I think ND remains independent. They have their own tv deal, path to the playoffs, and complete autonomy. Why join a conference and split money with the likes of Indiana and Illinois?
That doesn't sound like a very big sports fan.
I tried to tell y’all to stop caring so much about college sports 5 years ago, the writing has been on the wall. Wake will be not make the cut for whatever bastardized super league is coming.
Which is fine because college sports are slowly dying.
Alabama Football will be a AAA NFL team in 20 years.
I tried to tell y’all to stop caring so much about college sports 5 years ago.
20 years? I think it’s already happened. Of course we won’t make the cut - even the most diehard black and gold kool air drinker/Sunshine Brigade member knows that
That was pretty terrible advice given the football seasons and games Wake has had over the past 5 years. It’s like when BKF (RIP) bailed on Wake bball right before the Duncan years and then jumped back in during the [Redacted] years.
I think this is exactly right. First of all the TV revenue is going to dry up. Non sports fans have been subsidizing college sports for years in the cable bubble, but now streaming is making it a la carte like it always should have been. They basically robbed people for years. In addition, why watch semi pro football, when you can just buy a pro football package. Add to that half the colleges in USA will go bankrupt in 25 years or less because laying a trillion in debt on young people is at an end. Most will have online degrees in the future. The Power 5 commissioners could have gotten in a room and just shared the pie together, but greed won out. Not expanding the playoff was dumb. Losing 1 or 2 games with no chance at a championship was always unsustainable. The fans have not been consulted on any of it. These people think donors and fans will support all this. I don't. It's truly a sad time for College Sports.I tried to tell y’all to stop caring so much about college sports 5 years ago, the writing has been on the wall. Wake will be not make the cut for whatever bastardized super league is coming.
Which is fine because college sports are slowly dying.
Alabama Football will be a AAA NFL team in 20 years.
Why is this such an important season for Wake football? It's no more or less important than any other. It's not like if we go 14-0 and win the national title we're getting into the SEC or B10. Why does it matter?
I'm sure the GOR is a legally sound document. It's not about finding loopholes, it's about recognizing that violating the GOR and paying whatever penalties result is more financially sensible than missing out on a chance at the big time in the SEC or B10. It's what lawyers call an "efficient breach."