They are betting (
) that gambling will be the factor that maintains, or increases, interest among fans like us.
The B1G would, of course, want ND, but my reading of ND's hard-core board says they won't be interested for as long as they can. Even those on their board most devoted to going semi-pro express doubts that they would do that.
Not sure that the BIG is going to exist if Michigan and Ohio State bolt to the lucrative “business” league. And Notre Dame will have a tough time walking away from the $$.
The first place to start would be to make a list of teams that will most probably go up to Premier league. SEC minus Vandy and B1G minus NW is the baseline,IMO.
Except……sports gambling. That is the key to linking local teams nationally and tying this together for the benefit of the factory schools. It gives a rooting interest for a team like OU, Clemson, FSU etc to a guy in Seattle or a guy betting in Detroit. Unless something changes a program like Syracuse will be comparable to a flag football team by 2035.
Agreed. I can see BC SU Wake Duke opting out of the Pay for pay league in the ACC. Most if not all of the Mac and lower leagues will opt out. The academies will opt out. BYU Stanford Cal and many other higher education institutions all out. Schools like NC, USC, Michigan, will have difficult decisions and may opt to rule the Academic landscape vs competing with the SECs schools. It is going to get interesting for sure.
Exactly.
Very valid point. I'm probably in the minority but gambling is a non-issue for me. I have other non-sports hobbies that interest me rather than placing bets on games that I'd have no interest in otherwise.They are betting (
It's possible that they're right, at least in the short term--increases in viewership of major sports events this most recent season may be attributed in some measure to the gambling factor, especially where in-game wagers are part of the equation.
And when a vast majority of people turn their TV to something else, it will collapse. That day will come sooner then later and that will be the end of college football.
You aren't following. Most schools wont pay kids 400k a year. There will be maybe 50 total. The rest including SU will form a new conf that will do just fine.
The ACC has NCST, VTECH, UNC, Clemson, FSU and Miami who would probably go to the pay model if they were given the chance. PAC12 has UW, OU, USC, UCLA, UA, CU and UTAH who might go into the pay league.
Not true
Not before 2036.But he is saying there will be two camps. One for schools with sports as a business and one for schools who still consider their sports programs part of the school.
Sounds like he sees ND siding with the latter. Might be ND’s first hint they are headed towards B1G membership.
Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick says total Division I realignment is ‘inevitable’ - Sports Illustrated
Wholesale change is unavoidable in college athletics. The Fighting Irish athletic director thinks a total realignment of Division I is coming with it.www.si.com
I’ll take the under.
What's the guaranteed minimum in the NFL?
I don't place all the greed blame on the NCAA. Some needs to go to the institutions and conferences as well. If the money wasn't so big, student athletes would still be some semblance of students and the value of a scholarship would still be appreciated. NIL wouldn't have been seen as needed and then used as a recruiting tool. The facility wars wouldn't be so crazy either. There would be some level of competitve balance. Yes, cheaters would still cheat, but the impact would be closer to what we saw 30-40 years ago, not what we are currently seeing evolve.
I don’t disagree. I just think “asleep at the wheel” is an inaccurate characterization. I think they failed to do their job. Willfully, neglected their responsibilities to their constituents, namely the academic institutions they are supposed to represent.
And the tax man is going to make a lot of money off of this. Donating to a school is one thing, but paying athletes to play ball is not going to last long with the tax man.
