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Fisher went screaming for more money to the boosters and AD. He said he needed it to compete. He got shut down. Fisher said funding was why he left, and he wouldn’t have that problem at Texas A&M. So, Jimbo Fisher leaving was about the budget. Also, the offensive line was tailing off at the...

I had fun with the South Africa game today. 7x7 really opens up the scoring and big plays.

It’s not just FSU, but FSU is a big factor. As Clemson rose, FSU went from a reliable top 20 team that was a frequent title contender to a team that was unranked at the year for about half a decade. Unfortunately, that decline timed in almost perfectly with the CFP. The SEC has been...

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There is sports journalism—it’s what Chad Dollar does for the AJC. He needs sources and confirmation. You can tell a journalist because they aren’t throwing things against the wall—their writing is more methodical About half of the AJC sports page is opinion pieces by columnists. What Bradley...

Or all 6’s.

These are paywalled (I haven’t figured out how to give a gift article, or if it’s supported) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5651750/2024/07/22/jim-phillips-acc-realignment/?source=user_shared_article Jim Phillips understands the game he’s playing now, and ACC survival depends on it...

We can even skip South Carolina and Missouri (#2 SEC East). Let’s look at Florida and Auburn. They’ve both won championships in the past 20 years. Adding Oklahoma and Texas didn’t help them be more competitive. The money differential helps them against ACC, B12 and other teams, but if you’re a...

Short answer: if all games are conference games, how are you going to pitch a game against a team that’s 1-7? How would you feel as a fan of a team that goes 1-11? I have friends who are fans of the other B1G schools—Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State, etc. Michigan and Ohio State are in the CFB...

I’m not sure how private equity “cut costs and grow margins” fits with the growing deficit spending that AAs are doing. It usually means lots of job cuts and longer hours. Pro sports have the advantage that you can cash in on the franchise sale value. That’s not something for college teams...

lol—just posted in another thread before seeing this

Not too bad: https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/better-know-an-acc-opponent-georgia

We turned off a lot of our own fans, and haven’t added a lot of new ones yet. We played ugly football for several years in a row. Key barely got us playoff eligible last season. Last year was our first winning season since 2018 (7-6). We eked into a watchable team last season after not being...

Texas griped and was annoying, but they didn’t sue their conference and they waited (pretty much) until their contract was up. Oklahoma was a very good conference member. USC and UCLA just didn’t renew, and took a B1G offer after their agreement was ending. Colorado was pretty slimy in their...

I guess the question would be how much more ESPN would be willing to pay for FSU vs Auburn and Missouri. Since they turned down extra SEC conference games, you might guess low.

I think he said something similar months before acquiring Texas and Oklahoma. Bigger question is what would ESPN pony up for matchups with Clemson and FSU. Probably something, but enough to fund full shares?

I don’t think I ever understood a play from Al’s play by play calls. There was almost no college football TV until the mid-80’s or later, so either you saw the game in person or you listened on the radio. WGST powered down at dusk, so unless you lived next to the broadcast tower, you weren’t...

One advantage that Duke had last season was a deep defensive front that all returned from the previous season https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2023/09/duke-football-defensive-line-preseason-dewayne-carter-jamion-franklin-tyler-santucci Reasons for defensive pessimism: Staff turnover...

I remember the GM plant there. Can’t find anything about a Ford plant in Doraville

Marijuana no longer will cause postseason suspensions https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/06/28/marijuana-no-longer-banned-some-ncaa-athletes#:~:text=The%20NCAA%20has%20removed%20marijuana,take%20over%20in%20postseason%20competition.)