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NCAA probe finds ‘systemic’ gender inequities and recommends combined basketball Final Four- The NCAA has for years treated women’s basketball as inferior to men’s, a stinging external review found, dramatically undervaluing and underfunding the women’s game in ways that go far beyond the disparate weight rooms exposed at the organization’s championships this year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/03/ncaa-gender-equity-report-combined-final-four/?wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_news__alert-sports--alert-national&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk3MmE4NGZhZGU0ZTIxYTg0ODE2NTczIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vc3BvcnRzLzIwMjEvMDgvMDMvbmNhYS1nZW5kZXItZXF1aXR5LXJlcG9ydC1jb21iaW5lZC1maW5hbC1mb3VyLz93cG1rPTEmd3Bpc3JjPWFsX25ld3NfX2FsZXJ0LXNwb3J0cy0tYWxlcnQtbmF0aW9uYWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1hbGVydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9uZXdzX2FsZXJ0X3JldmVyZSZsb2NhdGlvbj1hbGVydCJ9.EM85rF0bRvCqpKwswjZt2ZjhKr4VBXEOAArvGYXEzlk

Forming a Texas Conference in my humble opinion, could be wildly successful. It is such a good idea that it probably will never take a sip of reality.

According to Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, the AAC is attempting to take all eight remaining members of the Big 12. Earlier reports stated just three to five, but a full merge of the conferences is wanted. https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/report-aac-attempting-eight-remaining-192507882.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=1_11

For the sake of comparing salaries to the Sporting News ranking, here's a list of coaches salaries as reported by USA last year: The complete list: https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/

On the surface, I have held a positive view of these developments but, in the small sampling that I've observed it seems to me there is generally an almost negative view of all this. I'm wondering if there might eventually be something of a public backlash toward athletes and the goods and services they promote?

MG_MBA: "We could call it The New Southwest Conference." others: Southwestern Conference, South-West Conference, SouWesCon, Big 14, ESPN+ers, C-SXSW...

Dr. Smatresk is a very effective and creative leader. If he continues sharing his vision and is successful in bringing the other presidents on board, our conference will be completely renovated in every way in a very short period of time. I'm excited about his tenure and have high expectations.

You are in my prayers tonight, Mitch. I was diagnosed with the same 21 years ago and continue to be cancer free. We will expect to hear of your complete recovery in the very near future. Remember this thing does not define who your are. You got this, my friend!

When I was a classroom teacher, Hines was my student for 3 years. I bragged to him about knowing Joe Greene in college and hoped someday that he would play for the Steelers. My wife who also taught him was influential in his choosing UGA. Hines has long wanted to coach at the college level. He will pour his heart and soul in this.

I just spoke with someone who works for Marshall. He said it looks like Doc is gone.

6 minutes to go 4th qtr...NT 45/UTEP 36...NT's D is already in the showers.

Fangers crossed.

Hey Coach Dude. Quit spitting on national teevee. Jesus!

A long and thoughtful article... https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30331494/deep-deep-hole-6-year-unraveling-florida-state-football " The Seminoles were a college football powerhouse, fresh off their fifth straight New Year's Six bowl game and four years removed from a national title, with nearly four decades of unrivaled consistency in the sport. The Florida State football program feared no one."