From The Athletic ($). Sums up my feelings better than I could ever express on realignment, NIL, and college athletics. The comments on Stanford and Cal being excluded despite their academic standing resonates as well.
"We hear about the value of other sports, the importance of academics. And yet the Big Ten, as it now gets set to gobble up Oregon and Washington — its third and fourth Pac-12 schools — has not yet invited Stanford, the best in the nation at all sports. Nor is the Big Ten rushing to pick up Cal, an elite academic institution (as is Stanford). Perhaps the Big Ten eventually takes those two schools. But not making them a priority right away, slotting them fifth and sixth on its West Coast wish list, shows what the game is really about."
Change is inevitable, but this new world blows up the old model that built a multi-billion dollar space. Time will tell on this new model.
theathletic.com
"We hear about the value of other sports, the importance of academics. And yet the Big Ten, as it now gets set to gobble up Oregon and Washington — its third and fourth Pac-12 schools — has not yet invited Stanford, the best in the nation at all sports. Nor is the Big Ten rushing to pick up Cal, an elite academic institution (as is Stanford). Perhaps the Big Ten eventually takes those two schools. But not making them a priority right away, slotting them fifth and sixth on its West Coast wish list, shows what the game is really about."
Change is inevitable, but this new world blows up the old model that built a multi-billion dollar space. Time will tell on this new model.
Emerson: As conference realignment cash grabs continue, let's stop the whining about NIL
Let’s not hear any more about limits to NIL rights, not when college presidents aren't limited when it comes to chasing more TV dollars.
theathletic.com
