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Originally posted by CincyBearcats2 View PostLet me ask this question... was the B10’s decision really about safety? Or was it about money? My thinking is that they would have lost money on their buy games due to the loss of ticket sales revenue. So going to conference only will ensure they don’t lose money on their buy games.
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Originally posted by London 'Cat View PostThe whole cancelling fall sports or postponing them might be a power play by the P5 conferences. By playing only conference games, their out of conference opponents won’t collect the revenue that often times is vital to the athletic department. It may mean the end to many programs.
If the P5 tries to consolidate power during COVID-19 it'll be interesting to see what the G5 does. Schools affected by severed contracts should be amicably settling those contracts and not suing IMO. If you're a school that sues a competitor, good luck ever scheduling a P5 buy game again.
As far as programs go, I think you're correct. Some of them will go belly up and I don't think the P5 is immune to that either. Some of the traditional bottom feeders in the P5 have financial issues. Iowa State predicted a $40M Atheletic Dept loss if they don't play football on top of a $70M loss they've already recorded for the school as a whole.
I think they whole Next Level Fund drive by UCATS going on right now is a concerted effort to make sure UC is not one of the schools that crashes.
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If they move to Spring football, will draft eligible players opt out? With the recent trend of stars opting out of meaningless bowl games, will 3rd and 4th year players think the newly organized season is little more than a bunch of exhibition games? I cannot see the NFL alterning their draft unless they too are forced into spring football. There will be first year players this year and next year, so additional years for seniors isn't too likely.Red and Black are more of an Attitude than merely a color combination.
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Originally posted by red_n_black_attack View PostIf they move to Spring football, will draft eligible players opt out? With the recent trend of stars opting out of meaningless bowl games, will 3rd and 4th year players think the newly organized season is little more than a bunch of exhibition games? I cannot see the NFL alterning their draft unless they too are forced into spring football. There will be first year players this year and next year, so additional years for seniors isn't too likely.
To your point, the logistics don't work either.Brent Wyrick
92 Final Four Front Row
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This article has some interesting atheltic financial info it for those who are subscribers:
https://theathletic.com/1926692/2020...ing-fall-2020/
The highlight is that all 5 G5 conferences were granted money from the federal PPP loan program and this saved multiple jobs. The AAC's loan was somewhere between 350K and 1M. I have no idea if any of that trickled down to UC or not.Brent Wyrick
92 Final Four Front Row
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Bowlsby's going to hold out on making a decision for the Big 12
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/te...sports-season/Brent Wyrick
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