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The Supreme Court basically told them they needed collective bargaining. They haven't done it. They had better do it before Congress or the SCOTUS does it for them.

There are guys younger than him signing professional contracts in baseball and hockey. They almost all have lawyers/agents. Who is reading these contracts for these players? If this is true, I hope Cincy gets every cent.

I'm an awesome human who lives at the center of Sanity Island.

I think it's funny when people write things assuming those who will be reading it are as stupid as they are.

It's barely above humiliation level. I could barely keep from laughing listening to the video.

Good game by the Zips. Probably didn't start out exactly how they wanted, but road games are unpredictable.

It's not a ton of money. It's barely above a humiliation level sum of money for each school.

I started laughing while reading this quote. Who believes this crap?

It could all be true. It could also be one of those things people close to athletic departments buy because they over trust those working in those departments.

Good points. I don't think OU and Miami see themselves as "backfill", but that's what they would be. Running to a dying conference is a bad idea.

Other than one report that was later denied by both Ohio and Miami, what evidence is there that they a looking at leaving the MAC?

I don't think $600k is as much as you think it is in 2026.

Yes, but I wouldn't waste it. Immediately we don't get that much. It appears our immediate take is around $600,000 with the rest spread out over 5 years. Now what?

There are a lot of dummies between here and there. I'm still not sure anyone has presented a good reason beyond "just because".

The MAC doesn't have to act in every dumb idea that comes to mind.

Filled with pee?

Sad

Pathetic thinking.

So are lot lizards.

What if there is nobody backing this and Sac State is bankrupting themselves? Remember, it's more likely they are bankrupting themselves than a pile of money backing them.

What does any of this have to do with bringing a shitty program into the MAC?

It's a good move for NDSU. They think they are better than whatever level FCS will be after the G5 conferences separate from P4, and they are probably right. Montana,MT State, SD and South Dakota St need to do the same thing if they believe they are up for it.

This is worse than the MWC bringing in Grand Canyon. These moves don't always have good outcomes. Cal and Stanford have only made the ACC worse. The on field competition is worse. Big 10 adding OR WA USC and UCLA makes sense because they result in annual increased revenue and attractive names. These names result in more TV viewers. More TV viewers result in more advertising money. Most importantly, the quality of product is now the best in the country. In the truck stop if life, the MAC is now the lot lizard trolling from truck to truck hoping to scrape up enough cash to buy a pack of Slim Jims and a bottle of Mountain Dew for dinner.

The driver from SF to Sac is not easy. I guess it's also close to the least desirable places around Lake Tahoe as well.

Clearly, you've never been to Sacramento.