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  1. I have felt that MTSU joining the MAC may have been the best decision they could have made. Granted, it would have killed of the C-USA, but they sacrificed stability of being in the MAC into waiting for an opportunity (that may never come) to replace Memphis in the AAC if they get picked up by either the ACC or Big XII. I could be wrong though.
  2. Quote:A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction, suspending NCAA rules regarding name, image and likeness benefits for athletes and indirectly easing the stress for University of Tennessee amid an NCAA investigation. It’s a victory for the attorneys general in Tennessee and Virginia in their lawsuit against the NCAA and, potentially, for UT in its fierce fight with the NCAA over NIL rules. The injunction was granted in the Eastern Tennessee District by Judge Clifton Corker, who found that NIL rules caused irreparable damage to athletes. "In an apparent attempt to prohibit those (recruiting) inducements, the NCAA issued guidance classifying NIL collectives as 'boosters' to prevent them from negotiating with student-athletes during the recruiting and transfer processes," Corker said in his decision. "The NCAA's prohibition likely violates federal antitrust law and harms student-athletes. "Accordingly, (plaintiffs) are entitled to a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the NCAA's 'NIL-recruiting ban.'" Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti celebrated the initial win. "The court's grant of a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s illegal NIL-recruitment ban ensures the rights of student-athletes will be protected for the duration of this case, but the bigger fight continues," Skrmetti said in a statement. "We will litigate this case to the fullest extent necessary to ensure the NCAA's monopoly cannot continue to harm Tennessee student-athletes. The NCAA is not above the law, and the law is on our side." The states argued that NIL rules must be suspended immediately because recruits are losing leverage without the ability to negotiate their fair market value in the NIL space and that UT's reputation is stained by the NCAA's unfair investigation focused on NIL rules enforcement. “If UT is punished with bowl bans or players sitting out games, that is irreparable harm. But the threat of irreparable harm is also harm," Cam Norris, a lawyer arguing on the states, told the judge during the preliminary injunction hearing on Feb. 13. The decision could have a seismic impact on college sports, as the NCAA's rules banning NIL recruiting inducements are frozen for more than 523,000 athletes at 1,088 institutions. College recruits and transfers can now negotiate and sign NIL contracts before enrolling at a university with no fear of breaking NCAA rules. Or, at least, they can until the case concludes, likely months from now. But considering the NCAA already was under scrutiny involving antitrust laws, some NIL rules could be off the books permanently. What it means for NCAA investigation into University of Tennessee football This federal case and the NCAA’s investigation into UT aren’t directly connected, but the prior impacts the latter. With the injunction, the NCAA will have a difficult time enforcing the most serious charges regarding NIL. After all, it would be attempting to punish a school for breaking rules in the past that are unenforceable and potentially illegal in the present. “Considering the evidence currently before the court, plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their claim under the Sherman Act (antitrust),” Judge Clifton Corker wrote in his opinion in a denied temporary restraining order on Feb. 6. The NCAA is investigating allegations that UT broke NIL rules in multiple sports, including football, Knox News has learned. But the university has not received a Notice of Allegations, so there’s an opportunity for the NCAA to back off after this ruling. But charging UT with breaking NIL rules may not be the NCAA's only option. It could try to reinterpret alleged violations as breaking rules regarding only boosters, even if those boosters were acting on behalf of an NIL collective. If so, the NCAA investigation into UT could get murky despite clarity in the federal lawsuit over NIL. Either way, the ball is now in the NCAA’s court about whether it wants to pursue its investigation into UT and to attempt to preserve its NIL rules in the federal suit. Those decisions are separate but related because they deal with NIL rules. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/co...535104007/
  3. EA Sports finally made their OFFICIAL announcement of NCAA25 today, and it will include all 134 FBS programs, including Kennesaw State. I am very aroused by this news and can't wait to get a copy of it. Delaware, unfortunately, just missed the cut on this one. They're going strictly by teams who'll be full members by 2025, and the Blue Hens won't be full members until 2026. (See you in NCAA26, then?)
  4. This is the first that I have seen about a GoR agreement amongst the CUSA schools; has to be pretty credible if Chris Vannini is reporting this morning during his league preview. Quote: In addition to this new five-year media rights contract (plus a one-year option), CUSA schools have signed a grant of rights, according to a source familiar with the agreement, giving their media rights to the conference and keeping the league locked together through the deal. It’s a major step up in stability from recent years, and no other Group of 5 conference has a grant of rights.
  5. It was reported on May 9th that Liberty will join FAU and College of Charleston to be among schools of a "68 Tip-Off" basketball teams beginning in 2023. The report is from Sea of Red, the non-affiliated and independent website and podcast about Liberty athletics. https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-includ...harleston/ LU should take action to create a similar initiative beginning in 2026 when the current "Field of 68" event has concluded. The report states that FAU will host in 2023, Charleston in 2024 and LU in 2025. The Field of 68 creation being to counter the difficulty that strong mid-major programs have in scheduling P5 schools. LU is positioned to create such an event to benefit the C-USA. With two arenas, the field could be even expanded with a East/West or North/South regional affiliation. KenPom ratings could be used for the selection process rewarding high mid major teams on performance rather than solely as an invitation. The key is for LU to create an event that benefits itself and the conference rather than only itself. With the resources LU has, it's actions like this that can help garner support for the conference. The major perk for LU being as host, they are guaranteed as being a representing team. View Full Article
  6. They are also bringing football back and most likely will try to land back in the SunBelt once they do.
  7. You have to understand at a place like North Texas we don't expect you to fire a winning coach that has taken you to places you have never been. He beat Arkansas in Fayetteville for goodness sakes.
  8. I don't get why Carthel is not getting more serious consideration. What he's done for SFA in terms of leadership is truly phenomenal. He's also a good christian man to boot. Good role model.
  9. New Mexico St visits New Mexico for a hoops game on Nov 19 and a NMSU player gets invited to campus by a female. The 17 year old female plotted with three other male students to lure him there as part of a planned revenge beating from a fight at the NM/NMSU football game earlier in the year. The NMSU player has a gun on him and shot and kills a guy in self defense after being attacked with a baseball bat and fired upon first. Not to mention, anj assistant hides the gun and lied about it to the cops. It reminds me of the Dave Bliss situation at Baylor! https://www.koat.com/article/nmsu-coache...autopilot#
  10. 12 projections in so far this week FAU (5/12) Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, BH - Fri. 12/16) - vs. Ball State (Sports Illustrated) New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Wyoming (Action Network) Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19) - vs. Southern Miss (College Football News) New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21) - vs. Marshall (College Sports Madness) Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24) - vs. San Jose State (The Sporting News) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Middle Tennessee (12/12) Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, BH - Fri. 12/16) - vs. Bowling Green (Pro Football Network) Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Brigham Young (ESPN-Bonagura) - vs. East Carolina (The Sporting News) New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17) - vs. San Jose State (College Sports Madness) Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19) - vs. Connecticut (Athlon Sports) - vs. East Carolina (ESPN-Schlabach) - vs. South Alabama (24/7 Sports) Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24) - vs. Fresno State (Sports Illustrated) - vs. San Diego State (CBS Sports) - vs. San Jose State (Action Network|College Football News) Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27) - vs. Marshall (USA Today) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- North Texas (12/12) Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16) - vs. Bowling Green (ESPN-Bonagura|The Sporting News) - vs. Ohio (24/7 Sports) New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Air Force (CBS Sports) - vs. Utah State (College Football News|Sports Illustrated) New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21) - vs. Troy (Action Network|Pro Football Network) Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX - Thurs. 12/22) - vs. Houston (USA Today) Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24) - vs. Air Force (ESPN-Schlabach) - vs. San Diego State (Athlon Sports) Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27) - vs. Bowling Green (College Sports Madness) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rice (8/12) Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16) - vs. South Alabama (The Sporting News) Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Utah State (ESPN-Schlabach) New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Wyoming (24/7 Sports) New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21) - vs. Coastal Carolina (Sports Illustrated) Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX - Thurs. 12/22) - vs. Cincinnati (College Sports Madness) - vs. Southern Methodist (CBS Sports) First Responder Bowl (Dallas, TX - Tues. 12/27) - vs. San Diego State (ESPN-Bonagura) - vs. Utah State (Athlon Sports) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UAB (12/12) Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16) - vs. Eastern Michigan (Athlon Sports) - vs. Miami, Ohio (CBS Sports) - vs. Ohio (Action Network) Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16) - vs. Appalachian State (24/7 Sports) - vs. Southern Methodist (ESPN-Schlabach) Lending Tree Bowl (Mobile, AL - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Louisiana (Pro Football Network) Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19) - vs. Troy (The Sporting News) Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20) - vs. Connecticut (College Sports Madness) - vs. Marshall (ESPN-Bonagura) Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX - Thurs. 12/22) - vs. Memphis (Sports Illustrated) Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24) - vs. Air Force (USA Today) Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL - Tues. 12/27) - vs. Memphis (College Football News) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UTSA (12/12) Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Fresno State (Pro Football Network) Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19) - vs. Brigham Young (CBS Sports) Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20) - vs. Central Florida (The Sporting News) - vs. Coastal Carolina (Action Network) New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21) - vs. Coastal Carolina (College Football News|ESPN-Schlabach) - vs. Troy (Athlon Sports|ESPN-Bonagura|USA Today) Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24) - vs. San Diego State (College Sports Madness) - vs. San Jose State (24/7 Sports) Camelia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27) - vs. Southern Miss (Sports Illustrated) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Kentucky (12/12) Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16) - vs. Bowling Green (College Football News|USA Today) - vs. Toledo (College Sports Madness) Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16) - vs. Central Florida (Action Network) - vs. Marshall (Athlon Sports) Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20) - vs. South Alabama (Pro Football Network) New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21) - vs. Appalachian State (The Sporting News) - vs. Louisiana (CBS Sports) - vs. Troy (24/7 Sports) Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA - Fri. 12/23) - vs. Army (ESPN-Schlabach) - vs. East Carolina (Sports Illustrated) Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24) - vs. Utah State (ESPN-Bonagura) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberty (12/12) Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17) - vs. Brigham Young (USA Today) Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19) - vs. Houston (Pro Football Network) - vs. UNLV (Action Network) Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20) - vs. Coastal Carolina (Athlon Sports) - vs. San Diego State (24/7 Sports) Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX - Thurs. 12/22) - vs. Texas Tech (The Sporting News) Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA - Fri. 12/23) - vs. East Carolina (College Sports Madness) - vs. Tulane (College Football News) Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, MI - Mon. 12/26) - vs. Buffalo (Sports Illustrated) Camelia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27) - vs. South Alabama (CBS Sports|ESPN-Bonagura) Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN - Wed. 12/28) - vs. Baylor (ESPN-Schlabach)
  11. WTH? Rice has been playing well and then this happens? At Rice no less. Congrats UNT! I’ve had y’all pegged as my dark horse team all season. Proud of y’all.
  12. She didn't mean anything by that folks. Let it go. To quote The Human League, "I'm only Human, born to make mistakes"
  13. Which of the new AAC teams are you most excited about joining with? Which roadtrip are you looking most forward to?
  14. 1. UTSA 2. UAB 3. Western Kentucky 4. FAU 5. North Texas 6. Middle Tennessee 7. UTEP 8. Louisiana Tech 9. Rice 10. Charlotte 11. FIU
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