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3 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:


Sark was not known to be Top 3 at the time of his hire. Far from it.

That doesn't make it any worse of a hire.  If anything, it makes it more impressive.  CDC gets even more credit for seeing potential others didn't.  

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9 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

That doesn't make it any worse of a hire.  If anything, it makes it more impressive.  CDC gets even more credit for seeing potential others didn't.  

I like CDC.  But giving him credit (or blame) for the Sark hire is laughable.  That was Eltife and $$$ driving that bus, CDC was along for the ride.

Posted
12 hours ago, ButtFumble said:

I am way more impressed with what Del has been able to do with the women's sports and as icing on that cake he shoved plodsky in some cubical or janitors closet and told her to stay there

Quit trying to make fetch happen.

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21 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Quit trying to make fetch happen.

If only there was another 3 letter nickname we could use to avoid typing out Chris Del Conte every time. Oh well, I'm sure eventually someone will figure one out that doesn't sound as fucking stupid as "Del"

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1 hour ago, Blotto said:

If only there was another 3 letter nickname we could use to avoid typing out Chris Del Conte every time. Oh well, I'm sure eventually someone will figure one out that doesn't sound as fucking stupid as "Del"

Well, to be fair, the unfortunate coincidence with the Centers for Disease Control acronym does bring back painful memories of what his job had to be when he got here ... and maybe still is on occasion.

But, yeah, as long as we are able to keep him safe from Big Balls and the other carried-away-with-slashing-and-burning DOGE boys -- no Cloak Room -- we should stick with CDC.

 

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1 minute ago, Hayduke said:

Well, to be fair, the unfortunate coincidence with the Centers for Disease Control acronym does bring back painful memories of what his job had to be when he got here ... and maybe still is on occasion.

But, yeah, as long as we are able to keep him safe from Big Balls and the other carried-away-with-slashing-and-burning DOGE boys -- no Cloak Room -- we should stick with CDC.

 

Give it a few more months, and Del Conte will have CDC all to himself.

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Posted
12 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Give it a few more months, and Del Conte will have CDC all to himself.

True. And maybe they'll even let him take over all the research grants, which would be tremendous for graduate transfers and probably help us get rid of some cockroaches both in and outside of the state.

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5 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

True. And maybe they'll even let him take over all the research grants, which would be tremendous for graduate transfers and probably help us get rid of some cockroaches both in and outside of the state.

Thats not a bad idea. Lets get some of our CS brains to hack into DOGE and route all CDC funds to our NIL account. 

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Posted
3 hours ago, Steel Shank said:

Shit’s getting intense.

Well, just to be clear, I was attempting (regardless of how successful I may not have been) to make a Big Balls joke to lower the intensity level rather than raise it.

And to help establish my nonpartisan bona fides, I hereby nominate CDC as King of the World. He will provide both excellent entertainment value and economic boom times for all -- meanwhile maintaining a relatively low-key and dignified example for everyone to live by. 

Also, fuck OU. The King would probably let them stay in our orbit, but if he said "no," I'd be OK with that, too.

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12 hours ago, Hayduke said:

Well, just to be clear, I was attempting (regardless of how successful I may not have been) to make a Big Balls joke to lower the intensity level rather than raise it.

And to help establish my nonpartisan bona fides, I hereby nominate CDC as King of the World. He will provide both excellent entertainment value and economic boom times for all -- meanwhile maintaining a relatively low-key and dignified example for everyone to live by. 

Also, fuck OU. The King would probably let them stay in our orbit, but if he said "no," I'd be OK with that, too.

Ok then.

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With Spring men/women’s sports still to finish, CDC is just playing to the media with the upcoming Court $$$ sharing decision.

Behind closed doors he struts around and says “Hello MF’ers, welcome to the party!”

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Posted
On 3/25/2025 at 7:05 AM, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

Did Sean Miller fuck your wife or something? 
 

Jesus, just stfu.

He's mad because Miller didn't fuck her hard enough. Not a true winner.

Posted
13 hours ago, elfenix said:

Two things stuck out to me in that article.

First, Trev Alberts quote:

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"If you think about it, in 1994 I got drafted by the Indianapolis Colts and that was just after free agency came, so the same plaintiffs' attorneys in the House (v NCAA) case actually worked and brought free agency to the NFL," Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts told Chron about revenue sharing. "Even in the pro leagues, it wasn't perfect at the beginning. It took time, and then things materialized, and there was a natural progression that implemented. So, I don't see it being significantly different in the college space. I think our willingness to we got to stay together, and we'll get through it. It won't be perfect, but we'll adjust, adapt and be okay."

 

Free agency was implemented by a collective bargaining agreement, not by a court order. There's a huge difference between the two. Court orders can and will be reshaped by new court orders, and state legislatures can still pass legislation that evokes a different rule set within that state, which will then compel other states to follow suit. It's also unclear how effective the enforcement mechanism will be. My guess is that it will require voluntary compliance on some level, which may or may not occur.

The other problem is that compared to the NCAA, the NFL (and the other major sports leagues) are drastically limited in number. The fewer parties involved, the more likely it is that they work in tandem. All it takes is one or two outliers, then everyone else has to decide if they're going to follow suit or relegate themselves to not being as competitive.

Another problem is that at the end of the day, the professional sports really are fundamentally about profit/loss and gains in value. The owners most definitely care about the return on investment. There is nothing about Phil Knight's donations or Larry Ellison funding the Bryce Underwood flip that's about return on investment, at least from a monetary standpoint. I'm not saying professional sports teams don't go out and overspend for a shot at a championship, but it's usually a short term deal and then they go back to their previous level of funding. That's not the case with college sports. 

I do not believe college sports will have a stable labor cost model until/unless Congress gets involved with federal legislation governing college sports. To me the House settlement is going to end up being a blip on the radar as we move to other models which may or may not work out as well. The key thing is this allows college athletes to be paid directly by universities at levels that go well beyond the previous stipends. That's huge. But this is not a solution, IMO. This is simply another step to whatever college sports ends up becoming. And it's not iterative, as Alberts is suggesting in his attempt to compare the college model to the NFL. It's a lurching in one direction or another based on court cases, various settlements, state legislatures putting their two cents in, and then bad actors tilting the model in one direction or another. 

Second, the valuations of Texas, A&M, and Texas Tech (I should make clear I find these valuations a joke designed to provoke conversation - they're not market tested and it's not clear how they would be):

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Texas Tech football is the third-most valued program in the state at $389 million, according to a study published in the Wall Street Journal, though still a far cry from the value of Texas ($1.9 billion) or Texas A&M ($1 billion). 

 

I love how they say Texas Tech's $389 million valuation is a far cry from Texas and A&M, when their valuation is literally closer to A&M than A&M's valuation is to Texas. 

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