Coach Bill Lewis

But there’s a price for leaving Mountain West: $20 million. SDSU’s Athletic Director, John Wicker, assured reporters that no “university funds, student fees or state money” will be used to pay the fee. So where will the money come from? “That’s on me and the development team to figure that out,” Wicker said. I think if a University can use money to join a new conference they should be able to spend it on NIL. Also it seems quite unfair for these schools to be selling this as joining the PAC12 when it is really just the 2 leftovers. How in gods name can Memphis sell this west coast crap to their constituents?

UTSA brings a great market to the equation and adding Texas State means they can do Thursday and Saturday trips for games. Plus they get a great rivalry between these two programs. San Antonio's airport is about the same as DFW.

Just so most of you understand, more of the country still thinks of you as North Texas State. Memphis State as well. Name changes do not necessarily equal compliance. Texas State still is thought of as SWT as well.

Quote:Venu, the combined sports streaming service from Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox, may not launch after all. On Friday, a federal judge ruled in favor of rival sports streamer Fubo and barred the three media conglomerates from proceeding with its planned release of Venu, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The decision comes six months after Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that it was forced to carry dozens of costly non-sports networks as a condition of licensing sports rights from the three companies that have since partnered to launch Venu. The very existence of Venu, Fubo argued, would “substantially lessen competition and restrain trade.” Disney, WBD and Fox intend to appeal the decision, and have released the following statement (per Variety): We respectfully disagree with the court’s ruling and are appealing it. We believe that Fubo’s arguments are wrong on the facts and the law, and that Fubo has failed to prove it is legally entitled to a preliminary injunction. Venu Sports is a pro-competitive option that aims to enhance consumer choice by reaching a segment of viewers who currently are not served by existing subscription options. Venu (pronounced like “venue”) was expected to launch this fall, and arrive in tandem with the upcoming NFL season. The sports-centric platform was first announced in February and would reportedly give subscribers access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV and ESPN+. That would let subscribers watch live NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL games, along with MMA fights, NASCAR races and many more events. The joint venture previously announced an initial subscription price of $42.99 per month. A seven-day free trial would be available to all who subscribe, and users who sign up for Venu’s launch price would maintain that price for 12 months from time of sign-up, with the ability to cancel at any time. Link

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-footbal...05532.html Look down near the end of the FREE article... La Tech---Sonny Cumbie FIU------- Mike Macintyre Others: SBC-- a high amount; SIX!! AAC-- Four MAC-- Two MW--- One

They have a Methodist church my cousin was married in. So I do believe there is still a presence. My issue is I hate that they were able to buy their way into a better conference.

Five Year Deal worth 1.2 Million. https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ing-rights First college athletic building EVER named after a musician.

https://x.com/WinterSportsLaw/status/180...1394481432 from the tweet: "New AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti said the conference may discuss having its own NIL compensation cap (lower than $22M) for schools if the proposed House settlement is approved. It could create conference wide balance, but it could harm competitiveness outside the conference." this is AAC, but the problem it is trying to tackle extends to most G5 conferences-- that is, some teams with more resources can run away from the more cash strapped schools. do you think CUSA and other G5s might try to do the same? if so, would the big spenders in the G5 (Memphis, USF, Temple, Liberty, Boise, CO state, SDSU, Washington ST, and Oregon ST all have football budgets of over 20 million) break away to form a new conference to escape this?

Earle told UNT he would stay and left. Same thing with Chandler Rogers. A man's word is all he has. What Earle did leaves UNT in a very bad predicament since the next guy in line is a unproven freshman from high school.

UNT is a very respected defensive program. I mean that nationally respected.

I have felt that MTSU joining the MAC may have been the best decision they could have made. Granted, it would have killed of the C-USA, but they sacrificed stability of being in the MAC into waiting for an opportunity (that may never come) to replace Memphis in the AAC if they get picked up by either the ACC or Big XII. I could be wrong though.

Quote:A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction, suspending NCAA rules regarding name, image and likeness benefits for athletes and indirectly easing the stress for University of Tennessee amid an NCAA investigation. It’s a victory for the attorneys general in Tennessee and Virginia in their lawsuit against the NCAA and, potentially, for UT in its fierce fight with the NCAA over NIL rules. The injunction was granted in the Eastern Tennessee District by Judge Clifton Corker, who found that NIL rules caused irreparable damage to athletes. "In an apparent attempt to prohibit those (recruiting) inducements, the NCAA issued guidance classifying NIL collectives as 'boosters' to prevent them from negotiating with student-athletes during the recruiting and transfer processes," Corker said in his decision. "The NCAA's prohibition likely violates federal antitrust law and harms student-athletes. "Accordingly, (plaintiffs) are entitled to a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the NCAA's 'NIL-recruiting ban.'" Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti celebrated the initial win. "The court's grant of a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s illegal NIL-recruitment ban ensures the rights of student-athletes will be protected for the duration of this case, but the bigger fight continues," Skrmetti said in a statement. "We will litigate this case to the fullest extent necessary to ensure the NCAA's monopoly cannot continue to harm Tennessee student-athletes. The NCAA is not above the law, and the law is on our side." The states argued that NIL rules must be suspended immediately because recruits are losing leverage without the ability to negotiate their fair market value in the NIL space and that UT's reputation is stained by the NCAA's unfair investigation focused on NIL rules enforcement. “If UT is punished with bowl bans or players sitting out games, that is irreparable harm. But the threat of irreparable harm is also harm," Cam Norris, a lawyer arguing on the states, told the judge during the preliminary injunction hearing on Feb. 13. The decision could have a seismic impact on college sports, as the NCAA's rules banning NIL recruiting inducements are frozen for more than 523,000 athletes at 1,088 institutions. College recruits and transfers can now negotiate and sign NIL contracts before enrolling at a university with no fear of breaking NCAA rules. Or, at least, they can until the case concludes, likely months from now. But considering the NCAA already was under scrutiny involving antitrust laws, some NIL rules could be off the books permanently. What it means for NCAA investigation into University of Tennessee football This federal case and the NCAA’s investigation into UT aren’t directly connected, but the prior impacts the latter. With the injunction, the NCAA will have a difficult time enforcing the most serious charges regarding NIL. After all, it would be attempting to punish a school for breaking rules in the past that are unenforceable and potentially illegal in the present. “Considering the evidence currently before the court, plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their claim under the Sherman Act (antitrust),” Judge Clifton Corker wrote in his opinion in a denied temporary restraining order on Feb. 6. The NCAA is investigating allegations that UT broke NIL rules in multiple sports, including football, Knox News has learned. But the university has not received a Notice of Allegations, so there’s an opportunity for the NCAA to back off after this ruling. But charging UT with breaking NIL rules may not be the NCAA's only option. It could try to reinterpret alleged violations as breaking rules regarding only boosters, even if those boosters were acting on behalf of an NIL collective. If so, the NCAA investigation into UT could get murky despite clarity in the federal lawsuit over NIL. Either way, the ball is now in the NCAA’s court about whether it wants to pursue its investigation into UT and to attempt to preserve its NIL rules in the federal suit. Those decisions are separate but related because they deal with NIL rules. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/co...535104007/

EA Sports finally made their OFFICIAL announcement of NCAA25 today, and it will include all 134 FBS programs, including Kennesaw State. I am very aroused by this news and can't wait to get a copy of it. Delaware, unfortunately, just missed the cut on this one. They're going strictly by teams who'll be full members by 2025, and the Blue Hens won't be full members until 2026. (See you in NCAA26, then?)

This is the first that I have seen about a GoR agreement amongst the CUSA schools; has to be pretty credible if Chris Vannini is reporting this morning during his league preview. Quote: In addition to this new five-year media rights contract (plus a one-year option), CUSA schools have signed a grant of rights, according to a source familiar with the agreement, giving their media rights to the conference and keeping the league locked together through the deal. It’s a major step up in stability from recent years, and no other Group of 5 conference has a grant of rights.

It was reported on May 9th that Liberty will join FAU and College of Charleston to be among schools of a "68 Tip-Off" basketball teams beginning in 2023. The report is from Sea of Red, the non-affiliated and independent website and podcast about Liberty athletics. https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-includ...harleston/ LU should take action to create a similar initiative beginning in 2026 when the current "Field of 68" event has concluded. The report states that FAU will host in 2023, Charleston in 2024 and LU in 2025. The Field of 68 creation being to counter the difficulty that strong mid-major programs have in scheduling P5 schools. LU is positioned to create such an event to benefit the C-USA. With two arenas, the field could be even expanded with a East/West or North/South regional affiliation. KenPom ratings could be used for the selection process rewarding high mid major teams on performance rather than solely as an invitation. The key is for LU to create an event that benefits itself and the conference rather than only itself. With the resources LU has, it's actions like this that can help garner support for the conference. The major perk for LU being as host, they are guaranteed as being a representing team. View Full Article