Tom Dowd

Editor, | Formerly @brooklynnets, @NBA, @siadvance, @WagnerAthletics | Syracuse University

[Steven Hyden @Steven_Hyden]

The story of beloved media institutions in my lifetime is that they are taken over by people who don't love or understand them, and want to change them, and wind up destroying them.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

We are all still reading this bill, but its primary effect seems to be to limit the compensation of athletes while protecting the huge salaries of all the adults - coaches, ADs, sports industry executives - who are getting rich off the performance of the players. And it gives the NCAA an antitrust exemption that no other industry gets just so they can keep underpaying the athletes. Sure, there are some good things for players in this bill, but this seems like a great deal for the NCAA and the rich guys who run college sports, and a bad deal for athletes.

[Tom Mars @TomMarsLaw]

Just finished reading the Protect College Sports Act bill. Someone could create a bingo card with all the federal laws and constitutional doctrines and amendments this bill could be challenged under if it becomes law.

[Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie]

Literally every clip or quote I've seen out of the College Sports Roundtable in Washington today is such laughable, in many cases utterly clueless, understanding of the state of affairs with the NCAA.

What a waste of everyone's time.

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

"It's a bank."

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

@davidaldridgedc Love that story and really enjoyed Soul Power. Larry told that story in a podcast I did a few years ago. Lots in there on him and Doug, plus Connie Hawkins, Roger Brown, and Billy Cunningham.

https://t.co/1qRlwthjmQ

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

@jasonlevin18 Looking forward to Soul Power.

https://t.co/1qRlwthjmQ

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

“If this is what they do when we can see, what’s going on in the places—planes and cars, detention centers—where we can’t?” Vinson Cunningham asks, after the public killing of Alex Pretti. https://t.co/vl6vkb1OiN

[Tim Capstraw @TimCapstraw]

@ChrisCarrino is so talented, so smooth, so detailed and always so ready to capture and crush any big moment. A brilliant storyteller able to weave in and out of the play by play. His sense of humor, celebrity impressions, pop culture reference’s, and just overall knowledge make him such a great listen. Thank you @NSMASportsMedia for acknowledging.

[Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel]

Ed O'Bannon first sued the NCAA in 2009, a clear sign to start viewing players as partners for the future, not just assets to control.

Instead college sports wasted years, and millions of dollars, on hardline legal strategies and long-shot legislative lobbying. Both were complete failures.

The transfer portal and eligibility confusion of today was avoidable. Column for @espn

https://t.co/ehNv90YpOy

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

"Too many perennial doormats grandfathered into P4 status" is a perfect line.

[Herd Bros @TheHerdBros]

If CFB institutes promotion + relegation, G6 Presidents and ADs would likely jump on board quickly. There are too many perennial doormats grandfathered in to P4 status.

We can’t pretend Purdue, Boston College, Stanford, etc are playing the same sport as any of the blue bloods.

[Herd Bros @TheHerdBros]

In the 1st round of the 2024 CFP:

Penn State led SMU by 35
Ohio State led Tennessee by 32
Notre Dame led Indiana by 24
Texas led Clemson by 21

You cannot have a serious conversation about the G5 in the CFP if your primary basis is lack of competitiveness.

[Herd Bros @TheHerdBros]

The G5 won 4 of 10 NY6 bowls outright.

Only 1 of those 4 teams were ranked in the Top 12. Only 2 in the Top 16.

Every P4 beaten was Top 12.

Taking the top 12 teams doesn’t solve any problems when G5 teams are historically ranked poorly.

Gfx: @CFBKings

[Herd Bros @TheHerdBros]

Notre Dame and BYU fans:

The two G5 conference champions are not your enemy.

One conference receiving FIVE bids in a 12-team format is your biggest problem, and it won’t get better with expansion.

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

The greatest what-if in sports history ...

https://t.co/di2kxDxNew

[Gameplan Creative @GameplanChicago]

Throwback Thursday.

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

Reminder: the most destructive force in college athletics is the greed and selfishness of the power conferences and their members, not NIL or the transfer portal. Remember that the next time one of their university presidents writes an op-ed decrying the state of college sports.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

A proposal from power conferences stands to remake NCAA governance & shift control of championships, per documents obtained by @YahooSports.

SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 & ACC are seeking an expansion of A4 powers to include management of NCAA postseason events.
https://t.co/lXouQlg5g1

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

Did not realize Navy was playing the Wag when @navybirddog was tweeting rapturously about the game earlier this evening.

[Navy Women's Basketball @NavyWBB]

Suffocating defense spearheads Navy’s 79-46 victory over Wagner on Thursday night. The Mids broke out with a 23-1 lead in first quarter. Mary Gibbons led all players with 17 points in 15 minutes off the bench.
https://t.co/rVNLB4yusm

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

@danlatorraca Congrats on a great run! Best wishes with what's next!

[Tom Dowd @TomDowd22]

Brian Daboll and the New York Giants are 8-18-1 since this story was published 9 games into his head coaching career

https://t.co/ZFcgLUV6Ph