NCAA about to finish leveling the playing field

atxman

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If upheld, this judge’s injunction would legally allow boosters to use NIL money to entice players to enroll. Of course, the idea that they don’t already do that is a fiction. This would just eliminate the need to hide it. Once college football became a big business that enriches a lot of people, it became increasingly difficult to argue that players shouldn’t be able to cash in. This injunction was the next logical step. A trial or appeals court could overturn it, but that seems unlikely. Congress could let the NCAA restore control over NIL by giving it antitrust exemption, but that also seems unlikely. The move toward a super division of elite, wealthy schools gains steam.

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Judge hands NCAA another loss, says compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes

A federal judge has barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used to recruit athletes.
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atxman

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Whether or not this specific plan is what ultimately happens, it seems that the move toward the full professionalization of college football is gaining steam. This plan making the rounds is being proposed by a group of “college presidents, Roger Goodell’s primary lieutenant at NFL and some of sports’ top executives.” The core is a “super league” with NFL-like divisions, the end of football conferences, relegation and promotion (for non-elites), and collective bargaining for athletes. Lots of obstacles to buy-in from the powerbrokers, of course, but I bet something like this is where everything lands in coming years. I hate it, but the game isn’t going back to what I want and what made it special.
theathletic.com

Inside the CFB 'Super League' pitch some execs see as a way to save the sport

A group of influential sports leaders and college presidents are pitching a drastic change to the current CFB model as the best way forward.
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Excerpt:
The current CST outline would create a system that would have the top 70 programs — all members of the five former major conferences, plus Notre Dame and new ACC member SMU — as permanent members and encompass all 130-plus FBS universities.

The perpetual members would be in seven 10-team divisions, joined by an eighth division of teams that would be promoted from the second tier.

The 50-plus second-division teams would have the opportunity to compete their way into the upper division, creating a promotion system similar to the structure in European football leagues. The 70 permanent teams would never be in danger of moving down, while the second division would have the incentive of promotion and relegation.

The playoffs would not require a selection committee, as the eight division winners and eight wild cards from the top tier would go to the postseason. The wild-card spots would be determined by record and tiebreakers, much like the NFL.

CST borrows ideas from leagues like the NFL, Premier League and MLS to create a system that they believe would bring more television value and sustainability. Not coincidentally, some of its most influential members have direct ties to those leagues.
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franslasttwinkie

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Guess if there was ever a time to start running the table on our schedule it was probably yesterday. Just getting into the mix of 5-10 G5 teams in the playoff conversation the next 2 seasons would probably go a long way in deciding our subdivision fate and perception.

For those that wanted to play in a conference against teams our fanbase would care about looks like that opportunity could arise in the future: Boise, Memphis, UTSA

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775684546526351788

Memphis
Liberty
Tulane
Troy
Appalachian St
James Madison
Miami OH
UTSA
Toledo
Boise St
 
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