- March 19th, 2015, 3:37 pm
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Hate big GOV but completely in favor of them getting involved in some capacity. There is no other segment where a company worth the amount these schools are can collude with one another, or mega conferences absorb others schools without having to go through some sort of checks and balances. Not to mention the number of schools that are collecting public funding which could ultimately hurt the tax payer. There are times you are using public funding for a higher quality facility or coach to match the new conference you have joined with a set of expectations. All of the sudden the anchor of that conference ups and leaves. TV revenue you were planning on, ticket revenue, donations all decrease because that anchor left...which ultimately effects the other schools and tax payers.
It's the same reason the FCC will keep two huge conglomerates from creating a monopoly. It's more complex than what I'm giving it credit for, but there needs to be regulations put in place by someone other than the NCAA who actually has leverage on all of these "kingdoms." If all of the private schools want to join together and remove themselves from these barriers then I'd be in complete favor of that, but for public schools to be acting with little to no regard for their actions while having a direct impact on taxpayers is unacceptable. Of course that's IMO.
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
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