well Val sent a strongly worded letter.

lol

 

[Chief00]

How many of them are thinking someday they might personally be invited in the club if they play nice?

True.