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The MAC/Mountain West teams want $1M+ for the buy games. Doing that vs paying $500k for UND doesn't make financial sense. Those MAC/MW schools don't bring in enough extra ticket revenue to justify the $$ outlay for the game. If you figure $60 per ticket the MAC/MW schools would have to bring...

Yea, that's where I'm at based on what I've seen so far. I don't see why the B1G has to add two schools to have conference semifinals. Just scrap the divisions and take the top 4 teams out of the 14 we have. Or, if they are dead set on keeping divisions then just take the top 2 in each division...

The more I hear about conference realignment the more I think the B1G is better off staying as is

Not sure if they’ll actually make a move, but I’d bet they look around. The WCC set up a special scheduling arrangement to try to get more NCAA tourney bids based on prior year NET rankings, prior year conference tournament seeds, and a survey of coaches. That initiative was largely driven by...

It is so pathetic the way high school referees, and referees for all youth sports, are treated. The crap they deal with has become such a huge problem that many are deciding to walk away from officiating because it’s not worth 60 bucks a game. I coach a different youth sport, and we’ve...

I talked to a relative who lives in Proctor. Sounds like everyone in that community knows what happened. Was told it’s pretty much exactly what some have alluded to here. Kid held down by a few team members, plunger handle involved, many team members watched while taking Snapchat videos.

There are many different ways to look at it, but it's a pretty pointless exercise to compare AD jobs that are neither in the Texas/Ohio State/Georgia stratosphere nor the mid-major level. Anything in the middle (which would include Minnesota and Kentucky) comes down to the individual making the...

Because this is UST’s first year in D1. Maybe give it a few years before complaining about not playing them. I’m sure they’ll be in the rotation along with the others mentioned. Lots of graduates from the Dakota schools are in the metro area as well.

There is no “ducking” going on. Lots of schools would love to play us every year. USD, SDSU, UND, NDSU, UNI, Drake, UW-Green Bay. Are we ducking all of them too? We have enough rivalries already. Setting up an annual rivalry with a brand new D1 program still getting its feet wet does nothing...

Have never been much of a fan of Richard as a coach, but he's always seemed like a good dude. The way that he was let go as our coach and the continued weekly talk says a lot about both Richard and Mark Coyle.

Crazy to me that he's never been to a Gopher game. It highlights something that needs to change. The Wolves give out free tickets to local schools through reading/math/etc. programs all the time. Gophers should be giving away a couple hundred tickets for every game (at least the ones that aren't...

Sounds like Houston has wanted in the Big 12 for some time. They'd probably take a spot if offered. Though I've read that Tilman Fertitta really ticked off a lot of the Big 12 schools with his comments after Houston was not invited previously. So it may not be a slam dunk that they get an...

Would schools like UCF or Cincinnati see the watered down Big 12 as much of a step up? The AAC and the remaining Big 12 teams have the same number of CFP appearances between them. I wouldn't say the Big 12 is in a position of strength at the moment. We sure all 8 are 100% committed to staying...

Depending on what kind of number Texas/OU could negotiate the buyout number down to it may make financial sense for them to either pay it themselves or split it with ESPN.

Because they need to have things figured out before 2025 when to negotiate their new media contract, and having Texas/OU stick around for those conversations isn't going to help them. The best realistic case for the Big 12 right now is to add the best fit 2-6 Group of 5 schools, take as much...

I'd be shocked if Texas/OU stayed in the Big 12 that long. Can't think of a time where a school ever said they were leaving a conference and then stuck around for four more years. It's better for all involved if they leave sooner than later. Taking away the Texas/OU voting rights would give...

- They don't have a choice over whether or not to "allow" Texas and OU to leave early. All Texas/OU have to do is pay the buyout and they are good to join the SEC as soon as the SEC will take them. - The recruiting is secondary to the money, but there was an article in The Athletic that summed...

That would be classic cutting off your nose to spite your face by the remaining Big 12 schools. Going that route would present it's own problems. The money from a Texas/OU buyout isn't nearly as great as it sounds considering they will split it. If Texas/OU leave immediately the buyout number...

If Greg Sankey even hinted at adding Oregon State or California to the SEC the university presidents would fire him on the spot

It’s not too early to assume it will be a boon for the SEC/Texas/OU financially. As far as whether or not there is a true super league who knows. That would take time. Not a stretch to say that it’s already happening to an extent. Ever heard of the College Football Playoff?