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That's generous. Sagarin has KSU at 201, which would be 11th in the MVFC, ahead of only perennially useless ISUb and departing WIU. SDSU is above every single G5 team.

Be careful what you wish for. The House case seems to be getting close to a $3B settlement plus ~$100M annually going forward. I haven't seen a timeline for the Johnson case but that's a slam dunk...

Assuming the Texas teams move to ASUN, I count 7 in FB and they can directly sponsor the sport. That leaves just the 2 Utah teams in UAC. If they go to the Summit we just hit the magical number 6...

Getting away from FloSports is worth pretty much anything.

For the all the conspiracy theorists, remember that the committee hasn't made the playoffs as regional as they could.
2023
#1 SDSU
#2 Montana
#3 USD
#4 Sac St
NDSU unseeded

2022
#1 SDSU

We can talk what if's all day long, but I've actually been very impressed with the selection committee the last few years. They've done their job and put in the best teams. You can argue the...

I've earned income in multiple states before. I don't average my total income between them, it's split on what's earned where. A NFL player's team income and endorsement income are from legally...

Your weekly game check is taxed in the state you play in, but I'm pretty sure endorsements are in your home state, or possibly in the state you film commercials in. I would expect NIL to be your...

So we agree this is a widely publicized issue that affects many people. Pay your dang taxes, it's not that hard.

Funny, I'm from North Dakota and saw tons of 18-21 year old men earn $100k+/yr in the oilfield boom and there wasn't really any problem with taxes. If society says you're adult at 18, you get...

Didn't Alston give private orgs the ability to pay players any way they want?

2 minute warning and able to use decades old technology on the field? That's it? I think some journalist is desperate for clicks.

That's a terrible comparison. CFP only has 4 teams which means one of the P5 champions has to be left out. Florida St was consistently the lowest ranked P5. Committee got it right. Alabama was...

Self interest? Of course. Everyone does.
Ulterior motives? Not even sure what motive that could be. Unless you think my idea that D1 schools should fund their programs at D1 levels is somehow a...

When I played rec league softball we had to have at least as many women as men on the team. Something similar for college club sports almost certainly satisfies Title IX.

The players better consult with their Ivy League lawyers before doing that. Work slow downs are illegal and courts regularly rule against them.

I wouldn't count on courts striking any of this down. Alston was a 9-0 decision and SCOTUS was practically begging for more cases to be sent their way. Simple reality is D1 athletics is a business....

You're right in that there's few NDSU fans that would rather stay in FCS. Few to none. CUSA is not a stepping stone, it's a downgrade in every single way.

NCAA bylaws mean nothing when they violate federal anti-trust statutes.
Schools can't go FBS without an invite, yet Liberty did anyway.
UAC lost their petition to be a FB only conf, yet they did...

Right. Because their FBS move motivated donors so much both have a smaller FB stadium and lower attendance than NDSU.

My tea leaves point to consolidation, not a split. Right now FBS has a P5 and G5, but the collapse of the PAC is taking that down to P4. Florida State is most definitely leaving the ACC, only...

School culture, not too bad. Football strength, lots of problems.
Though Sagarin has South Dakota State at 18, which is higher than any G5 team.

A janitor at a public university needs to be paid if they clean a different building than normal, even if by choice. They can volunteer to judge a basketweaving competition for no pay though.

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Let's revisit this in a few months when the Johnson and House cases are resolved. D1 athletes are employees. Don't shoot the messenger.

To the contrary, the modern NCAA athlete is clearly an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Fairly applying the law is not political. We fans may not like it, but it is the truth.