Swarbrick: Two Associations

[UConn9604]

Glad to see we're on the "right" column:

“There's going to be Congressional intervention [in college athletics] or there's going to be more than one intercollegiate athletic association ….” he said.

“You don't like these set of rules? Go play in that association.”

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...a-vision-of-two-college-athletic-associations

 

[MattMang23]

See ya later BC

 

[ConnHuskBask]

What a moronic column.

About the only person that has ever said a school could leave a P5 league was Nelson.

I'll leave it at that.

 

[specialisthusky]

I highly doubt ND would ever voluntarily align itself with MAC and Sun Belt schools.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

What a moronic column.

About the only person that has ever said a school could leave a P5 league was Nelson.

I'll leave it at that.

What are you referring to? The only time I said that was when I said that the top tier colleges have a problem with paying athletes. Stanford is not Arizona State, and doesn't want to be. I do believe that this is a tough decision for those schools, and would not be surprised to see one or more bail out on big time college athletics at some point.

I am not the one arguing that schools are going to be jumping out of GOR's. That is pretty much everyone else on this board.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

What are you referring to? The only time I said that was when I said that the top tier colleges have a problem with paying athletes. Stanford is not Arizona State, and doesn't want to be. I do believe that this is a tough decision for those schools, and would not be surprised to see one or more bail out on big time college athletics at some point.

I am not the one arguing that schools are going to be jumping out of GOR's. That is pretty much everyone else on this board.

You made the argument that you could envision Duke, Wake, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, etc. forming their own league.

Which is exactly what this article is implying based on paying players.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

You made the argument that you could envision Duke, Wake, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, etc. forming their own league.

Which is exactly what this article is implying based on paying players.

I think that is a possibility. Duke has a different academic mission than Clemson, in case you didn't know.

 

[Pat125]

I couldn't find Duke or Notre Dame on either list.

Edited to add that I found Notre Dame on the "G5" list.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I think that is a possibility. Duke has a different academic mission than Clemson, in case you didn't know.

Yeah and my point is that will never happen. Nobody is voluntarily leaving these leagues.

 

[ctchamps]

Yeah and my point is that will never happen. Nobody is voluntarily leaving these leagues.

Exactly. That was a pr message implying the athletic academic standards at Notre Dame are superior to most of the land grant universities. I'm sure a lot of B!G universities enjoyed reading that article.

 

[itgoeslike]

I feel bad for Iowa. They didn't make the list of FCAA or CSU schools. . .I bet even the dude didn't see that one coming.

 

[noeynox]

If that were to happen it would impact long time conferences like the big ten and sec. I'm with CBH, I think Swarbrick has been talking to Manti Teo ' s girlfriend again. Swarbrick is in favor of any proposal that doesn't involve Notre Dame having to play FB in a conference.

 

[MattMang23]

Ouch:

http://m.weei.com/sports/boston/foo...03/18/boston-college-used-matter-thanks-acc-m

Actually, this probably deserves its own thread.

 

[itgoeslike]

Ouch:

http://m.weei.com/sports/boston/foo...03/18/boston-college-used-matter-thanks-acc-m

Actually, this probably deserves its own thread.

Thanks man. That cheered me up. . .