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[MikeGriffith32 @MikeGriffith32]

SEC coaches make revealing, edgy comments at spring meetings

(Via DawgNation) https://t.co/bynncH4DIY

[MikeGriffith32 @MikeGriffith32]

Herschel

[Peter Burns @PeterBurnsESPN]

North Texas vs Indiana & Kent State vs Ohio State for your tentpole CFB show….woof.

Clear to see why Big 10 TV partners are in such a rush to expand playoffs.

Postseason games look a lot better when your marquee game options are this thin.

[Andy Staples @AndyStaples]

“One of the real risks is the SEC and Big Ten joining together.“

— Sen. Ted Cruz on why he and Maria Cantwell included an anti-super league provision in their bipartisan college sports bill.

[Bussin' With The Boys @BussinWTB]

Texas Tech HC @JoeyMcGuireTTU speaks on the situation with Sark & Texas football:

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Steve Sarkisian took a shot at Texas Tech while discussing how the College Football Playoff Committee factors strength of schedule👀

“There's a team in our state that plays in another conference that has a schedule that I would argue if I played with our twos and our threes, we could go undefeated, and they'll probably make the CFP this year.”

(via @AnwarRichardson)

https://t.co/79NGaUwlwU

[MikeGriffith32 @MikeGriffith32]

Thanks Milt! Can’t wait for our next cruise … 🛳️

[Mitt 302 @Mitt302]

@MikeGriffith32
Mike, just listened to On The Beat with you and Cody. Great show, very informative and enjoyed it.
Wish we could have made the cruise to talk with you again (probably don’t remember me lol, after a social get together), maybe next year.

[Amanda Christovich @achristovichh]

Absolutely wild stats on betting on SEC games this past year.

- $9.1B via state regulated gambling operator
- $2.9B via prediction markets

[AJC Sports @AJCsports]

Kirby Smart ready for SEC to implement its own rules and enforcement https://t.co/wDkna70eD1

[MikeGriffith32 @MikeGriffith32]

Psychological equivalent to bleeding, live animal thrown into the T-Rex pen at @GeorgiaFootball

[Todd Hartley @coach_thartley]

Ok…

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

More lawsuits by a school against football players that transferred and allegedly breached their rev share contracts.

The relevant contracts call for the players to pay liquidated damages equal to 50% of the compensation remaining at the time of breach.

https://t.co/ZktBiuLEMP

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

NCAA and CSC investigations for Ole Miss.

NCAA for tampering.

CSC for potential violations of NIL related rules.

[Big Ten information and news @Genetics56]

Total revenues for the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12

Big Ten $1.47 billion
SEC $1.11 billion
ACC $826.5 million
Big 12 $610.9 million

Distribution

Big Ten: $76 million
SEC: $70.3 million
ACC: $42.8 million
Big 12: $37.9 million

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

New Raiders HC Klint Kubiak told reporters today that tight end Brock Bowers is “a football robot from heaven.”

[The SEC Wire @theSECwire]

SEC Network’s @PeterBurnsESPN on if LSU fans are getting tired of Lane Kiffin talking about Ole Miss:

“Lane’s just gonna be Lane. It’s overall a great thing for us, it’s a great thing for college football because college football needs characters. In Lane, you’re gonna get either you love him or you hate him right now. I know where Ole Miss fans are with him, and I think LSU fans are starting to go like, Dude, enough is enough about this whole Ole Miss thing. Like, what are we doing? There’s no value in any of this. You broke up with the girl, and now you’re telling us about how the girl had all these flaws. We don’t care. Like, you’re here to win games. The future of LSU football starts right here, right now. Spin it forward and stop spinning it backwards.”

(Via @NextRoundLive)

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Lane Kiffin says coaching in the NIL era is easier because LSU can fine players like the NFL:

"I think with NIL and the portal, there's a lot of problems that have been created... I don't think it's as challenging to get guys to do things because we're paying you. If you don't want to do it, there's a fine system, just like the NFL. I find it's actually easier."

(via @PardonMyTake)

https://t.co/IakGJyAjQO

[Brennon Chapman @BrennonChapman]

Honest question:

How many scandals, cover-ups, wiretaps, NCAA violations, and internal investigations does one athletic department rack up before people start joking about RICO?

[Stewart Mandel @slmandel]

Here is the resort where Big Ten folks have gathered this week to discuss "unsustainable" spending.

[MikeGriffith32 @MikeGriffith32]

Greg Sankey: 24-team playoff could surpass ‘tipping point' https://t.co/122BUCz3kZ

[MikeGriffith32 @MikeGriffith32]

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[Professor WildUte @TheWildUte]

Dear SEC,

We’ve heard that several of your schools want to break away from NCAA.

Reminder:
- Big Ten distributed $1.37B
- SEC distributed $1.03B

$340M gap

You can't break away from 2nd place. You're already there.

❤️ Everyone else