The World of College Football

[GP1]

11 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

Give it a few more years of the B1G spanking the SEC and then some senator from Alabama or Louisiana will make reform a priority. Just look at how involved the Louisiana Governor was in the recent coaching change. 

 

It's an easy way for them to gain favor with their constituents without having to do a whole lot.

At what point do anti trust laws apply to P4 conferences?  My guess is it's more likely to give them an anti trust exemption, see MLB, than not. 

 

What role would a collective bargaining agreement have in an anti trust agreement?  I don't know these answers, but it seems as if we are approaching this point fast than I ever expected. 

[ZipsBBjunkie]

4 hours ago, GP1 said:

At what point do anti trust laws apply to P4 conferences?  My guess is it's more likely to give them an anti trust exemption, see MLB, than not. 

 

What role would a collective bargaining agreement have in an anti trust agreement?  I don't know these answers, but it seems as if we are approaching this point fast than I ever expected. 

Or continuing to open the door for greedy lawyers to uncover the next supposed loop hole allowing them to file suit on behalf of some 'student' athlete willing to go along with it and therefore pausing any forward progress. I'm just disenchanted and not as optimistic as you are that the current state of chaos has any near term resolution. But I'm hoping I am wrong, you are right.

[GP1]

45 minutes ago, ZipsBBjunkie said:

Or continuing to open the door for greedy lawyers to uncover the next supposed loop hole allowing them to file suit on behalf of some 'student' athlete willing to go along with it and therefore pausing any forward progress. I'm just disenchanted and not as optimistic as you are that the current state of chaos has any near term resolution. But I'm hoping I am wrong, you are right.

My thought about the chaos is this. It seems to me that P4 conferences are benefiting from the chaos. They are making money hand over fist and opportunities for success in P4 have increased. Indiana vs Miami seems to pretty good evidence. The transfer portal and player payments don't seem to keep people away from attending or watching games. I don't know why the P4 schools would want to reign any of this in given money is their driving motivation. It seems to me that pushing the greed to see what the breaking point may be is the most logical course of action. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

[kreed5120]

14 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

It is sad that I'm surprised there are 6 teams worse? If blindly asked I would have thought we would be 2nd or 3rd worst.

[MDZip]

40 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

The one advantage to changing our logo every few years is lost in this scenario, if they're going to put our name right below it.