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  1. With the exception of around 20 P5 programs, they are failing according to your definition. Almost all lose money. Only about 5-6 schools have the capability of winning a national championship. Everyone else is in the same cycle we are all in. I have season tickets to a P5 school. They produce an excellent product and are probably not one of the schools making money, but it's hard to tell because private school finances are not completely reported. My point is, they see something else. The game day experience is no different whether they are playing Villanova or Clemson. They see a point to all of it other than the money, prestige and keeping people out of prison. Seriously, what do you folks want the point to be?
  2. There are other ways to keep people busy that don't require college athletics. Two years of mandatory public service could do the same thing. Then they could start their life of crime. You seem to be a lot closer than the penny counters though. Seriously, student athletes are much more law abiding than the general student body.
  3. What is the point of college athletics?
  4. If the point is money, every school that loses money should get out. I think that would leave 15 teams. My point is, there is more value than the money. Why can't schools like ours make those points? Why can't we get together and promote the unseen value of college athletics? What is everyone else's point?
  5. I notice it takes you until the end to almost mention the players. Your first two are money centered. That's how it is now. What should we really be about?
  6. So much bean counting, so little reasoning. Simple question. What is the reason for college athletics? I would be interested in responses.
  7. You might want to look at the tuition costs at a place like Mt.Union and multiply that by the number of student athletes. If that school didn't have sports, what would it really be offering?
  8. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland19.com/2020/07/24/ohio-athletic-conference-postpones-fall-sports-due-coronavirus-crisis/%3foutputType=amp
  9. Thanks for your response. I think they should talk about kids in school now. I don't mean the staged stuff they promote, but things more substantial.
  10. "If you don't like what is being said, change the conversation." - Don Draper They need to change the conversation. The kids in the athletic department do a lot of great things. Maybe someone around them could stop counting pennies and stand up for them for once and point out some of the good things they do.
  11. https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2020/07/20/the-great-college-depression-begins/amp/?fbclid=IwAR2T6-d0aL1UO9lTqvH2-Y9nKp0pzchKfs3FSGcorylLELL0tJWSZCq6Vow Forbes piles on. A merger with Kent? No thanks. Close Kent.
  12. The ongoing PR mess just keeps getting worse and worse and worse. What would you think if you were a football recruit and you saw this? How would you use this if you were a coach at another MAC school. I don't know much about the head football coach, but how can you ever hope to be successful at Akron when there is a steady drip of this poison coming out of the University? How can so many smart people be so stupid?
  13. I think we are at the "counting paperclips" portion of this ongoing PR disaster. Only a moron incapable of sitting on whatever committee they put together doesn't know how this all went bad, so when they are done they can rehash negative points with the public again. Are we ever going to get a forward looking committee?
  14. It's more interesting talking about getting drunk in bars. Besides, I felt like doing some typing. Slow day.
  15. There is very little evidence that the protests increased the spread of covid. In fact, it supports the evidence that young people getting together in outdoor places is not much of a threat. Further, it supports that the vast majority of people who get covid will have mild symptoms and we should be focused on protecting those most vulnerable (over 60) and let everyone else get on with their lives as long as the health care system doesn't get over stressed. Don't worry, this will all be over come November 4th.
  16. Please reread all of the words in my original comment. It's as if you ALMOST read them all but had a knee jerk need to prove a point against what someone else wasn't saying.
  17. You can look at stats all day, but facts aren't reasons. You can also select stats. If you look at deaths, the governor of NY can only be described as a murderer. This also does not explain the increase in cases in California. Americans were asked to do one thing, bend the curve. We have done that very well. We were never asked to eliminate the virus. Everyone knew there was going to be a spike in the summer and here we are and the health care system has not been overwhelmed.
  18. No. Do your own homework. Better yet, follow Alex Berenson on Twitter. His fact based account helps to navigate the panic porn that is circulating the internet. But to help you JAMA did a study on mask wearing at MA hospitals. As it turned out, infection rates of employees went down.....at the same rate as the general population. Meaning, the decline was probably caused by something else. The second part never gets reported. I have yet to go to a bar/restaurant where the servers didn't touch their masks. That's the worst thing you can do. You're supposed to use the strings to adjust it. Most people don't squeeze the bridge of the nose portion...huge mistake. Some have been worn so many times without washing I'm surprised they don't disintegrate with a stiff breeze. Don't get me started on the Uber drivers. It's laughable to watch the public botch something as simple as putting a mask on. That's not a judgement on whether or not they work, just a general observation. I wear a mask where I need to. I've also never read the operating instructions for the mask and have no idea if I'm using it right or not. Based upon what I see on TV, probably not, but if I need to get to my bar stool to get drunk I need to participate in this public health theater much like going through TSA at the airport. I'm still confused about that data and science that tells me I need a mask to walk to my bar stool, but I don't need one while sitting there in an air conditioned building. After November 4th, covid will still be around for a while. Biden will probably win because Trump is the Oval Office version of The Morton Downey Jr. Show, which only lasted 3.5 year, which is about how long it took for the public to get sick of watching a silly real estate agent with the communication skills of a mid level 10th grader at Barberton High School argue with the press all of the time when things got serious. The day after the election, the news of covid will begin to change from dire to optimistic. It's the most predictable outcome.
  19. I can wear a jockstrap on my head, but that won't keep my gonads from bouncing when I exercise. Masks are almost universally being worn wrong. The junk data and science being created around mask wearing is going to be Mt. Everest size by the time this is all over. They may work, but how will we really know.
  20. Not unless the move is permanent. It isn't realistic to have only 1-2 months between seasons. I heard a former Big Ten coach say that when a player played 1,000 game plays, that player didn't have a full spring practice participation because the body had to heal. Once a player played 2,000 game plays, that player hardly practiced at all in the spring because he really doesn't need the practice and is probably one of the better players regardless of practice. That player probably started freshman and sophomore seasons, and is probably on his way to the NFL after his junior season.
  21. I can explain as I live here. There are a significant number of businesses in vacation areas that only make money 4 to maybe 5 months a year. Then they have to hope their money lasts until the next season. Even in normal times you'd be surprised how many businesses go under in Myrtle Beach in the spring because they run out of money. Family owned businesses are fighting for their lives right now. Clemson football is the least of their worries.
  22. Sports will be back again, but it can't possibly come back the way it was before. An old business saying is, "What got us here won't get us there". Normal that applies to a growing, successful business. However, the opposite is true for the MAC. G5 schools desperately need to do something different. It isn't FCS or D2, but it's something they need to figure out. A new division?... Maybe. Remaining in the largest division when the P5 schools go their own way?.... Maybe. I'd prefer G5 schools to take the initiative instead of waiting to get dumped and then in full panic. Being proactive is the key.
  23. http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2020/07/17/pw-exclusive-unc-system-exploring-worst-case-scenario-budget-cuts-of-up-to-50/?utm_source={title}&utm_medium=socialbuttons&utm_campaign={network} Misery loves company.
  24. https://247sports.com/Article/ncaa-president-mark-emmert-must-be-fired-paul-finebaum-college-football-2020-149253311/ The news is not that he wants the commissioner fired. It's later in the article when he is openly supporting leagues coming together as one. Anyone want to guess which conferences might NOT be included? The NCAA is not set up for this kind of structure so it is also logical to assume there will be certain conferences who might not want to participate in the NCAA any longer (hint: P5 conferences).
  25. I was about to type "it can't get any worse for G5 schools" then I remembered it can always get worse. What I will say is I am hoping we are at a low point financially for G5 athletic departments. While I am hoping for that, I am also praying they don't take the easy road and go straight back to begging P5 schools and television networks for money at the expense of the athletes, student bodies, alumni and greater communities enjoying what can be a very good fan experience if they just put SOME thought into it.
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