Floating Sports Fan

Soft launch. Positive and (semi) educated sports talk. Stepping stone to philanthropic based sports company if things go according to plan.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@sportingnews @TheHockeyNews Bossy on the first line is how you know it's right.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

What's the tipping point ? What's the future of college sports look like ?

[NIL 𝘯𝘰𝘵 NLI @NILnotNLI]

NCAA college sports... OK or not OK?

​This past week:
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• Alabama State University Men's Basketball players were declared permanently ineligible for being involved in point shaving.
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• Division 1 Quinnipiac University Women's Rugby athletes filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school for dropping the sport to Club status.
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• A University of North Dakota assistant football coach was penalized by the NCAA for tampering violations.
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• Political sides continued to bicker over the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act.
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• At NCAA member schools like Maryland, budgets are being slashed, staff are being laid off, and academic programs are being eliminated. Yet, despite these cuts, tuition, mandatory fees, and the total cost of attendance continue to skyrocket.
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Also skyrocketing? Athletics spending.
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• University of Utah Athletics announced staff layoffs in preparation for their private equity "restructuring."
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• The college sports gambling issue isn't slowing down: In less than a year, there have been 20 major infractions cases involving point shaving or athletes and staff impermissibly gambling on college and/or pro games.
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Half of all major violations during that period involved illicit betting.
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• Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby—under investigation for years of breaking fundamental NCAA gambling regulations—had his reinstatement appeal denied and his lawyers fought for a temporary injunction to allow him to participate.
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• Big Ten and Southeastern Conference stakeholders continued veiled threats to break away from the NCAA.
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• 4 more NCAA Olympic sports programs were eliminated.
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• Tennis continues to get decimated by program eliminations, accounting for nearly half of the 50+ NCAA Olympic sports programs discontinued so far in 2026.
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But hey, according to the Bilasrati, everything's perfectly OK in college sports because TV ratings are supposedly up.
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No, things are not OK.
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Anyone who peddles that narrative is either outright lying or profiting from this total chaos.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@PeteNakos The nation will suffer irreparable harm if people betting on the game are allowed to play.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@MoveTheSticks It's a terrible look for everyone involved. Bad day for sports as a whole.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@PeteThamel Sad day for sports. Only thing that can ruin a league is losing the public perception of integrity. I'm officially over college sports betting, ban it all.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@Mciza6 @espn Everything is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

Theodore shuts thee-door on a possible fairy tale 4 goal, double overtime Stanley cup final comeback. Great effort by Carolina, glad they get a travel day after that game. #nhl

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

HATTY FOR MARNER! Carolina giving up too many chances, Mitch Marner capitalizes, congrats VGK.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

Changed the game with Slaton and Rich Rod. How many high schools experimented with a spread/zone read after seeing what the mountaineers did?

[West Virginia Football @WVUfootball]

The time has come.

We’re retiring 5⃣.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@pwhl__detroit Here we gooooo

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@DWynkoop @KK22530 Didn't say we would. I'm clueless to nhl value. Not even sure if we want players or picks lol

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@JayOnSC @CFL @CFLonTSN What should a new fan be looking for? Who are the studs?

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@ASinToronto @Aubin15Aubin @FriedgeHNIC Lol fair decision. Will obviously matter who/what we get back. Gonna be a long wait until the deadline opens up and we have more idea of his value.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@ASinToronto @Aubin15Aubin @FriedgeHNIC Would you prefer picks or players back ? Or a combination? I'm not sure where to begin on how long this sets us back.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@ASinToronto @Aubin15Aubin @FriedgeHNIC I read it like it was more "poop on Larkin time", my bad. Been lot of negativity towards my take lol. I wish him well, but also adios and don't expect a cheer when you come back to play at LCA

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@BWWings I was disgusted the broadcast showed the reply and gave him his air time, and now we want to reward him more ?

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@ASinToronto @Aubin15Aubin @FriedgeHNIC I said 5-5 was disgusting to watch? He spent February with the Olympics and march with the training staff, I wouldn't expect good numbers after the new years break.

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@BradKrysko Assume Larkin is gone, and Seider gets the C. Would we want picks or players back? Think this gets stretched out another few years of no playoffs while draft picks grow, or go for proven players that can help now?

[Floating Sports Fan @LearninBall]

@DanielleKaatz Cannot let the Ilitch family get the PWHL team if they open up league ownership.