DeacKillsaDevil
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worst case scenario... this article says that it could be crippling to small schools in big conferences...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...10513489442936.html?mod=ITP_personaljournal_4
could wellman have been such a seer that he knew this was coming and submarined the athletic department in preparation?
Caught a radio interview with Steve Spurrier the other day and he openly admitted that there have been, and currently are, ongoing meetings between the big 4 conferences about paying players a stipend or possibly leaving the NCAA. Steve's all for it, even suggested paying players a $4500 a semester.
If the talks are taking place among the big 4 confernces, I wonder which of the ACC, Big10, Big12, SEC, or PAC is being left out.
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Naw man, I get this awesome $4,000 stipend. I don't need that kind of cash.
If the talks are taking place among the big 4 confernces, I wonder which of the ACC, Big10, Big12, SEC, or PAC is being left out.
I would guess the Big 12.
I would think either the quote was wrong and the talks are actually taking place among the big five conferences, or you're right, and the one left out is the Big 12. But even if that were the case, clearly schools like TX and OK are going to land somewhere.
The NCAA is as fucked up as any organization can be, but they do provide protection for Wake. I'm not sure we could compete at that level in the new landscape.
Can people not at least understand why there might be a growing number of fans who have followed college sports for many years, but are now more & more disgusted with shit like this...which is getting worse every day....and are gradually reaching the point where they no longer give a fuck about what happens? I mean, this train called "college athletics" is, way, way off the track these days. As I said, it has been a long time now since college sports were college sports. We seem to be headng toward a final destination where you will simply have semi-pro teams wearing college jersies.
We seem to be headng toward a final destination where you will simply have semi-pro teams wearing college jersies.
More total people may be watching, but that's because there are more people.
I know that I don't plan to go to any college basketball games this year. I may go to a football game or two...but I'm not even sure about that. I realize that I am in a different demographic subset than most posters on this board, but I dare say that as you get older you will empathize more & more with my position. Other things will enter your life and who wins a bunch of college basketball or football games will become less & less important, relative to other things in your life. You can't envision that now...but eventually, you will.
I used to live & die with the next WF game, but today I really don't care. Oh, I hope they win, but if they don't it really doesn't matter.
the money & greed in sports today has only hastened that situation. It's kind of sad, in a way, how money eventually manages to fuck up just about everything that it touches.