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Nevertheless, it’s not going back.

I prefer the college game even with its self-inflicted flaws. College athletics has evolved and it's not going back to the time of club sports.

Although it is soccer, not American football, the University of Sussex studied "fandom" and found that most fans experience a negative relationship with their team. Specifically, "“Despite making them less happy overall, it seems football fans are willing to endure this (the negative feelings...

The items for retail sale are not the same thing the athletes get. I have a few of the shirts from GTAA and they have a better fit (longer arms, higher armholes) and in some cases, use a different fabric. The stuff for sale in stores is not that great, IMO.

I really wanted Nike to get the contract. I saw the internal branding Nike did for Tennessee (as part of the contract, Nike rebranded the entire university to align everything under one brand identity) and it was really well done. Tech continues to suffer from a dysfunctional approach to...

I teach at Auburn and have a LOT of student athletes in my classes. They are often the best students because their attendance and their performance is tracked. On top of that, are 4 hours of practice a day for their sport. If you look at all the nice athletic facilities we have for faculty...

Auburn Coach Bryan Harsin, after losing to UGA(g) 34-10, remarked how physical the Dawgs were compared to Auburn. Bigger, stronger, faster. And that conditioning was going to be a major part of the off season.

Kamara went to the NFL because he had a terrible relationship with Butch. That’s known.

Playing style, maybe. When I think of Alvin Kamara, I think of him leaving UT because of the pettiness of Butch Jones who frequently benched him despite everyone knowing he was a superstar. Same for Jalen Hurd ... a great running back who transferred as well. In some cases, these transfers are...

I don't have an opinion on Collins' salary one way or the other. But, if this was Corporate America, he would be paid somewhere around $300K plus a 35% bonus and maybe options for another $100K. There's no question he is overpaid compared to OTHER comparable organizations ... he is perhaps NOT...

Tech can't afford to pay either one.

I think it's a distinct possibility we become the Milwaukee Brewers of college football.

My understanding is the agreed upon number is six.

There's a study on that too. It's called "hardening". Many organizations with a management team have higher performance than one with frequent turnover.

I believe there's a study on this. There is a direct correlation between the percentage of 4/5 stars on a team and end of year results.

Interesting question. A base theory of the game of football is that more games are LOST than they are WON. They are lost due to breakdowns ... player breakdowns, coaching breakdowns, etc. More breakdowns occur on the offensive side of the ball. Why? That were the majority of coaching...

Do we really say Bye? Or just pocket the cash and invest in other sports? That's what Vanderbilt does. I'm pretty sure if we withdrew from ACC football, we would lose a big chunk, if not all, of the ACC TV payout.

There are a number of things I don't like about his pressers (not the least of which is the lack of real answers and instead, just rambling), but ... when asked about the "Deep Dive" that he kept saying he would do, it seems as if the "Deep Dive" consisted of an Organizational Behavior...

This topic came up recently on the Paul Finebaum Show. Finebaum handled it well. His take? "The genie is out of the bottle and it is NEVER going back." Simply put, there is too much money being made by EVERYONE for anyone to change it. College football has more people watching than ever before...

It's hard to say. TStan said that once GTAA had a significant amount of legacy cost handled, they would have a lot more opportunity. I took that to read, "we will upgrade our staff." I mean, the assistants were not the most experienced and given the need to flip the roster, why pay top dollar...