FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted 14 hours ago Even with Saint Nick Saban co-chairing the newly formed Commission on College Athletics, I don’t believe Congress is prepared to ride in and fix what ails college athletics. Even Mr. FishDuck is skeptical, and took a break to share his doubts with me. College sports need NFL-like Congressional relief from ... Believing Congress to Rescue College Football? | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM Even with Saint Nick Saban co-chairing the newly formed Commission on College Athletics, I don’t believe Congress is prepared to ride in and fix what ails… 1 Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 9 hours ago Jon, I wish this would come to fruition before the 30's, The NFL is a machine, a tank actually, just rolling over everything in its path. Ever since NIL and the transfer portal, college football as we remember it, has disappeared. NFL-lite will bring order and parity, schedules will be consistent. Playoffs will be seeded according to performance during the season, not by a committee. Sounds good to me. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 3 Share Posted 8 hours ago The College Sports Commission died in vitro. Saint Nick, among others, supported the concept but realized the Commission had nothing new to present to Congress that the solons had not already heard and failed to act. The power of the players has seen a 180-degree shift from the days when the 'Management' ruled. What incentive is there for the athletes to agree to any change that would take away their ability to hopscotch from program to program and make additional money with every move? Especially, when the athletes have courts from coast to coast and state legislatures seemingly in their pocket. The idea of an NIL review board that will come along with the House settlement, awaiting approval and still likely to be approved, sounds good in theory. But in reality, why shouldn't a tight end recruit make ten million dollars a year? Because such an amount exceeds market value? Because a payment in this amount violates recruiting rules? Logic says that $10 million a year for a player with no college football experience has to exceed market value. But how would such a finding be enforced in Tennessee, where the legislature has passed a law(s) making the terms of the House settlement unenforceable in the Volunteer State? Keep your hands off of Vandy! Lawyers are standing by to file Restraint of Trade suits shortly after an NIL deal is disqualified. The odds are very much in favor of 'injured student-athlete.' And any self-restraint on NIL deals has disappeared, with people with more money than sense willing to pay whatever it takes for good old U, or good old State, to win titles in football, basketball, soccer, swimming, and softball. Softball? The Oklahoma run in the NCAA Softball Tourney championships ended at the hands of a pitcher who transferred from Stanford to Texas Tech for $1 million. (I don't know if I'd leave Palo Alto for Lubbock for One Mill, but no one is asking me or paying me to do so? ) I reiterate what I expressed in the article, College Sports need Congress to provide shelter. But without a bargained for agreement between a Players Union and Management, I don't believe the Congressional Calvary will ride in to rescue college sports from itself. Once again: Shout Out to my editor! 1 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 4 Share Posted 8 hours ago On 6/6/2025 at 10:04 AM, 30Duck said: Jon, I wish this would come to fruition before the 30's, The NFL is a machine, a tank actually, just rolling over everything in its path. Ever since NIL and the transfer portal, college football as we remember it, has disappeared. NFL-lite will bring order and parity, schedules will be consistent. Playoffs will be seeded according to performance during the season, not by a committee. Sounds good to me. 30, I agree, cut to the chase! I thought what seemed to be a detente between the B1G and the SEC, and between Fox and Disney/ESPN, with the formation of the Venu streaming service, would move things along to the formation of a Super Conference. B1G, you add teams X and Notre Dame. SEC, you add Clemson, UNC, and X, X. Now, the B1G and the SEC do not seem to be on the same page when it comes to a new PO format. Looks like the same old parochial, our 8 conference games are much more difficult than your 9 conference games, intransigence from the SEC. If you can't agree on how many conference games will be played, well, good luck on agreeing to anything else. In one form or another, further consolidation of CFB and likely, Men's CBB is coming. But it looks like there will be more bumps on the road, and in state houses and courtrooms, before we see CFB and CBB super conferences. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 5 Share Posted 8 hours ago Jon, as always you give us a good take-to-debate! I don't know about University of Minnesota being one of the top 32, as I'd imagine that Miami would want to be "in" and connected to the Dolphins. We might end up with quite a few matchups that are not geographically close to each other, although I like the matchup you have for Our Beloved Ducks. Arik Armstead, No. 91 for the 49ers... 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 7 hours ago All Day with a B1G 10-4. (I'm Shocked! ) Ohio State coach Ryan Day supports a College Football Playoff with 'at least' 4 bids guaranteed for Big Ten SPORTS.YAHOO.COM SEC coaches have pushed back against a format that would guarantee four spots for both the Big Ten and SEC and leave just three available at-large berths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 7 Share Posted 6 hours ago It is becoming more difficult for casual fans to root for their teams when they have no chance to compete in the NIL arena. Honestly, I feel that we are lucky that Oregon has a current seat at the table. Having legislators rescue college football…hmmm…no comment, since I risk being banned from the website. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted 6 hours ago On 6/6/2025 at 9:55 AM, Drake said: It is becoming more difficult for casual fans to root for their teams when they have no chance to compete in the NIL arena. Honestly, I feel that we are lucky that Oregon has a current seat at the table. This is very true! Trying to keep up with all this is numbing. Very glad that OBD is a Have and I've never wanted a season to start more than 2025. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 9 Share Posted 4 hours ago Bret Bielema has some B1G beefs. Not highlighted here, but he recently LOL at the SEC beating its 8-game drum. What's behind the beef? Origins of Bret Bielema's social media bluster, and how it shapes culture at Illinois - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Illinois coach isn't afraid to speak his mind on social media -- and his players love him for it 'I don't want to get Cocky, but I believe our overlooked 3-loss team beat a 3-loss SEC team that was screwed out of a PO spot?' 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 10 Share Posted 3 hours ago On 6/6/2025 at 12:00 PM, Jon Joseph said: but I believe our overlooked 3-loss team beat a 3-loss SEC team that was screwed out of a PO spot?' Don't let fact and reality get in the way of the SEC blather. I didn't see this, but Alabama could have exclaimed that "Yeah, Vandy & Okie beat us...but they're in the SEC, and that's why we should only play a 8 game schedule!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 11 Share Posted 2 hours ago On 6/6/2025 at 3:43 PM, 30Duck said: Don't let fact and reality get in the way of the SEC blather. I didn't see this, but Alabama could have exclaimed that "Yeah, Vandy & Okie beat us...but they're in the SEC, and that's why we should only play a 8 game schedule!" 30, don't forget Michigan's 2nd win over Bama in 2024. 4-loss Michigan, with many of its best guys sitting the game out in anticipation of being drafted, backed up the Rose Bowl win, beating an all-hands-on-deck Bama team in the Reliaquest Bowl. But Bama belonged in the PO, right? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
