He’s very funny. Cackling at this:
https://twitter.com/internetraj/status/1722633623495675960?s=46&t=wAzMZR-0PRGT1LpN6U5x0g
And another good one from a (former) lawyer:
https://twitter.com/celebrityhottub/status/1722635837345521855?s=46&t=wAzMZR-0PRGT1LpN6U5x0g
I mean holy cow, I really dislike Penn State, but boy do I now want to see them smoke Michigan this weekend.
I wasted a few minutes of my day reading that, and fwiw, I don’t think that’s a particularly compelling argument. The rules in Alston and O’Bannon were all about limiting $$ whereas this rule may have been motivated by resource equity among schools (according to some googling Crane did before he wrote it). But it probably was motivated by lots of other stuff, too…
Anyway, I have no doubt Michigan has a lot of $$ riding on this and will explore some options so they can get the CFP payout…
Also, I still tend to think that the NCAA backed themselves into a particularly bad concurrence with a particularly dumb stance in the Alston case and is now suffering for it. To which I say, boo-hoo, but I also say, we are not gonna like what Greg Sankey sets up anymore to replace the NCAA. Nobody likes the HR department…
I think the major difference is that the benefits rules impacted the students directly, students who had no say or vote in the matter. This regulation impacts the school/team, which did have a vote (and presumably voted for the rule). There is an indirect impact on the students, but it’s not the same level.
Anyway, I think I’ll keep laughing at Michigan and the whole situation, but none of this is raising my level of cares in any way.
Columnist Matt Levine has a bit about “is everything securities fraud?” And I feel like we are undergoing a variation of that asking “is everything an antitrust violation?” in college sports. But I’m not sure these schools are ready to take this to its logical conclusion. The original purpose of allowing reasonably wide latitude for rule setting was so that you could have a recognizable sport at all- what’s next, unlimited scholarships, unlimited players, some teams use two balls and others one?
Live look in on Robert Anae reading that
We need a game thread…Anyone left unjinxed?
Interesting wrinkle but far from a death sentence for the Wolverines.
Anyone just hear Michigan OC’s interview with Jenny Taft?!? Evidently, no 7-second delay on Fox.
2 fucks and a shit. That dude gives zero fucks.
https://x.com/cfbrep/status/1723435116934902138?s=46&t=PzMfboQ4ofEF6ToybLUcpg
Ha. He proly figure the damage done been done so…
That’s his 2nd win as the HC ar Michigan this yr. Dude is writing a helluva resume
I feel bad for Claeb Williams he deserves better than the USC offensive line.
Brutal miss by ACC refs here. Two O-linemen downfield, no call.
Duke scores TD, but misses the 2-pt conversion.
Not sure how any ref cannot see that. Hell, we had a lineman during the London years, Eric Smith, who had about 5 in one year, all wiping out TDs.
https://x.com/mrmatthew_cfb/status/1723563056897138693?s=46&t=PzMfboQ4ofEF6ToybLUcpg
A&M one of the few schools to have the money to carry multiple buyouts. Elko may feel more urgency to move after the season has trended down he’s not as hot as he was a month ago. That said I knoe Duke Alumni have gathered a small war chest if someone does come calling. But A&M plays a different game.
I’d also say the A&M job is trash the money is great but the donors are too hands on. Very similar to Auburn
I don’t know: If I were a coach, I’d love to go to a school that will pay me millions to come, and then even millions more to leave.
That’s the kicker. It’s a perfect spot for a mercenary which is why Jimbo thrived. Not sure if it’s as good for a guy still building like Elko. But 12mil will change a lot of minds
Edit jimbo gonna walk with 76mil. Forget everything I said. I’m with @newjerseyhoo sign me up and fire me I’ll get over it
The last guy TAMU hired had a national championship pedigree. No way they’re aiming as low as Elko, people just talk about him because he was an assistant there.
I’m thinking they’ll hire a much bigger name. I’m thinking Urban Meyer. Jim Harbaugh. Dabo Swinney.