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I agree with this, but I see it more as water finding its level. These services didn't quite understand how much they should invest in original content and things are now coming back to earth. A single show, like Outlander for Starz, can drive subscriptions and keep things afloat. It's still...

This is correct. Of course, like-kind content was going to aggregate to be bundled, that's a product of real competition between subscription services. (as opposed to zero-choice / monopolistic cable territories) The money may seem to be the same as before, but the volume and quality of...

Welcome back! Don't have much to say. Just wanted to get into this thread for posterity.

This is a forward-looking hire that shows a clear understanding of how CFB has evolved, and where it continues to head.

I heard he grew 3 inches this summer.

It goes even further, and in many ways shines a light on the underlying 'problem'. All the major sports in the US have some form of salary cap (or spending control). Teams can go over the cap and be penalized (and do sometimes), but there is a financial disincentive to do it. These sports...

Good thing they chased off DJ. You reap what you sow.

Further - I have it on good authority that certain non-revenue athletes are amped to travel to Stanford and Cal

Replying to this thread simply to show off the ticket stub.

The entire theater industry is dying an ugly slow death. They are desperate to try anything, but at the end of the day, their whole business is really just a projector, a screen, and an excuse to sell expensive popcorn.

The only way the 'dissolve' scenario is realistic is if the SEC and BiG collude and time the raid on the ACC so that the leavers = 75% of the conference. In that extremely unlikely scenario, there would no doubt be legal action with complicated arguments in collusion, antitrust and tortious...

They are bitter rivals. I seriously doubt Anson Dorrance is worried UNC won't be able to compete in women's soccer.

We (the presumed ACC leftovers) cannot be certain that things will be stable for 10 years. I would wager they won't be. As time passes, the economics for certain schools to leave (or test the GOR / the real $$ impact of leaving) will become apparent. Adding schools now gives the leftovers...

The locals will love the "Tallahassee Branch of the King Abdulaziz University - formerly known as Florida State". Mascot changed to 'The Fighting Djinn'.

lol. Yes - please resurface.

And our defense was able to make 2 point lead stand up. I choose to be happy.

I watched first and then read the board comments afterwards. I completely agree with you. I saw him being extremely active - often out on the breaks and hustling back on defense. He had a few assists screwed up by teammates - and a few dead man rebounds he could have had over teammates. I...

I am the self-proclaimed dislocated shoulder expert. If it is the first one (dislocation), and it is popped back into place relatively soon after the dislocation, he should be back at in about 3 weeks. If it has happened multiple times, or there has been damage to head of the humerous (the...

Yes.. let them go. Come up with a number - a big fat one - and let them go. It's the only option really. If he's saying something else.. he can say so.

Seems to me like you're talking past each other. What I'm hearing is the landscape around a long term contract has changed to the point where it is highly likely one party or more will be willing to break it as the opportunity is greater than the consequences. Given this likelihood, it might...

"are expected to.." By whom? Certainly not by anyone who successfully predicted the Texas/Okla and UCLA/USC moves.. because such people do not exist. It is not as clear to me why expanding to that size is a good business for either of these conferences. I hear a lot of talk about the NCAA -...

Why would they do that? The schools that they've taken in the past 5 years have all opened up big markets and have had huge fan-bases (TX, Okla, USC, UCLA). Only Okla fails the market test, and I guessing TX dragged them with.. IMO - and I know this goes against common wisdom, is that schools...

And that's just it - and why the 'prisoner's dilemma' metaphor is a really good one. You don't want to be sitting pretty. If any of the schools you aggregate are too pretty, then your whole conference is vulnerable. The SEC and B1G have their pencil necks assessing schools based on the bottom...

This was in that Twitter brand rankings thread..

How are you at Madden? Cuse Clash

Given the way we are putting together next year's team, and given how poorly attended and watched the minor bowls were this year, did 'not making' a bowl really matter this year? I guess it is a measuring stick of sorts, but the extra practices were pretty much irrelevant to what we are going...

DC beating up the football team.

I don't think you've thought through the full implications of what this means because it requires a conspiracy of mind-boggling scope. The refs cannot manage a game to ensure a team makes or misses shots. There is simply no way to accomplish it without the players being involved. Once you...

It's not always about you, Symir.

We were a mess for long stretches of last season, but the way we started playing down the stretch, and especially in the UVA loss, was top 25 caliber - which is why I was really excited and hopeful for the dance (and we did not disappoint). It had to do with both how we were playing defense...

Billy Owens was significantly more polished at this stage, but he had similar size and skillset. Billy was more of a shooter and had a better handle, but I think Benny might have a greater ceiling as a post player / player in the paint.

When calling to mind a certain city in S. Virginia, either because you're visiting or just driving through.. or because it's the last name of a now transferred but at one time heir apparent at PG... or perhaps just a passing reference to any circumstance involving an arachnoid, still causes a...

depends on the definition of recent. Women at this level do not take years to develop. Given there also a very healthy transfer portal - If NA could identify talent and/or had installed a decent system, we'd know it by now. The ACC is rough, but the allure of playing in it - in and of itself...

If it is not already clear, it should be. The current coaching staff is not, and never will be, an upgrade from Phil. (And.. Phil was bad and needed to go.) This roster is hers. She owns it all. 9 straight losses. 32 goals against in those 9 games. awful.

My Blake Bednarz story (I've told it before but what the hell): Michael Owens completed the 2 point conversion and SU took a 1 point lead on WVU. There were actually a few seconds left on the clock, so there was kickoff followed by a few mighty heaves by Major Harris before the game ended...

In the summer of 1980 I decided I was going to collect the entire Topps NHL set. Of course this was futile and stupid, but I bought a gazillion packs of hockey cards that summer and ordered them in a shoebox but of course never managed to get the full set. I stored them in the basement of my...

Seems like the first step in reconstituting the NCAA as a whole. The existing governing body has failed badly in its mission, and left to its own devices, the SEC would destroy everything in its quest for profit. This is a sane response to at least pretending to care about academics, fair...

This is true, but if the ACC does not make any moves - then the countdown to its demise begins. FSU and Clemson are not going to accept their 'competitors' raking in twice the cash for long. The players are going to get a paid a big chunk - so the SEC is making moves to preserve the profit...

Not that it's important but I am confused by these suggestions that Penn State is not a blue-blood. What qualities does Michigan possess, either presently or historically, that PSU does not?

I call horsepoop on this. This calm, cool and logical reading of how things will shake out based on how they historically played out is just not accurate. No one would have predicted MD would go to the B1G prior when the rumors first starting flying. No one. Yes - hey had major financial...

I am surprised at the lack of discussion on the dramatic changes we've seen in the past 5-7 years in CBB, and how it impacts the job. We need a coach who can relate to the players of today, earn their respect, sometimes cater to their aspirations, and oftentimes get them to buy into team...

It obviously didn't end well, but senior year Hakim attacked the basket with great ferocity.

Archie's

They must have been masking his injury.

No worries. She's doing great. Transferred to Univ. of Tampa (D2), and has already played 7 games as part of her new team's Spring schedule. Still has 3 years of eligibility ... at the end of the day, she just wants to play. I will say this - there is so much going on behind the scenes...

lol.. nicely done. You may notice she is no longer on the roster after appearing in 6 games with 1 start as a freshman. Let's just say the program decided to go in a different direction. The only angst that occurred when she entered the portal was from her father and the only one who felt...

The same is true for Gonzaga.