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A super conference with teams required to only play one another and a playoff will take cupcake September out of the picture for these teams. A playoff makes going undefeated much less critical.

I have Wake season tickets for football. Makes me feel good when they win. Doesn't bother me much when they lose. I don't know if that makes me a fan or not. I would define myself as an "interested party". If you think the money is big in ticket sales now, wait until teams like Alabama, etc. figure out they can sell tickets to a September Alabama vs. say OSU game for $350/per ticket and sell out their stadium.

If "no", he should be notified within the next couple of months. That will allow us to start a search and him to start looking for his next job selling tickets for a minor league baseball team.

There will be huge money in no longer playing non-BCS schools. My Wake Forest tickets already have different pricing depending on the quality of opponent. Imagine what could be charged for tickets for a September Alabama vs. Texas game, or something like that. There will be huge money in ticket sales. There will be huge money in Foundation donations necessary to get some of those tickets. There will be huge money in parking for those games. Most importantly, there will be huge money in selling TV advertisements for those games. When the super conference is created and the money begins to roll in, schools won't be saying, "What were we thinking?" They will be saying, "Why the heck didn't we do this sooner?"

Probably the best position. I have long advocated non-BCS schools actively leaving the level of play BCS schools play in, but I don't think there is the will or vision from the Presidents or ADs of those teams. It's hard for an AD to put on his resume, "Successfully moved my school from D1A to 'Tier X'", and the Presidents are the ones who were convinced new stadiums and practice facilities were all they needed to compete in D1A so they did it and if they undo it now, they look like even bigger fools for being duped by the witless people that are ADs. In almost every way, it is hopeless for non-BCS schools...and for many BCS schools as well. In the end, we (meaning most non-BCS D1A schools) are going to get moved and not make a move of choice.

I hate an either/or discussion. Change is going to happen and I don't see it as an FCS vs. FBS debate. At some point, a number of schools are going to decide they would like their own super division and those of us at the non-BCS level are going to stuck with our peckers in our hands. The question then will be I-AA or something in between I-AA and whatever super division is created. The handwriting is on the walls and it's going to happen at some point.

Agree completely. There is absolutely nothing on TV between Christmas and New Years. There are many people who love going to games and watching a game even if it is somewhat meaningless. Bowls provide entertainment in a period where there is scarce entertainment. In our lives, there will be no more bowl games and the holiday season will be made worse because of it. Holiday TV entertainment will go from watching football to watching Skip Baylesslike people talk about football....no thanks.

I can tell them what they did. They took a step towards sanity in the NCAA.

Or, one could call it contrived nonsense.

We are NOT bring back Jim Dennsion!!!!!!

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They are allowed to earn up to $2,000. There is no reason they shouldn't be allowed to earn more. They are adults.

People always want to believe the con man more than the con man is good at being a con man.

Something tells me Swisher has $50 million more reasons to play for Cleveland than Tressel. Tressel and Urban M. getting involved in something like this is just stupid beyond words. Really, what's the point? He's a 32 year old major league baseball player with an actress wife who has played for one of the top three sports franchises in the world and has a World Series ring....not a 17 year old high school kid.

Excellent question. We were one of the first schools to head down the road. Apparently, it takes around 25years in the "building process" to realize it is all a scam for ADs to pad their resumes. There isn't going to be a "drop" to 1-aa, but we will be left behind and be in a division between where we are now and fcs.

They have no other choice but to live that way. That's the entire problem. If we tell people they either: 1. Take a scholarship and deal with the consequences, or 2. Don't go to college The following situations are created. 1. Players who are not well off will find a way to make money that leads to NCAA problems. Not good for college sports. 2. Players who are not well off don't go to college and their ability for their children to have a better life than them is limited. Not allowing kids to have a job is an idea of the past and needs to go away. I heard a guy on the radio today say, "Don't drag the past into the future." People drag the past into the future because of fear. Fear is a horrible basis for a decision.

Why should they have to sacrifice money for your decisions? This isn't about you, it is about their freedom. You make your choices, they should be free to make theirs.

Will the phony jobs be any worse than the money they are currently being handed in envelops? If a booster pays a player $100,000 for doing nothing, so what? Bankers here in Charlotte made multi million dollar bonuses before the downturn for running the country into the ground. They provided little to no value to our society. We would have been better off paying them all $100,000/year for doing nothing. It's never going to be perfect, but let's at least get it above board.

If they have a yearly disposable income of less than $18,000/year, then yes, they live in poverty. Many come from poverty and the college life is only slightly better than what they grew up in. People who live in the projects get free room and board as well...are they not in poverty?

1. As long as they meet their academic and athletic requirements, they should be allowed to do anything they want within the law. It's college athletics, not prison. 2. They are only allowed to earn $2,000 in an academic year. $67.00 per week isn't much money. NCAA rules are mid evil. I really have no idea why so many people are intent to keep other adults living in poverty and restrict freedom.

TW just gave him a contract extension. Termination isn't an option. He can't be forced to do anything because his job is so secure. If he has an ounce of self reflection, he will shake up his staff. Probably not the best solution, but the best we can expect. It's still early in the season, but things don't seem right. This team hasn't won a road game and is .500. I don't think anyone saw this coming. Given the talent, I'm not giving up.

Tens of thousands of college students have scholarships and are allowed to hold a job. The players should be able to do the same thing. Other than their scholarship, it wouldn't cost the schools a penny more.

Riveting it was not. The Butler vs. IU game was riveting and one of the best college basketball games I've watched in a long time. It had everything you could ever want in a game. Anyhow, I don't want to digress. Is it a huge flush of money down the toilet? Probably, but as long as they are having them, we my as well try to get to one. I like the bowls because between Christmas and New Years, I find them more entertaining than reruns of Mike and Molly. Actually, if you like college football, the Sam Houston State vs. Eastern Washington game was freaking awesome. Personally, I'd rather be in our own division with an opportunity to play in a meaningful game for a national championship than some half ass bowl game in Idaho. With the exception of about 40 schools, most every other school in D1A is spinning their wheels.

It's funny how a wife can cut through the crap sometimes and give us some reality. Last night, I was telling my wife how disappointed I was with the Zips play this year and how I thought they looked like poop (I didn't use the word poop) yesterday. She looked at me and said something to the effect that they looked like poop against CCU and if they still look like poop, maybe that's what they are this season. It was quite the subtle verbal slap in the face. What if she's right? She was also the person who called MAC football a couple of years ago, Dollar General and she was right about that at the time.

That undefeated December prediction is looking more and more stupid with each passing game.