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[Dan Wolken @DanWolken]

The Big Ten and SEC have been running roughshod for years to protect their duopoly over college sports.

Now they’ve done it to Capitol Hill.

Column for @yahoosports https://t.co/trnM9f5QlR

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@AdamCrafton_ This where I think a CONMEBOL and CONCACAF merger could help.

Still tough to penetrate but much better than CONCACAF going it alone.

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@Genetics56 What changes did UW institute with women’s sports in the BIG10 that they couldn’t have done in the PAC12?

Correlation does not equal causation.

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@AdmiralBear01 I don’t know. There are a lot of ultra wealthy people out there that would love to own a sports franchise.

Imagine buying a USL franchise or lower tier club and funding them to reach the top tier à la Wrexham.

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@UTDiso A little story, senior yr of high school, 4 ⚽️ players who had taken the team to the state semi-finals their junior year all switched and went out for 🏈 their senior year. All 4 of them started every game.

Flip that around and none of the 🏈 players would start for the ⚽️ team

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@willmbetts https://t.co/eDuv2b37NY

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Question to all those complaining about PAC12 not having a media day…

Which is a better use of money:

A. Buying an offensive lineman that may very well help you win an extra game or two.

B. A media day

[PAC12RumorMill @PAC12RumorMill]

Question to all those complaining about PAC12 not having a media day…

Which is a better use of money:

A. Buying an offensive lineman that may very well help you win an extra game or two.

B. A media day

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@lnx5000 @TheeJonFields @ochocinco Exactly. American sports put a high premium on size and strength. That same premium disappears in all but 3-4 positions in soccer.

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@jasonkredline The engagement farming here is a bit much

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@ChrisVannini

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@ChrisVannini https://t.co/dc4U5IrYHA

[Matt Brown @MattBrownEP]

Greg Sankey is gonna be so furious when he finds out that a tiny archipelagic country with a terrible strength of schedule advanced in a major tournament thanks to a bunch of TIES, when that spot could have potentially gone to a bigger program, like Italy, or maybe Texas A&M.

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@spywhozagged @ESPN_BillC It’s such a perfectly simple solution, yet people will act like it is the craziest and dumbest thing in the world.

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@1BroncoBeliever I think this Bill would permanently remove that clear designation though, especially with pooled media rights.

The bill spreads governance more evenly across all FBS and removes control from the P4.

Without that governance, there is no P4

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@TerrillPetersen It’s hilarious how some of these pundits don’t see that.

Just look at what the B10 and SEC did during the last CFP extension and tell me they care at all about saving college sports.

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@TerrillPetersen Funny thing is…if the SEC actually cared about “the health of college athletics” they’d be behind this. But they’re not and they don’t.

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So *everyone* supports the bill except the B10 and SEC.

Perhaps it’s because the bill means they can’t walk all over everyone else anymore.

Shocking.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Senate Commerce Committee has also released a list of the more than 20 conferences and 228 colleges/universities that has publicly supported the Act, which can be found in the below link. Notably, the list does not include any Big Ten or SEC schools.

https://t.co/nA9IlyWVW1

[T3 @T3Bracketology]

If UEFA had its way, nations like Cape Verde would never be invited to the World Cup. Yet now the highest rated WC performance is from a 40yo GK from there.🇨🇻

Exactly what the P5 wants to do with college sports postseason. Exclude the “little guy”.

Sports are about belief, the unthinkable, “anything is possible”. That inspiration is only possible, with the inclusion of “the little guy”.

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@OrangeBeaverYNK @bmarcello “We want to be treated like everyone else but also demand we get special treatment in the post season and more of the money than anyone else”

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@ChrisVannini It’ll definitely pick up as the tournament goes on but I do think the ESPN vs Fox issue is real.

If ESPN had the rights, there would be a lot more buzz.

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@ImmaculateView @achristovichh @finebaum https://t.co/5RJtyMh1jA

And I would have thought anyone saying the PAC12 is going to fall apart was propaganda too…but it happened.

[Amanda Christovich @achristovichh]

Just to be clear, the Super League/pooling media rights idea from Smash Sports included 138 FBS football teams, according to a memo previously obtained by @FOS.