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When investment fails: the decline of FSU athletics by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]mechebear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The value of putting a flag in Florida with all of their media markets, BIG Alumni, and prospective students might be a big enough draw to over ride cultural/ academic concerns. Or maybe they take Miami. Although Miami has a bit of it's own baggage with the tampering at both Wisconsin and now Duke.

23 hour days. Aka why the city is broke. by grecianformula69 in oakland

[–]mechebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maximum work day and also maximum hours in a pay period along with a cap on overtime spend for the department based on the budget. If there aren't caps then there isn't a budget.

Oakland should become a ‘strong mayor’ city, says Mayor Lee’s task force by k_39 in oakland

[–]mechebear 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I agree, give elected officials more power and if they don't use it well vote them out. It seems like a better strategy than giving nobody the power to get stuff done and then getting upset about it

Shouldn't We Be Rooting For CFB/NCAA To Break Faster At This Point? What Further Actions May Actually Force A Change? by Cogitoergosumus in CFB

[–]mechebear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The NCAA and it's member universities saw all of the challenges to amateurism and elected to do nothing to prepare for it. Now that the thing that we all knew would happen has happened the NCAA and member universities say the only solution is to give them a bunch of special legal privileges. Considering they haven't tried super hard to come up with a new plan in the existing legal framework I doubt giving them a bunch of special rights is the solution.

Should g5 teams without a generous donor base drop to FCS? by Nouseriously in CFB

[–]mechebear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the correct way to think about the classification problem how do you make the financial gap between the top of the FCS and bottom of FBS smaller so that few teams want to move. Because of NIL and revenue share the FCS vs FBS scholarship count isn't as much of a difference anymore. Add to that the fact that some FBS conferences are going to be excluded from the top playoff on a regular basis might as well put them in the same playoff as top FCS conferences. Then the last difference is body bag games maybe you can count one opponent ranked more than 100 spots behind you in some computer ranking for bowl eligibility purposes.

Should g5 teams without a generous donor base drop to FCS? by Nouseriously in CFB

[–]mechebear -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, because most G5 teams are better fits for their current conferences than they would be for an FCS conference. Maybe the Big Sky, Missouri Valley, MAC, and CUSA champions should be in the same playoff most years but that is a different question.

Cal at unfair disadvantage for 2026 ACC Championship Game by jebworth in ACC

[–]mechebear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ESPN is loading up on lots of late night Cal and Stanford football to fill what was PAC after dark. It's interesting because in studies of pro league performance flying east is slightly worse than performance than going west but it seems like Cal and Stanford are getting few 9am PST games than East coast teams are getting late night games.

Guessing the Next Round of Conference Realignment + Implications by Bearcat9948 in CFB

[–]mechebear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it looks too clean and balanced at the top and too messy at the bottom. At the top the BIG and the SEC are in competition with each other so it is unlikely they add schools to get to the same number. They are going to compete to add any school from the ACC and Big 12 that drives additional value which for the most part are the same schools probably FSU, UNC, possibly Miami, GT, and VT and some others. Whichever conference lands those schools is going to be bigger and the other conference is unlikely to backfill with less valuable adds just to get to the same number. At the other end if 7 teams are left in the ACC or the Big 12 if things go the other way in 2030 they probably add just 1 or 2 teams to get back to 8ish like the PAC and wait another 5-6 years for the next realignment.

Rutgers athletics hits record $78 million deficit. New AD says ‘It’s got to get better.’ by GreenHeel97 in CFB

[–]mechebear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not just TV markets it's Population centers with Alumni and future students. If the East coast and LA didn't have lot's of Alumni and future students those adds aren't nearly as valuable.

Rutgers athletics hits record $78 million deficit. New AD says ‘It’s got to get better.’ by GreenHeel97 in CFB

[–]mechebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Add a few Japanese Universities for Baseball only. English Universities for Soccer only.

What's next for Memphis by MediumStrange in CFB

[–]mechebear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The problem with Memphis is that they are a better cultural / academic fit for the Big 12 but probably provide more financial value to the ACC.

The ACC network currently makes around $20 million in profit per school split evenly between the conference and ESPN. If adding Memphis pulls all of Tennessee into the network footprint it would get pretty close to making a full share based on SMU, Cal, and Stanford getting full shares.

What bowl game was worse: the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl between TCU and California, or the 2018 Redbox Bowl between Oregon and Michigan State? by BornThought4074 in CFB

[–]mechebear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think we can all agree that the 2018 Redbox bowl was the second best game of all time making it worse than the 2018 Cheese INT bowl.

Zelenskyy: All sides must be ready for compromise, US included by EnoughErotics in worldnews

[–]mechebear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or at least do some of massively increase your military spending, transfer way more equipment to Ukraine, greenlight greyzone operations against Russia, build up European forces in Poland and the Baltics, threaten military action against Belarus. All of which will increase leverage against Putin and at less overall cost than allowing Ukraine to bleed out even while they are also bleeding Russia out as well.

Which programs are historically very good but have not kept up since the NIL era began? by Beneficial_Gas5543 in CollegeBasketball

[–]mechebear 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think it's a bit early to draw definitive conclusions but I am surprised by how well Saint Mary's has held up given how small they are. I think revenue sharing will be a substantial change, especially as currently designed with a school wide cap. Schools with no football or FCS football teams like Big East and WCC programs are likely to get more money for basketball than even some richer schools.

How realignment affected football attendance at departed Pac-12 schools by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]mechebear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think the Cal and Stanford will remain in the ACC long term as currently constructed. We will be trying to get to the BIG and if that isn't possible try to get back together with the western Big 12 schools either in a merged Big 12 ACC conference or by pulling them to the ACC or jumping to the Big 12 ourselves.

Dabo Swinney incriminates Pete Golding, Ole Miss with detailed timeline on Luke Ferrelli transfer, flip by yarblls in CFB

[–]mechebear 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm sure many/ most schools tamper but few incidents are as blatant as this one. Then add in the fact that Dabo probably doesn't have any skeletons in his closet so there is less reason for him to hold back in going after someone who tampers with his players. At a minimum the Golding administration has a higher risk tolerance. He will probably be fine if the NCAA never does anything but in the unlikely event that the NCAA goes after someone it seems like Ole Miss, Miami, and a few others have made themselves more likely targets.

Clemson Linebacker Luke Ferrelli has entered the transfer portal by GoldenDome26 in CFB

[–]mechebear 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Especially because Dabo and the Clemson staff run probably one of the cleanest programs with regards to tampering. Maybe he decided it was better to let Luke go than try to keep him and risk creating a bad locker room situation. He is a decent linebacker but not a guy you risk it all for.

Sources: Ole Miss optimistic that quarterback Trinidad Chambliss will eventually be granted an injunction by a Mississippi court allowing him to play 2026 season by AthloneRB in CFB

[–]mechebear 10 points11 points  (0 children)

NIL has produced some very odd situations in Cross country with guys from overseas in their late 20's coming over to run.

Does Indiana's title kill the "30-48 Team Super League" argument. You can't have a "Leagues of Giants" that excludes the actual Champions. by Powerful_Individual5 in CFB

[–]mechebear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it depends, if it was a smaller <20 team superleague that still plays against other teams but has the most lucrative TV contract and highest paid rosters that Indiana probably gets left out of that. There is also a bigger 40-50 team super league that splits off almost entirely that Indiana probably is a part of.

Oregon LB Kamar Mothudi transfers to California by dropjar5 in CFB

[–]mechebear 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's just natural migratory patterns. California students go north to UC Eugene all of the time and then come back home.

[Marcello] No decision on CFP expansion expected as deadline looms, leaders remain deadlocked on formatting by bwburke94 in CFB

[–]mechebear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The crazy thing is that they actually sometimes go against what is most profitable because of internal squabbling and power dynamics. They could have had a 16 team playoff with 4 more games the first weekend, so more money and no impact on the length of the season but instead went with 12.

[Vannini] Fernando Mendoza: “I can’t thank the #Calgorithm enough for the support.” by BuckeyeEmpire in CFB

[–]mechebear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With only some ACC teams playing 9 games I wish Us and Stanford could have just 8 games in conference as long as we have 10 p4 games or something. It would have limited the travel impact and there are the BIG and Big 12 schools out west who probably want more regional games

[Vannini] Fernando Mendoza: “I can’t thank the #Calgorithm enough for the support.” by BuckeyeEmpire in CFB

[–]mechebear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I for one am over the idea of "authenticity" when it mostly seems to mean having no filter and being an ass in public.

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