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There is not a single individual on the planet who has seen Texas A&M compete for or win a national championship in any major sport.
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Employment Rights Expected to Shake Up College Sports Landscape in 2022 https://view.email.sportico.com/?qs=6b7ecb3dc4f1abae6d819dfc0a9864bf90f72984480a79e4108ff12b5022de7620c608e0cbcb5b15adfb73631d4cdf1600682e3b61b5e28361cc7c0077401eafc8aa2bd5865e5a36731e97eaeeec239a Name, image and likeness has garnered most of the headlines related to NCAA reform over the last year. That is despite the bulk of NIL deals thus far being relatively insignificant social media or appearance-based tie-ups (at least in terms of dollars spent). The NIL ecosystem will undoubtedly mature as national brands and major agencies enter the space. Group licensing will also raise the stakes. But Casey Schwab (CEO and founding partner, Altius Sports Partners) says there is a greater shift on the horizon that college administrators ought to be focusing on, one that will “completely change the college sports landscape and the economics of it,” he said. “The next wave for conference commissioners, college presidents and athletic directors to grapple with is going to be employment rights.” And he says that wave could wash ashore as soon as 2022. JWS’ Take: By definition, college athletes are not employees. They are classified as amateurs and sign a social compact (not a binding contract) with their respective universities. There are several ways that dynamic could change. College athletes could gain employee status via legislation (either at the federal or state level), litigation or the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which could deem a group of athletes at a private institution employees (the NLRB only governs private schools and the rights afforded would be dependent on state and local laws). Schwab said all three of those avenues are actively being pursued, and he expects “one, two or all three of those dominoes will fall in 2022.” Conversations with a pair of Power 5 athletic directors indicated the NLRB domino might be the most imminent threat to the current collegiate model. Back in September, NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo stating that in her view college athletes have statutory rights in line with what employees receive under the National Labor Relations Act. One AD who asked to remain anonymous said he would not be surprised if a group of college athletes were granted employment status within the next 12 months (an unlikely scenario given the process involved). If that were to happen, it “would be a game changer,” Dave Heeke (director of athletics, University of Arizona) said. Players would gain a multitude of rights and protections under employment law that the schools would have to honor if they wanted to continue playing at the Division I level (think: minimum wages, vacation time, workers’ compensation and FMLA). But Schwab says most notably, it would give college athletes the ability to form unions and collectively bargain with their universities. And once the negotiations begin, “You’re going to see a collective bargaining agreement that includes revenue-sharing demands in revenue-positive sports, which may eventually change the economic framework of college athletics,” he predicted. To be sure, the people interviewed for this column see reform differently from athlete advocates, and are wary of shocks to the current system. A potential middle ground does exist, which Schwab says Congress could create. Under that scenario, Schwab says, college athletes would be “pseudo employees or employees for limited purposes, which would entitle them to healthcare and other benefits, but they wouldn’t necessarily get paid salaries.” Both of the ADs we spoke to believe a modified collegiate model (which would allow athletes to retain existing benefits and protections, including a tax-free education, and include some additional benefits or opportunities) is the ideal outcome. The problem for the NCAA, the conferences and its schools is that the decision will be made for them—and that the timeline is out of their control (of course, they could have addressed these issues long ago). Schwab says college administrators should be “starting to prepare for the change in employment status because it is more imminent than people think. The clearest path to athletes not becoming employees is Congress stepping in and siding with the NCAA, which is less likely than people think.” While both of the ADs we spoke to said college sports administrators are well aware of the possibility there could be a change in athletes’ employment status, they said few have taken concrete action to prepare for it. Heeke explained that with so many challenges converging on college sports at once (see: NIL, redefinition of the NCAA, conference realignment, CFP expansion, etc.) and so much uncertainty, it is hard to be proactive. “It is certainly a topic of conversation when we’re all together in group settings, whether that is at the conference or national level,” Heeke said. “And there is significant concern this could go down that road. But there are not formulated plans to implement at this point.”
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They had as many admirers of fascism then as they have there today as shown here by Comrade Hitler Franco Lenin Doerr.
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Out of an abundance of caution, remove him from the program and the university. let those running the criminal justice program decide his criminal punishment. Kicking him out of school and throwing him into prison can be two separate decisions arrived at by two different arms of state government.
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You really think everyone else in the car knew it was stolen and the kid was completely clueless? I would bet money that if you investigated past how sportswriters framed the situation you would find some "small details" that were left out. If people he knew to be shady characters showed up in a strange car out of the blue that had the ignition cylinder punched and he couldn't put two and two together, the guy was criminally stupid. Regardless, he needs to be removed from both the program and the university. If he wants to come back after a while and plead for reinstatement, let him. But if the details presented are accurate, he needs to be gone immediately.
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I'm wondering if the hard lesson that actions have consequences might improve this guy's life. It seems allowing him to continue to make bad decisions and never being held accountable is what would ultimately ruin his life. He certainly didn't seem to learn anything from how he was treated after his first run-in with the law. Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
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ags and their "history of convenience" and "situational ethics" are comical. Horace Carswell enrolled at A&M back in the 1930s, stayed one semester, ran like Hell from that shithole and then spent four years at TCU getting his education. To this day, as evidenced by his shrine on the aggy campus, aggys embrace Carswell as one of the greatest aggys EVAR! Barely a semester on campus and plenty of evidence that he wanted nothing to do with A&M, or anything A&M was about. Yet here is a kid who showed up, did what was asked of him, "stood ready to come off the bench to the aid of his school in a time of great need," delivered a season-salvaging win against Alabama while playing injured, and "aggy ethics" don't even earn him a "thank you" on the way out the door as he carries the aggy diploma he earned under his arm. And let's not forget King Gill quit on his team mid-season back in 1921 because he wasn't getting playing time and thought he would do better playing another sport (basketball). His having quit on the team was why he was in the stands for the 1922 Dixie Classic game and not on the sideline with the large group of other available substitutes. The people of Texas deserve better than Texas A&M.
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Oklahoma is a seriously fucked up place. The place sucks. Then again, even in states such as Texas where criminal behavior used to be taken seriously, judges have simply quit applying the law. I literally had a Texas judge refuse to issue an arrest warrant because she claimed no law enforcement officer would take it seriously. Her comment was "You are going to just have to figure something else out."
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For this type of criminal behavior, yes. Ignoring shit like this is how you start down the road of becoming Baylor. He needs to be gone this morning.
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The article was written in the 2020 season, based on 2019 data. They just recycled an old article without updating any data. source article: https://www.gobankingrates.com/net-worth/sports/25-most-valuable-teams-college-football/ From the article: Using data from Forbes, GOBankingRates ranked the top 25 teams based on their three-year average revenue, while also listing each team’s three-year average profit for reference. Some teams rake in the big bucks through lucrative media contracts, and others rely on massive fan bases. And then some of the teams earn their money the old-fashioned way — by winning on the field. Last updated: Oct. 8, 2020 The first entry: Clemson University: $77 Million Three-year average profit: $27 million Conference: ACC The star-studded and perennially dangerous Clemson Tigers, helmed by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, steamrolled through the Atlantic Coast Conference this season, entering the Fiesta Bowl ranked No. 3. In a magical comeback, the Tigers overcame a 16-0 deficit to beat Ohio State 29-23 in the College Football Playoff semifinal. It was the team’s 29th straight victory, and the Tigers will play No. 1 LSU in the title game on Jan. 13. It will be the defending champs’ fourth visit to the championship game in five years.
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This poor kid is passing up the opportunity to win a guaranteed national championship AND to go through the rest of his life as a better American than anyone else. He showed up in August and by December his only thought was "RUN!" Son, thank you for your service.
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Another example of why I say, "Those who know A&M best respect A&M the least." I cannot remember a time where people were talking about what A&M has accomplished, instead of what A&M "was about to accomplish." Those just getting to know A&M actually believe A&M is a military academy with a great and admirable military history. They actually believe A&M is a wealthy institution. They actually believe A&M athletics are "on the precipice." All these are laughable to those who know A&M well. Trust me, I wish I could find any reason to respect that which is Texas A&M. I am envious of schools such as Duke and UNC, or Stanford and Cal, each of which has a rival that is a peer institution, and each of which is a well respected institution. But no. All we get is Texas fucking A&M. "The sleeping giant." "On the precipice." The people of Texas deserve better than Texas A&M.
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Quit trying to defend anything about how the coaching staff handled the OU or the Kansas games this past season. Neither game justified their remaining employed by the university. The program will never get out of the crap hole it has been in for far too long as long as pure shit is defended as acceptable. Sark and his staff were badly out coached by Riley and his staff and the Kansas game is completely indefensible. End of story.
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To his credit, Leon correctly surmised an additional year of college experience wasn’t going to help his draft status. Im guessing he’s destined to be a chicken farmer, putting that quality aggy edumacation to its highest and best use.
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“TXAGBQ76” forgot to include thr fact the aggys are so fucking clueless about military matters they don’t have the slightest understanding about the difference between actually being in the military and being a civilian in a silly costume.
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West Virginia and TCU are the dominant schools in NCAA rifle competition. In fact, West Virginia has more NCAA national championships in just that one sport than aggy has in school history- all sports, both genders. How do you explain a “military” school such as aggy where they don’t even have the balls to complete in the NCAA rifle competition. If aggy was even tangentially a military school, wouldn’t you expect them to not only complete in NCAA rifle competition, but to dominate the sport? That shows you how much of a costume fraternity the aggy corps actually is. A school that craves national championships so much they fabricate them in some sports and won’t even compete for championships in a sport they claim is the raison d'être of the school since the day it was founded. The aggy corps is remedial Boy Scouts for those with low self esteem and who lack the intellectual capacity to understand just how silly their little fraternity truly is.
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Horns with Heart - The NIL Deathstar gets closer to completion
Randolph Duke replied to immamac's topic in Football
Emmert and the NCAA are going to find themselves up to their necks in litigation (yet again) if they try to interfere with some of these NIL deals. -
They have no clue how simple it is to disprove so many things they believe in so fervently. aggys are stunningly child-like. And incredibly intellectually lazy.
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The two latest 990s from Texas Exes, filed Aug 2019, and Dec 2020. Also for the last decade available here https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/ex-students-association-of-the-university-of-texas,741109640/ Not seeing any $38 million gifts to the athletics department. Texas Exec 990 2019 06.pdf Texas exes 990 2018.pdf
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Here is a great example of how programs like aggy differ from programs such as Texas and, for this example, Michigan. Notice in the TMF report they are indicating the problem is insufficient operating revenues for 2022, 2023, and 2024 that will be made up in part by diverting Kyle Field capital contributions to cover the operating loss. How is a lack of operating revenue in 2024 Covid related? It isn't. aggys is a "boom and bust" type program that struggles to pay its bills on a regular basis. Here they are taking money dedicated for capital projects and instead using it to keep afloat. Next they will take from their maintenance budget (if they haven't already) and things around Kyle Field will start to fall apart. Remember how in 2011 they couldn't even light the lights outside their stadium because the facility was such a fire danger? Once every 20 years (or so) they have a decent team. Those "up years" allow aggy to push a capital campaign and mostly get caught up. However, even through this latest round of capital infusion they have struggled to repay the "interest-free loan" they took out from the academic side in 2006, so aggy ain't caught up. Not even close. In 2018, aggy's outstanding athletics debt was 1.5x gross revenues. In 2019, it was 1.5x. In 2020, it shot up to 1.8x. For comparison, in FY2020, UT Austin total athletics debt was 0.9x gross revenues, or half that of A&M. OU was 1.28x, LSU was 1.35x, Alabama was a 1.36x. And now we know aggy operating revenues through at least 2024 (very probably longer) will be insufficient to cover expenses. And, they have already refinanced the original debt on the stadium to stretch out their repayment schedule past 2050. Teams, such as Michigan, that regularly generate excess operating revenues have the financial wherewithal to perform regular maintenance. Why did I pick Michigan? Because "The Big House" and the original Kyle Field were both built in the same year. Over the years, the stable operating income has allowed Michigan to maintain and expand their stadium so it is what it is today. The ags, on the other hand, had regularly deferred maintenance on Kyle Field so often due to financial hardship, they had to tear the stadium down and do a major capital project that in no material way resembles their original stadium. So the classic aggy cycle has started again. Shuffle money from the capital account to pay operating expenses, take money from the maintenance budget to meet capital account obligations, wash, rinse, repeat. I suggest if you go to Kyle Field, you may want to again remember to always wear a hat and watch for falling bat guano. Its coming back to aggyland sooner than expected.
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If only there was someone why could see into the future and determine is aggy athletics would be suffering financially once their capital campaign ended. Here is a prime example why aggy culture is considered to have "a cultural bias that impedes risk identification." In aggy culture they are taught when one is confronted with a knowledge gap the correct course of action is not to conduct some level of research, but to instead to completely fabricate an answer whose only necessary attribute is that it conforms to their pre-conceived narrative. I assure you this idiot has no basis whatsoever for the 70% figure he insists is true. Another example redneck math. Here are the financials for a number of D1 athletics programs, as of the end of their fiscal year in 2019. Pre-pandemic. This now makes 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2022, 2023, and 2024 as years aggy athletics has been unable to pay its bills. 8 out of 19 years. Texas A&M 2019 NCAA financials.pdf UT Austin 2019 NCAA financials.pdf OU FY2019 NCAA AUP Report.pdf LSU NCAA Financial Report - FY19(1).pdf Florida NCAA financials 2019.pdf Texas tech 2019_NCAA_Financial_Report.pdf 2019-NCAA-Financial-Report Kansas.pdf Michigan 2019.pdf Wisconsin 2019_NCAA_report.pdf
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If that is your goal, go for Lt Governor. And very clever. If you won, they would be wearing clown suits before you entered office.
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