The NCAA and the whole concept of

for greater visibility, we have allowed television and other media into collegiate sports to the point of pervasiveness.

The media is now in fierce competition for greater control with the money flowing freely, and throughout the process the NCAA has taken somewhat of a hands-off approach. That's why conversations like player pay have arisen.

My take is that it will only get worse, as more and more schools are wanting larger slices of the pie. As that happens, there will be more controversies and corruption. Then, guess what? Congress will get involved, and look out!

Some say the Ivy League schools had it right all along. And to them collegiate sports remain somewhat pure.

Thus, the choice is ours: we allow the current process to continue or we demand a return to sense and sensibility. My guess is the former...until a giant implosion occurs or we learn to control athletics ourselves rather than allowing outsiders to dictate.

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Re: It's become somewhat of a Catch 22, for in our cravings

Oct 17, 2018, 12:10 PM [ in reply to It's become somewhat of a Catch 22, for in our cravings ]

The catylst is Network TV contracts with individual schools. Power 5 conferences all have their own networks to try and capitalize on the money selling their wares to bigger networks. Those Networks only care about ratings. They know what schools in which sports draw ratings. The can bypass conference contracts if the money is right.
I foresee the NBC (Notre Dame) setting a precedent in order to compete with ABC/ESPN.
CBS(SEC) and FOX are going to court disgruntled programs that draw ratings.
The PAC 12 has not been in the playoff picture in awhile. USC, UCLA, Stanford all have a big enough base to get their own TV contract. The same with the B1G and OSU, Michigan and Penn State. If they get TV contracts the network will dictate their schedules so say goodbye to small market games which will destroy their ability to make ends meet.

Now apply the same ratings metric to basketball and half of the ACC and B1G will have their own contracts. Network controlled scheduling would mark the end of college athletics. They would demand better match ups, which I hear several on tnet clamor for. That would mean the school's that draw the highest ratings would be the only ones you would ever see. Not necessarily the best just the ones that draw the best ratings. How will this affect recruiting? Players will have to play for teams with exposure. Small market teams will die very quickly. It will not be slow. The championships will have to be redesigned because there will be obvious disadvantages to staying in a conference and playing in a conference championship.
Money changes everything. Not always for the worse, but there is always a topping point. Look at the number of bowl games. I like them but it has become ridiculous. Teams under .500 playing in a bowl game because there are so many we cannot find teams that even have a winning record?
I like ND as an institution. I see them as a valued member of the ACC. But their NBC contract for football is the proverbial Pandora's Box. It either needs to be closed or if left open beware the consequence.

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