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Go Hurricanes…
A hint of sanity, maybe a hint of sanity, maybe. College football looks gloriously healthy on the outside but on the inside it’s rotten.
Chambliss and his lawyer are planning to go to court and appeal this, I’ll bet he wins.
where is college football "gloriously healthy"? the talking heads are soul-less *ucks, the greedy fan bases are either self-pleasuring themselves when their team wins BUT lose their mind if another program succeeds.
the game has been rotten for quite some time, NIL, zero rules have just exploded the rotted carcass that is today's college football landscape
Certainly the games the last two nights were “glorious“ productions. They had everything a fan could want. But your assessment is spot on. I would add all of college sports to the equation, not just football.
we likely watched two different games...
Thursday night was fairly "dry, boring, uneventful until the 4th quarter, THEN it really became an interesting game!
last night... was it worth watching? how many casual fans kept watching? Oregon shot themselves in the foot/dug a hole quite early
Have no idea what the tv numbers are/were, really don't care what they are; I don't consider the title game to be Must Watch TV, chiefly as it's a farce b/c of the "rules"
At least the NFL has a legit CBA, salary cap; the ncaa product was legit when there was a 'semi-level' playing field
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Was it ever even a “semi-level” playing field?
Semi-level meaning:
* That all schools had the same number (limit) of scholarships
* That many conferences prohibited kids from transferring within conferences and still receive an athl scholarship
* That schools REQUIRED the "student"-athlete to ACTUALLY be a student and make (some) progress towards graduation on an ANNUAL (seasonal) basis
* That many conferences EQUALLY divided conference, post-season revenue
DyedBlue
The All-MVC Level
To make it 'more level', it seems to me that:
Scholarships - reduce everyone to 63 like FCS. This will forcibly distribute talent away from established powers.
Roster Limits: rather than increasing rosters, set a maximum of 85-90 so you can have 20 walkons or distributed scholarships. Increasing the limit means more stacking of talent in fewer programs and a weaking of the up and comers in a league.
Allow kids to transfer to any school, even within conferences. Why empower the established teams to stock players that it never intends to use and to prohibit them from playing against the school that is intentionally keeping them off the field?
Academic Progress Requirements are a +++; they are to be student-athletes no matter where they are taking online classes
No problem with dividing revenues equally. Let's face it, the bottom dwellers provide punching bag opponents for the established powers and allow the fans in the stands to beat their chests over pummeling a team that had no chance. They should at least be paid for their services providing W's to conference league foes.
If you want new blood and a more level playing field, NO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT that will prevent emerging schools from outbidding established powers for stockpiled talent in the portal. NO NIL or SALARY CAP, which has the same effect, locking players out of negotiating their own marketplace worth. Schools that are serious will raise the money. Those with a sharper eye for talent will field more competitive teams at a lower cost. Who loses? The top 3-4 teams in the P4 leagues that would be able to freeze the cost and get full, deep, top talent rosters on the 'cheap' relatively. They can sell tradition, 90+K crowds, fanfare, etc.
Scholarships - reduce everyone to 63 like FCS. This will forcibly distribute talent away from established powers.
Roster Limits: rather than increasing rosters, set a maximum of 85-90 so you can have 20 walkons or distributed scholarships. Increasing the limit means more stacking of talent in fewer programs and a weaking of the up and comers in a league.
Allow kids to transfer to any school, even within conferences. Why empower the established teams to stock players that it never intends to use and to prohibit them from playing against the school that is intentionally keeping them off the field?
Academic Progress Requirements are a +++; they are to be student-athletes no matter where they are taking online classes
No problem with dividing revenues equally. Let's face it, the bottom dwellers provide punching bag opponents for the established powers and allow the fans in the stands to beat their chests over pummeling a team that had no chance. They should at least be paid for their services providing W's to conference league foes.
If you want new blood and a more level playing field, NO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT that will prevent emerging schools from outbidding established powers for stockpiled talent in the portal. NO NIL or SALARY CAP, which has the same effect, locking players out of negotiating their own marketplace worth. Schools that are serious will raise the money. Those with a sharper eye for talent will field more competitive teams at a lower cost. Who loses? The top 3-4 teams in the P4 leagues that would be able to freeze the cost and get full, deep, top talent rosters on the 'cheap' relatively. They can sell tradition, 90+K crowds, fanfare, etc.
No issue with reducing FBS scholar limits; 63 may be too low but I remember the days of 120+ scholaships...
EVERY major US sports league has a salary cap/limitations... EXCEPT for MLB.
There should ABSOLUTELY be one for FBS and MBB Div I; the NCAA has taken a legit step in limiting MBB rosters to 15 - period.
Fortune magazine has reported the "current" UM QB has a "all-in, total compensation package that is eight figures... (e.g. $10M or more)
I'm far, FAR less interested in rebuilding a system to "ensure new blood" has a chance to win a title vice ensuring legitimacy, sanity in the game.
DyedBlue
The All-MVC Level
How many of these leagues have a draft which allows each team access to talent on a fair basis?
When D1 sports where all 360+ basketball and 260 or so FCS and FBS Programs have a sequential, reverse power ranking draft, then perhaps a salary cap is in order. It would be an interesting world, but exists only in Fantasy Land.
If Southern Univ or equivalent is considered the worst football team in D1, it gets the first pick and takes a 5*. It can then trade the rights to the highest bidder for cash and some roster or draft picks. The other worst teams grab the remaining 5*s and negotiate them away. It would provide endless fodder for the talking heads.
Southern and the others gain cash to spend against the cap and powerhouse U gets a talent and a salary cap hit.
When D1 sports where all 360+ basketball and 260 or so FCS and FBS Programs have a sequential, reverse power ranking draft, then perhaps a salary cap is in order. It would be an interesting world, but exists only in Fantasy Land.
If Southern Univ or equivalent is considered the worst football team in D1, it gets the first pick and takes a 5*. It can then trade the rights to the highest bidder for cash and some roster or draft picks. The other worst teams grab the remaining 5*s and negotiate them away. It would provide endless fodder for the talking heads.
Southern and the others gain cash to spend against the cap and powerhouse U gets a talent and a salary cap hit.
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pretty sure all of the North American leagues run the "usual draft" - selection order is set by season record, the order is 'updated' to account for prior trades that are coming to fruition.
not worrying about the euro leagues -- the ncaa has already proven they don't consider european pro careers as 'legit' pro careers.