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We are doing that. And the expected result? Players, awash in money, pay other students to do their course work. It’s not going to happen. It is happening. And in the process, making the whole idea of student-athlete a joke. I see students TODAY driving AMG’s. It might as well be pro. It is...

I agree. What’s interesting about FSU is that “viewership” is dependent upon “distribution“ and it is conference that owns the distribution equally.

Clemson and FSU remind me of Animal Farm: All animals are equal only some animals are more equal than others. If they are so adamant that they be paid based on on-field performance, Tech should insist that GT be paid on academic progress.

TBH, I don't think it matters much anymore. Yes, our recruiting would be better in say, the SEC or B1G, but ask Vandy how it is going. Tech concluded that it had a better chance of DEVELOPING players than outrecruiting, especially wrt NIL $. That was one of the main reasons to raise money for...

Neither the company nor the student control who plays. Semantics. Athletes are being paid, they are being paid a lot, and they will change schools to get paid more. Call it what you want.

Well guess what … it is.

Not necessarily. One could be dressed and cleared to play but not go into the game at all. No breach. But let's face it, in the new world of sports, athletes are being paid, regardless. I think it's Lebron's son who is making $7M a year in COLLEGE? Doesn't want to turn pro and take a pay cut...

I have no idea what you mean. My point remains the same ... at this point in GT's football history, being competitive is far more difficult than simply joining another conference. This in my opinion only, but without scheme advantage, it will be very, very challenging. I would like to see it...

And yet, Army ... which is not part of ANY conference nor has any major funding advantages, had a better record than both ... 60-41 for a wpt of 0.594.

Since joining the Big10, Maryland is 45-60 with a wpt of 0.428. They appeared in four bowl games, winning two. Rutgers is 33-74 with a wpt of .308 and appeared in 2 bowls, winning one. Joining the Big is no assurance of a return to competitiveness.

They may have a big payday coming. They will definitely forego the NIL money and why not? In a recent case, a QB signed an NIL deal and then changed schools and so the firm bankrolling his NIL deal is getting nothing for it as he's 3,000 miles from the target market. There will have to be some...

I think you could argue that it isn't pay for performance, it's pay for image and the image is valuable if it is present. It's simple enough ... let's say you have an athlete you want to support via NIL. Offer a base amount, say $200,000. Eight games, at $100,000 a game. Put in escalators and...

Put it in the contract.

If you want ND, wait for NBC to renew. Then, match it with a proportional share.

There is some truth to this. We will likely have a number of 2 loss teams. And you can assume that part of the selection criteria will be potential fan interest (viewers, dollars ). CFB has never been healthier financially. The problem is that it is skewing, not a little, but a lot to an ever...

Exactly. The SEC schools, for example, can’t spend all the money they are generating so they are throwing gobs of money at basketball, baseball, golf, etc. The ACC could retreat to basketball but in the world of the portal and NIL, you can buy a team.

No question there will be a product but that’s not the issue. That $30 or $40 million is not just funding football. It’s funding ALL athletics. So if you have a $70 million athletics budget and just lost $30 million … it’s massive impact on the whole budget.

There won’t be a lot of CFB in the future. Wash St is a good example. I would say, if you don’t get much today, you won’t lose anything but if you have a school heavily dependent on tv revenue… it’s going to be tough sledding. We will see. I would not be surprised to see 30-40 teams drop down to...

The NFL media rights are $10 billion a year. That’s what this whole realignment is about. Create matchups that average the low end of an NFL broadcast and renegotiate an expanded and more generous conference contact.