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You bring up a good point.Nothing we can do about it, so nothing to worry about. We'll end up where we end up.
If that upper division is small enough (say, 30 teams), we can still have a healthy college football subdivision.
What's funny (or heartbreaking depending on where you sit) is that all those teams that invested crazy heavily to try and make the cut (looking at teams like Cincy, UCF, UAB, etc) are going end up right back in the crab bucket with us dregs.
Way too many moving parts and unknowns at this point.You bring up a good point.
If the top 30-40 teams break away (aka the UTK, Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, etc), it creates a subdivision that MT CAN compete with (financially, on & off the field) at some point.
What does the subdivision look like & what relationship will / would it have with the upper division? And what about those BIG10 / SEC / ACC schools that don't have the $$$ to compete (Wake Forest, Vandy, etc). That's an interesting question to answer (for me).
This right here is it. I used to be worried. Now that I've looked a budgets as said above, NIL has changed, and the NCAA has grown weaker, this actually could be a good thing....
The dream of playing with the Alabama's and Ohio State's might be dead, but ironically, we might find ourselves a heck of a lot closer to a meaningful national title with teams like a Georgia Tech or Kansas or someone like that than we are today.
That’s the way it SHOULD be.well time for the east coast G5 leagues to get regional
Just gotta hope after 2-3 years of their pocket books getting drained and probably even red in many cases, they put all that aside for the betterment of their programs. But as my Grandpa used to say, put out two hands, hope in one, piss in the other and see which hand fills faster.That’s the way it SHOULD be.
There’s no reason for MT to fly over multiple G5 schools on the way to UTEP / SHSU. Regionalize as much as possible.
It won’t happen (ego, past experiences, etc).
SBC goes from San Marcs, TX to Harrisburg, VA Same footprint as CUSAThe SBC is already mostly regionalized. They don't need to make any changes and probably enjoy watching MTSU/WKU burn fuel and money travelling all over the south and west.
AAC on the other hand is going to have to do some serious soul searching.
SBC goes from San Marcs, TX to Harrisburg, VA Same footprint as CUSA
SBC goes from San Marcs, TX to Harrisburg, VA Same footprint as CUSA
This is a mischaracterization.
Apparently that's where the USC case comes in. That case involves the students being employees of the conference, which then would apply to public schools.NLRB are only allowed to comment on Private Institutions. So this may have a tough time with the public schools
That soul searching needs to include a call to MT. Nashville market and a big alumni base is there for you.AAC on the other hand is going to have to do some serious soul searching.
It started in the mid-80's. We called it the wussification of America.This is all so stupid but also the NCAA's fault. Big time lack of foresight.
Even before the O'Bannon case was filed (and certainly after) they should have set up a trust that would pay athletes x amount based on a defensible formula in court following their graduation. It would have preserved the integrity of amateurism while also compensating them for things like use of their name, image, and likeness while they were in school.
I can't wait til we have fourth graders that are trying to claim NIL deals because their pee wee football team is good. This; however, is in line with the broader insanity and degradation/deconstruction of societal integrity that has swept across this nation over the past few years.