Jim Johnson

Just a guy in North Carolina with a passion for football, movies, and TV. Opinions are my own.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@ramblinroundup @theACC @TaylorTannebaum @ByDavidTeel @joeovies @giglio_OG The REAL difference is only $12.2M between Clemson and Wake Forest.

Notre Dame, Cal, Stanford, and SMU are getting partial payments.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@AthlonSports This is good analysis, but the order makes no sense. This should have included the predicting the wins and losses. Hard to think USF ends up in 6th place - the last three seasons 6th place was 4-4 in conference.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@xmositox1 @flugempire That is two "if" clauses.
1 - If they pool media rights.
2 - If it includes post-season, which I find unlikely since it's never included post-season in the past.

But you are right about the SEC wanting their "share"

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

This is the reason nearly everyone has been calling on Congress to act.

There really isn't a solution that will prevent the legal structures of this nation from blowing holes in any agreement, rules, or enforcement thereof.

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[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

This morning @AndyStaples has an excellent article about how the Sorsby ruling, and how this highlights the need for collecitve bargaining.

https://t.co/YxP6tdBMdC

There is one issue with this: it's purely voluntary without Congressional action. Short 🧵

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

So, that doesn't technically prevent CFB players, universities, and conferences from entering into a collective bargaining agreement.

It does prevent enforcement. Meaning, another Sorsby can sue and likely get a provision overturned.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

Federal employment law applies to private sector employers - meaning private universities like Duke and Northwestern.

Public sector employers fall under the laws of their states. Ohio State under Ohio. Penn State under Pennsylvania.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

So the next alternative is to declare CFB, MBB, and WBB players as employees. Schools would then be liable for their share of the tax burden, but that would compel collective bargaining.

Ah... but there's a catch here too.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@ProFootballTalk Public university employees are subject to state laws in each state... so there are different regulations for how public employees can unionize.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@redzone_cfb That may be a bit ambitious for Charlotte.

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[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@AndyStaples It depends on how this is measured.

The FBS as a whole, with pooled media rights, will get more collective money than a 24-30 team super league.

The Super League will get more money per team than collective rights.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@RHiggins_USF The rooftop bar will be more popular than the standing only sections at RayJay. Gonna need bouncers during games. HA!

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[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@USFBulls2 @TheUSFWizard @RHiggins_USF @USFFootball @USFAthletics They are trying to sell the "premium" seating now.

Your best bet is to put down a deposit via the new website for the type of seat you want. The will be working on non-premium areas later this summer.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@Genetics56 https://t.co/PlRiKqdbii

[Leslie Mitchell @Lesmitch529]

@RossDellenger while employees of private employers are covered exclusively by federal law. Absent major changes by Congress, players at state universities would have different bargaining rules than players at private universities and players in different states would all have different rules.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@MikeBrem @RossDellenger 😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@RossDellenger Interesting developments @RossDellenger -- One thing you really need to explore: how is this any different from a legal perspective?

The SEC is just a smaller NCAA, IMHO. Won't the SEC lose the same lawsuits the NCAA lost?

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@dennisdoddcbs Lawyers ready to file lawsuits against the SEC... which was a losing party to many of the same lawsuits the NCAA lost.

[Jim Johnson @JimUSFSig]

@MattHayesCFB Athlete lawyers waiting for the SEC to add it's own rules that restrict NIL or transfers.