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Of those presently contributing to NIL, how many will continue to do so, and at the same level, if their contributions are redistributed among all schools? And I imagine top athletes at top schools would sue over that, because it inhibits them from profiting from their own valuable Name, Image, and Likeness.

The NCAA is not causing this to happen. This is all being done through legislation and the court system. So whether or not the NCAA exists, this will all continue to be forced on college sports.

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I always thought "AAC" was intentional, so it would appear first in every list of conferences.

Typically, the Big East is a stronger basketball conference. Either this year is a brand new trend for the SEC, or it's an anomaly. Regardless, I'm pretty sure someone just offered him more money.

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I think you missed what I was saying. Luck's role as GM seems to be the exception and not the rule, and even his job is not specifically to fire the head football coach. It seems like only a few years ago, we were complaining that Bama had so many extra football staff that played a critical part of their success. It seems clear that in the modern era of college football, it's an advantage as long as it's all well run.

It varies. Andrew Luck is the GM at Stanford, and he just fired the head football coach there. So it can be comparable to an NFL GM.

"Could" is a vague word in this context. If UNT has a 0.00000000000001% chance of going undefeated, the answer technically still has to be "yes."

I don't know about that. But Maryland has a much richer basketball history. They have a national title, as well as multiple Elite-8 appearances. A&M has never made it past the Sweet 16.

Yep. "Head MBB coach of the North Texas Green Beans."

That's a decent argument for cheering for and supporting UNT athletics, but I don't see that as an argument for college sports in general. Especially when you ask, "What commitment do these players actually have toward representing my school?" See the O.P. for the answer.

Just curious . . . what argument still remains that college sports is in any way preferable to professional sports?

I'm surprised he even interviewed. Unless his agent is using it as leverage to get more money out of UAB.

I mean, omitting the fact that he is a UNT alum and Mean Green fan; yes, that Ben Baby.

Absolutely! Anyone not named Ross Hodge would be a great hire for WVU.

Former UNT President Gretchen Bataille used the exact same phrase about 20 years ago. Yet she ended up being the driving force behind the hiring of Todd Dodge and Shanice Stephens. Pretty much every modern college president knows the importance of athletics, but that doesn't mean they are capable of making decisions that will advance their institution's athletics.

Couldn't the AD have offered that they have the luncheon at the DATCU Club Hub? It would have been a major upgrade of venue for the attendees, and it would have opened up the Coliseum.

I agree with everything he says except, "Run [college athletics] as [a business]." The thing is, I don't see any way we're ever getting that toothpaste back in the tube. Tighter regulation of collectives is about the best we can hope for.

I'm assuming that's Texas State? It's a little misleading to refer to Memphis, Tulane, and USF as "finalists" when they already turned the new PAC down.

Memphis's performance makes it much less likely that an AAC team will get another 5 seed in the near future.

No ROI at SMU? They were in the CFP this past year, and look to be one of the better teams in the ACC going forward. I can't imagine too many of the donors had much higher expectations than that, realistically speaking.

I feel much better about our QB room as a whole right now than I did a year ago.

I would be disappointed, but in no way would I blame him for taking the position if they offered him. It would be an upgrade in almost every way.