College Sports Tomorrow Super League of Extraordinary Teams

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[UpstateSM]

LMAO

 

[Marty McFly]

As long as we are in the super league, why not?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[elimunelson]

It’s great we are part of this but are the schools like Alabama or Ohio St all in on this? To me they drive the engine here. Real brands where the chaos as is = profitable short term

 

[Noexcuse]

So why bother affiliating with colleges? Just run it as a minor league for the NFL. Oh wait. They need the college fan bases or who would be interested enough to watch.

 

[wiseman3]

I honestly...don't hate this

 

[Scotch]

I like that Kent is out there talking about this, regardless of how feasible. Win the fans over with another option outside of B1G/SEC fest.

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[cusefan88]

Does this somehow get Syracuse basketball back to Big East? If yes...I'm in

 

[Nick44]

Love it. Get it done. Honestly, one of the only ways to crack the Big Ten/SEC’s hold is to get the NFL involved and behind a larger entity that generates more competitiveness and provides a solution that is better equipped to solve many of the various issues that college sports are suffering with.

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[David332]

Good to see the University being proactive rather than reactive. I have no idea whether any of this is a good idea, but glad to see we are in the mix.

 

[Dcuse]

LMAO

What’s funny about it?

 

[Dcuse]

I honestly...don't hate this

We shouldn’t. Some people have risen to bring the rest to their senses I hope. I’m in love with their idea to keep all these schools relevant and keep college sports regional.

 

[UnknownOrange]

MEANWHILE… At the legion of doom:

 

[FloridaCuse]

Per the article in The Athletic, the 2 primary participants from the college world are Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud & West Virginia President Gordon Gee, who I believe used to be President of The Ohio St. University. It is only for college football & other sports will remain in their conferences. Top tier of 70 schools in 7 divisions of 10 each. Top tier of Power 5 schools plus Notre Dame & SMU. There would be an 8th division made up of lesser schools that would be subject to promotion & relegation. Salaries paid to athletes. Collectively bargained contract to determine NIL & portal rules. Not all top tier schools would get the same $. This will test whether all the B1G & SEC care about is having a monetary advantage over other schools. B1G & SEC commissioners will likely oppose this to preserve their own jobs. But it may appeal to the heads of enough individual schools to have a possibility of succeeding. But, maybe in the end the B1G & SEC will kill it by paying Syverud off by including Syracuse in one of their conferences.

 

[hoopsupstate]

The SEC and Big Ten want nothing to do with this. They cancelled scheduled meetings with this group. Only if the NFL steps in will players in those two conferences demand change.

 

[richmondcuse03]

The SEC and Big Ten want nothing to do with this. They cancelled scheduled meetings with this group. Only if the NFL steps in will players in those two conferences demand change.

But will the sec and big ten just play each other? They need opponents no?

 

[texascpa]

The fact that SU is part of Steering Committee is huge.

 

[FloridaCuse]

The fact that SU is part of Steering Committee is huge.

actually HUGE

 

[Cusefan78]

This is a great idea and it’s nice they are talking but without the major schools this is a waste of time. Unless the payouts are more than the bigx and sec it’ll never happen. They’ll look at this as watering down the pool of money. At this point they own all the top schools and markets why add more mouths to feed. Basically what is coming out of this is the acc and the big12 are dying and they need a life line.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

70 is too many and 10 team divisions are too large. TV wants intersectional games.

Would be funny if they propose those 7 divisions as the PAC 10, Big 8+2, old SEC, old ACC +1, old Big East +2, old Big 10, and mostly the old SWC.

Realistically IMO a Super League of a 30 school, 6 division Big 10 and same SEC is the best outcome. Where one is like the NFC and other the AFC.

 

[hoopsupstate]

This is a great idea and it’s nice they are talking but without the major schools this is a waste of time. Unless the payouts are more than the bigx and sec it’ll never happen. They’ll look at this as watering down the pool of money. At this point they own all the top schools and markets why add more mouths to feed. Basically what is coming out of this is the acc and the big12 are dying and they need a life line.

If some schools are paying their players and some are not, this could very well effect recruiting. There’s also bills in Congress that will probably limit the transfer portal and put regulations on NIL. This group would be smart to get Nick Saban and Coach K involved.

 

[Cusefan78]

If some schools are paying their players and some are not, this could very well effect recruiting. There’s also bills in Congress that will probably limit the transfer portal and put regulations on NIL. This group would be smart to get Nick Saban and Coach K involved.

The schools should be paying them. This begging fans to foot the bill while they get huge checks from the conferences is a joke. Could you imagine the bills or Yankees with their hands out to pay players. This model is a joke and about what you should expect when the government gets involved.