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[NDSUstudent]

As predicted, two loss AAC SMU gets the NY6 over undefeated Liberty.

Proves a CUSA team will never see the playoffs in FBS.

Maybe they shouldn't have played the easiest schedule in the country.

[BigHorns]

Bighorns won’t let facts get in the way of his anti-CUSA narrative. Awesome for Liberty and CUSA.


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I was foolishly putting too much trust in McMurphy, who is considered a very reputable reporter on these things. A few other analysts were all predicting the same outcome.

He prematurely announced that SMU was in, and turned out to be wrong. I should have verified before posting in response to his tweet.

Having said that:

1) Congratulations to Liberty. This will be a great experience for them.

2) It's beyond baffling what the committee did with FSU and Liberty. The logic they applied showed this is completely subjective. Penalized FSU because they were winning with a backup QB instead of a starter, while rewarding Liberty for winning the weakest schedule (#133 SOS) in all of FBS.

3) It took every other top G5 conference champion losing 2 games, and JMU being ineligible to produce this result. Tulane gets the spot with a win over SMU.

4) Sagarin ratings: #2 Oregon, #21 SMU, #47 Liberty.

I expect the Ducks to win in a landslide. Hope Liberty keeps things close.

[BigHorns]

Charlie Baker proposing a new subdivision for "high resource" teams/conferences.

This is the split between P4 and G5 that has been rumored coming to fruition.

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/...350242747?s=20

[TAILG8R]

Charlie Baker proposing a new subdivision for "high resource" teams/conferences.

This is the split between P4 and G5 that has been rumored coming to fruition.

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/...350242747?s=20

I could have shortened that by simply taking 5-6 of the bullet points and writing "pay your athletes as much as you can, however you want"

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

Charlie Baker proposing a new subdivision for "high resource" teams/conferences.

This is the split between P4 and G5 that has been rumored coming to fruition.

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/...350242747?s=20

It's coming straight from the NCAA, which is a little different, no? Almost has a preemptive feel. Hate to lose those cash cows after all.
Plus this split - if indeed it were to happen - would likely occur within the P4 imo

Is he giving any specific monetary metrics for division?

[BigHorns]

It's coming straight from the NCAA, which is a little different, no? Almost has a preemptive feel. Hate to lose those cash cows after all.
Plus this split - if indeed it were to happen - would likely occur within the P4 imo

Is he giving any specific monetary metrics for division?

It's what TAILG8R said above, essentially unlimited spending on pay to play.
Minimum is around $6m/year, on top of all other FBS costs and requirements.

What I suspect we will see is largely a split by conference, with nearly all the P4 members joining, and the G5 left behind.

This is the split between those schools with $50-100m budgets and those that don't have it.

[bisonaudit]

It's coming straight from the NCAA, which is a little different, no? Almost has a preemptive feel. Hate to lose those cash cows after all.
Plus this split - if indeed it were to happen - would likely occur within the P4 imo

Is he giving any specific monetary metrics for division?

Preemptive? I’m not sure what’s preemptive about finally doing something only after you’ve lost in court and no doubt will only continue to lose in court until you compensate your employees for their work.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

Preemptive? I’m not sure what’s preemptive about finally doing something only after you’ve lost in court and no doubt will only continue to lose in court until you compensate your employees for their work.

Keep the big $$ schools from leaving the NCAA banner (which would knock the NCAA down a few pegs for sure, eh?). Paying the athletes is already here and the NCAA has accepted that

Seems to be targeting most of the P4 (~70 schools), but hard to say without details

So P4 finally get a playoff and the G5 get to keep the bowls ... lol

[NDSUguy]

Keep the big $$ schools from leaving the NCAA banner (which would knock the NCAA down a few pegs for sure, eh?). Paying the athletes is already here and the NCAA has accepted that

Seems to be targeting most of the P4 (~70 schools), but hard to say without details

So P4 finally get a playoff and the G5 get to keep the bowls ... lol

Not that this would happen but could NDSU if it had funding in place choose to opt into the highest level? Dellinger has stated that ANY d1 school could opt in.

[BigHorns]

Keep the big $$ schools from leaving the NCAA banner (which would knock the NCAA down a few pegs for sure, eh?). Paying the athletes is already here and the NCAA has accepted that

Seems to be targeting most of the P4 (~70 schools), but hard to say without details

So P4 finally get a playoff and the G5 get to keep the bowls ... lol

P4 will take the major bowls with them, and the NY6 will be part of the playoffs.

The smaller bowls like Frisco may keep their G5 tie-ins.