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The changes to college sports were not driven by big $$$. Big $$$ has been involved for a long time.

The changes were immediately driven by the courts recognizing that the previous rules were illegal. This was not an attempt to improve sports. It was a judicial ruling that recognized college sports were built on an unenforceable and illegal premise.

They signed as minors. Minors are not able to sign binding agreements.

Can you think of any other situation where a parent signs their kiddo to an agreement where the child will be bound after becoming an adult? It certainly is not common if there is precedent at all.

The courts determined in the cases you cited that the agreements were not…[Read more]

The decision was not an effort to fix sports- rather the courts recognized that the way athletes were being treated was illegal.

The athletes made decisions while legally children and were bound to that decision as adults- illegal.

The athletes were not allowed to own the value of their own names and likenesses based, again, on decisions they…[Read more]

I think Utah has an outside shot at getting in.

Gauley is dam release by schedule. New is free flowing and rain dependent. So new runs any time. It gets low and it gets huge- either can be an issue.

I’ve spent a lot of time kayaking on the Gauley and a bit on the New. Both are awesome and worth seeing.

Also hiking in the hardwood forests is pretty amazing when you are from the desert.…[Read more]

Given the cards he was dealt it looks to me like Yormark has come pretty close to maximizing his product. He took the B12 from the verge of collapse to 3rd-most-stable of conferences and apparently most stable outside the 2 dominant conferences. At least for now that is.

NIL is not salary. No professional leagues have a cap on endorsement deals. That is precisely what the courts ruled to be illegal in regards to college athletes.

The NBA has aggressive salary capping yet the Jazz can’t really compete with the Lakers because of this. There is no way to make it equal. LeBron can make a lot more $ playing for the…[Read more]

I hate the late starts. I am in eastern time zone and the games often finish after 230 am. It sucks to be awake and upset early in the morning! I guess I need to record them and watch in the morning.

Injuries are very common in college football. It is a violent game predicated on collisions. Here is an analysis of just how common injuries were in 2021- published just before the beginning of our reign of terror.

Study: College Football Injury Overview

Some highlights:

1- TN tops the list with…[Read more]

I guess we could go back to hiring former HCs as OCs. That worked so well I can’t wait to start it up again.

Utah fans should not expect pleasant treatment when they have acted like entitled a$$holes since joining the conference.

The B10 did not want us. Simple.

The B12 was and is our best option. Also simple.

No good comes from making ourselves to be the most hated team and fanbase. It certainly does not improve chances of B10 entrance.

Good dude. Wish him the best.

This is insanity. It makes perfect sense!

That is plausible. Retzlaff delivers some picks and the Utes are capable. Time for our yearly pick six!

Utes for the win:
-Run the ball. Bernard is a quality back.
-Make timely pass completions to Kuithe and Singer.
-Dominant D keeps the score low.
-Enjoy Zoob tears.

There it is!

This is why I can’t bet on Ute games. I am simply unable to separate ration from emotion.

I think the rankings are about right. Boise played #1 Oregon very well losing by only 3 points on the road- about as well as Ohio St. did. The Zoobs are ranked in the same range as 1-loss Tennessee and Notre Dame- who would bet on the Zoobs to beat either of them? Not me thank you.

The bottom line is that the Zoobs play in a 2nd tier conference…[Read more]

I guess that would be this 5* player-

https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/dj-lagway-281305?view=pv

It would be something to have the top-rated-dual-QB prospect sitting the bench as QB3.

It is going to be awesome having these players on our bench after the bum Whittingham leaves.

Obviously Whitt’s fault. He has shown no ability or desire to adapt to the new game. Now he has screwed the Gators.