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Remember, there is no "i" in team, just in NIL.

I'm going to apologize in advance for the length to follow: Jon Wilner peels back some of the layers of Senate Bill 1401, the “College Athlete Race and Gender Equity Act,”. Gotta love the names that are given to these Bills to foster a narrative that has nothing to do with the actual application. Football and men’s basketball players, the only athletes on “profitable teams/revenues exceed scholarship costs” could receive huge sums. If it becomes law, the California schools would be at significant financial disadvantages plus, create massive Title IX complications and threaten the viability of Olympic sports. Do we need Larry Scott to talk to the legislature? This bill limits access to the cash to the athletes in the sports that generate the “profit”. It seems backers of the bill includes a union and the National College Players Association (NCPA). You may remember the NCPA, they of the doomed-at-the-start #WeAreUnited movement in the Pac-12 wherein they sought a 50/50 revenue split between the ATHLETE-students and the schools. SB-1401 states, “Excessive athletic program expenditures on salaries, administration, and facilities are not necessary to field intercollegiate athletics and should be partially redirected to address racial and gender-based inequities endured by college athletes.” Cover your ears while the rest of the Power 5 laughs their a’s off. And how is paying only football and basketball players addressing “racial and gender-based inequities” when women will not benefit? The author of the bill obviously showed a lack of understanding that football and men’s basketball generate the revenue that is vital for the rest of the athletic departments sports that all lose money. For instance, if a college had football revenue of $40M, half of that would have to be set aside for the players, minus the amount spent on scholarships. If the scholarship money was $4M, then $16M would go into the players’ “pool”, instead of supporting the other sports. That’s $185K for each of the 85 scholarship players, available at $25K per year and the balance upon earning a degree within 6 years. Walk-ons aren’t addressed per se. And who would want a walk-on if they are going to take money out of your pocket? The upside, out-of-state transfers might drop as the players would be leaving that money behind if they transferred out of CA. Or, would they could just leverage what they leave behind in their NIL deals at the new school. And of course, at least until the lawyers got involved, payment to the players shall not establish an employment relationship. Why not? Because the bill says so. How does this jive with Title IX one may ask. Good question, because the Judiciary Committee declared that women’s sports would be unaffected...“The one thing this bill would not do is hurt Title IX,” However, Committee analysis of the bill states: “The formula proposed by this bill will almost certainly benefit male student athletes more than it will female athletes. These disparate impacts mean that the bill might force California institutions of higher learning to violate their Title IX obligations not to discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Huh??? Stay tuned to see if the legislature has an answer prior to being taken to the Supreme Court on this issue.

Huge step in the right direction Pac-12 football: Alumni council offers suggestions as conference plots strategy to upgrade the on-field product – The Mercury News WWW.MERCURYNEWS.COM More than four months ago, the Pac-12 unveiled its Football Alumni Council, a first-of-its-kind advisory board stocked with big names and a momentous task: Assist the conference in upgrading a foot… Next step, just win baby win.

I'm also going 10-2 as this lemon lime kool aid is very tasty this Spring. Hopefully I won't be adding too much vodka to it this Fall.

I also heard Condoleezza Rice, which is out-of-the-box and kind of like the George Kliavkoff hire.

He asked them about Lanning around the 1:45 mark. Georgia football's Nakobe Dean and Jordan Davis rave about new Oregon head coach Dan Lanning SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Pac-12 Networks' Yogi Roth chats with Nakobe Dean and Jordan Davis about new Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lanning was Dean and...

What other reason could there be?

Do these Bozos not realize how few football programs, let alone basketball, will reach this plateau. Oh, and let's not forget the impact on Title IX and non revenue sports that will be decimated. The California legislature is working on another bill that could change college sports WWW.MSN.COM The NIL revolution began in California's state assembly. Now that group is considering an even larger change to the college athletics business model.

Yep, no longer does a paper bag have the tensile strength to hold the $$$. P.S. I wrote in code so ewe dubers wouldn't understand.

I think there is a typo, "ruining" not "running"!

One can only hope. Mark Emmert’s Exit Only the Beginning: More Overhaul Ahead in College Sports WWW.MSN.COM The Transformation Committee is considering wholesale changes that would make the NCAA’s post–Mark Emmert era a completely... 'Bout time

Of course, hard to see how a guy at the bottom of the barrel can step any further down. Must be due to his prowess roots. NCAA President Mark Emmert Stepping Down By June 2023 WWW.MSN.COM Emmert will remain in his position until his replacement is hired or until June 30, 2023.

The "haves" vs the "have nots" as always. Teams can now unofficially "show the door" to the marginal players hoping they enter the portal to free-up the scholarship, without the bad publicity of taking the scholarship away as I am not sure all scholarship are guaranteed for the full 4 or 5 years. It used to be year-to-year, although I think fairly recently teams started offering guaranteed scholarship to be competitive.

From 24/7 Harmon's decision to enter the transfer portal comes on the heels of Oregon landing a commitment from Colorado starting guard Keeshawn Barthelemy. Oregon will now have one available scholarship to use ahead of the 2022-23 season if the coaching staff chooses to do so. Senior guard Will Richardson could also choose to not use his fifth year of eligibility, and the Ducks would then have two scholarships available. He joined the Ducks this past offseason and reunited with Crutchfield who also arrived at Oregon as an assistant coach. Earlier this year Crutchfield was hired by Omaha to become their new head coach. per Matt Prehm If you don't count on Richardson coming back, then: PG - Dior Johnson FR SG - Keeshawn Barthelemy JR SF - Tyrell Williams JR PF - Quincy Guerrier SR C - N'Faly Dante SR Kel'el Ware would be the sixth man, Rivaldo Soares would be the top guard off the bench, and then Nate Bittle and Brennan Rigsby would be utility guys who can play multiple spots depending on the matchups.

Players Stay in School Longer, Earn Needed Money, More Mature Players for the School and the Draft. 1st NIL draft class could have long-lasting impact on NFL WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The ability of college players to earn celebrity endorsement money is expected to impact the NFL draft for years to come, as players around the country think it gives them more options to earn...

Montana had it too. After his back surgery, they took most of the over-the-middle routes out of the playbook. Seemed to work.

Ok, need a break from where we want/need a championship to where we get them? Oregon men move up 8 spots in one week to #5, women steady in top 10 at #9. Pac 12 CShip in 3 weeks with Ducks holding two #1 marks in the NCAA and 13 #1s in the Conference of Champions Weekend Wrap | Oregon Relays - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM The Men and Women of Oregon are ranked No. 5 and 9, respectively, in this week's USTFCCCA rating index.

If you are a 24/7 VIP subscriber, check out Jordan D. Hill's article on the Dawgs 24/7 site. Otherwise, here is a summary of some of his observations.... QB play: one thing that stood out was how much play-action the Ducks ran when No. 10 was on the field. Will that be the case come September? Who knows, but it will certainly be something to watch out for. On the whole he looked good, though the pick sure does feel like the type of mistake he made far too often in three years at Auburn. Nix’s running ability is a key part of his game, but that aspect of his play wasn’t on display based upon the QB rules they were playing RB play: I what I saw from Noah Whittington. Other players mentioned: Seven McGee; Chase Cota deserves a shoutout; DJ Johnson is a Duck you’ll want to remember come September. In regard to 9 sacks: a big part of the issue was that what would have been the starting offensive line was split between the two teams, combined with the QBs’ inability to really scramble to keep plays alive leads me to tell Georgia fans to take those sacks allowed with a grain of salt. In all: Multiple receivers capable of making plays and a defense with some impressive players.

That's retail. With his endorsement deal and figuring in the actual cost of manufacturing, more like $100.00.

Nix #1. #2 is close enough that I hope neither Ty nor Jay enter the portal. Should be a great battle for #2 spot the rest of this year and then for #1 next year. If either enter the portal, good luck to them and more reps for the now unanimous #2. Ty's review of himself after the game. Spot on. Ty Thompson grades his own performance in the 2022 Spring Game 247SPORTS.COM The 2022 Oregon Spring Football Game was a glimpse into what the quarterback battle has been like over the last 13 spring football practices. With one practice left

Wonder what the "true" charges would have been for John Q. Public.

QB takeaways: #1 Nix is #1; #2 Too close to call which I hope means both Ty and Jay stick around to battle for #1 next year after a full year in Dilingham's system. #3 Based upon the non-contact aspect of QB play, we weren't able to see much in the way of rollouts or options. So that may have something to do with the final priority.

NCAA college football rules panel approves changes to targeting rule, faking injuries WWW.ESPN.COM In an effort to clarify things regarding injuries, the NCAA playing rules oversight panel approved three measures Wednesday that will take effect in 2022. No. 1 Targeting, sounds reasonable. Hopefully ESPN junked their #3 truck so there will be replay at those venues. No. 2 Fake injuries, I think any injury should require the player to sit the rest of the series. Otherwise, the player with an NIL for the bottom of his cleats will abuse the rule No. 3 Does the tackle box move with a rollout?

Maybe after the game ESPN will hand them the keys to the Natty this year.

Inadmissible for the punitive damage claim, yet impeaches Taggart's testimony/lies: Gold claimed to have performed “dawn patrol” workouts four times and those 6 a.m. exercises involved “having a 45-pound plate and pushing it 20 yards and back 20 times.” Is in direct contradiction of Taggart’s testimony from Friday morning. Taggart said that although he brought back “dawn patrol” workouts at Florida State and that they continue at Florida Atlantic, the measures he views as for “discipline (and) accountability” and not punishment now involve pushing five-pound bags rather than the much heavier, round weighted plates typically used on barbells. Gold said he “never experienced” a dawn patrol exercise using a five-pound bag. I know who I believe, and he never coached at Oregon.