Seth Davis

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[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Thrilled to announce the publication of the new memoir from @LannyJDavis called "Finding the Third Way: Lessons in the Politics of Civility from My Journey Through History." Published by @RCPolitics publishing. Son so proud!!

https://t.co/qZqWbhAeus

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

What she said

[Kristi Dosh @SportsBizMiss]

I'm not sure why people want to argue with me today about whether it matters that Stanford is private while most of its conference peers are public. The NLRB clearly considered this in the Northwestern case years ago. That's not to say there can't get a different outcome next time, but it 100% played a role in the Northwestern case.

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

The @EdLawDude effectively skewers the column from @MattHayesCFB. I don’t have a dog in this hunt but I tend to listen to experts like Scott. Not saying a union and CBA is impossible but it’s pretty much impossible

[Scott Schneider @EdLawDude]

It's hard to swat down legal misinformation all day, but it's in ample supply today.

There is a bona fide way to measure whether players actually want to collectively bargain (and sorry, no, it's not @MattHayesCFB's vibes). A union can obtain signed authorization cards demonstrating majority support and seek voluntary recognition. Or it can make the required showing of interest, petition for an NLRB election, and let the players vote by secret ballot. See 29 U.S.C. §§ 159(a), (c)

For all the confident claims about what college athletes supposedly want, only two teams have filed NLRB representation petitions in the last 15 years: Northwestern football and Dartmouth men’s basketball. Northwestern’s ballots were never counted. Dartmouth voted 13–2—and later withdrew the petition.

Creating a campus chapter and electing two representatives may demonstrate interest in organizing. It obviously does not establish that a majority of Stanford’s players (much less the majority of college athletes) wants union representation or collective bargaining.

[Hoops HQ @hhqsports]

We ranked the top 10 mid-major international recruits for next season 👀

Read about each prospect here: https://t.co/t5TvS8fLTo

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

When you include scholarships and other expenses it is by design a 50/50 share. If anything athletes may be getting more than that if you count outside money. That is how the House settlement was designed. Remember it was certified by Judge Wilken who was the one who found the NCAA was operating outside of antitrust. Would she really validate a settlement that was still violating that law?

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Why would players agree to a salary cap?

[Rich Eisen Show @RichEisenShow]

"It's got to be an NFL minor league model, where we have a salary cap, players are employees."

@UMFBCoachWhitt told us how he'd fix College Football from the jump:

#GoBlue @UMichFootball @richeisen

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

How many pro leagues include hundreds of organizations subject to different state laws and some are public and some are private and they have dozens of teams that play other sports and are subject to Title IX blah blah blah

It is useless to compare this to sports leagues but smart people keep doing it

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

@tsnmike @MattHayesCFB They’re already getting 50 percent when everything is counted. Don’t see a CBA giving more than that. Not to mention all the legal political and logistical hurdles. It’s extremely unlikely yet everyone acts like it’s some kind of silver bullet.

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

@franfraschilla Have you met Congress?

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Collective bargaining is not coming

[Fran Fraschilla @franfraschilla]

It seems collective-bargaining is coming and even federal legislation. Great. In the meantime, if I were NCAA, would tell my in-house lawyers to take a break because are hiring a major national law firm and paying the $1500 an hour to fight all of this nonsense. (I did it with a coaching contract and it was money well spent.)

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Being a good communicator is essential to leadership. If you’re a rotten communicator you’re not a good leader.

[Margaret Holt @chicagomargaret]

Another take on @WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert: Yes, she's a rotten communicator and not warm and fuzzy. But she's doing her job and the league is booming. Gift link. https://t.co/uJSHglj682

[CBS Sports @CBSSports]

Lauren Betts reflects on winning the Honda Sport Award for Basketball ❤️

Watch the @CWSA_HondaCup Awards tonight on @CBSSportsNet to see who is named Honda Cup Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

So much for donor fatigue

[Connor Morrissette @C_Morrissette]

NEWS: UCLA Athletics announced today that it received more than $41 million in private philanthropic support from more than 6,500 donors during fiscal year 2025-26. The year’s momentum represents an 80.6% increase in fundraising over the past two years.

[Hoops HQ @hhqsports]

Where do some of the top colleges stand as high school recruiting heats up?

@alex_squadron and @jakeweingarten report on the latest buzz surrounding the Class of 2027: https://t.co/zn21lChX48

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Now at Hoops HQ I've updated my Never Too Early Preseason Top 25 poll with a new number one at the top @hhqsports

https://t.co/3mGqCRriDi

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Now at Hoops HQ @alex_squadron has Five Burning Questions for the @SEC heading into next season @hhqsports

https://t.co/Y92xiTtqRl

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

If you like recruiting news, you'll love this report from @alex_squadron and @jakeweingarten about where the top prospects might be headed. Now at Hoops HQ @hhqsports

https://t.co/D3HjPVK2ZM

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Now at Hoops HQ my contribution to our nostalgia series tells the story of That Time When Rick Majerus did an interview with me without any clothes on. True story! @hhqsports

https://t.co/tm7gv9k3Qy

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Now at Hoops HQ @hoopsnut351 ranks the top 20 transfers coming into the @theACC next season in conjunction with our partners at @ThePortalReport @hhqsports

https://t.co/5xjQtdfiKL

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Now at Hoops HQ we've got the latest recruiting buzz from @alex_squadron and @jakeweingarten. Get the scoop on where some of the top programs stand as summer recruiting heats up @hhqsports

https://t.co/oZjvSpH5u4

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

A new era is about to begin at Providence with coach Bryan Hodgson. How is planning on getting the program winning again? @TheAndyKatz has the inside scoop for Hoops HQ @hhqsports @PCFriarsmbb

https://t.co/pXLhBHeUwi