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B1G Commissioner Tony Petitti (cOck llama)

I think Corn would willingly go, and their fans would be thrilled, thinking that they'd dominate the B12. Can't see anyone else going without a fight though.
Just sayin':

1. B1G earns $1.47 billion in total annual revenue, distributing an average of about $76.1 million per school and BIG XII collects $610.9 million in total annual revenue following its recent expansion and media agreements. Corn might not be as competitive in the BIG XII as they might currently think with the significantly lesser amount of TV (i.e. NIL) money.

2. Currently:
B1G has 18 teams
SEC has 16 teams
BIG XII has 16 teams
ACC has 17 teams (not counting Notre Dame)

To have four 16 team conferences, there really aren't any openings. As it is, at least 3 current Power 4 teams would have to be moved to a lower conference and good luck with that.
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B1G (Official Thread)

Just sayin': There needs to be an asterisk.

Indiana's Curt Cignetti w/shots fired at SEC: "We don't run a hype machine up here in the Midwest. We believe everything is earned, not given. When we fall short, we say we fall short. When we don't win, we don't cry a river. We don't whine & complain.* That's why we're the best."

* except (of course) for Penn State.

:lol:
and TTUN... :ohbrother:
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B1G Commissioner Tony Petitti (cOck llama)

Just sayin': Yeah, you gave a good case why that would be so difficult that it probably will never happen. The B1G and SEC would never agree to give up their TV contract advantage over the BIG XII and ACC. If you tried to trim the B1G to 16 teams; you couldn't get 2 teams to volunteer to go to another conference like the BIG XII or ACC that gives out lesser TV money. These schools would sue the conferences and/or the NCAA. In addition, fans and alumni wouldn't be happy as many "traditional rivaries" would be lost.
I think Corn would willingly go, and their fans would be thrilled, thinking that they'd dominate the B12. Can't see anyone else going without a fight though.
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B1G Commissioner Tony Petitti (cOck llama)

Why should the Big Ten and the SEC force an extra game on their two best teams, and why should Notre Dame get a pass?
Just sayin': The conference championship games bring in a lot of TV money, and it is nice to have a definitive conference champion. Notre Dame shouldn't get a pass; maybe there should be a CFP Committee policy when ranking teams 1) give bonus consideration to any team for a conference championship game win and 2) not count a conference championship game loss against any team.
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B1G (Official Thread)

Just sayin': There needs to be an asterisk.

Indiana's Curt Cignetti w/shots fired at SEC: "We don't run a hype machine up here in the Midwest. We believe everything is earned, not given. When we fall short, we say we fall short. When we don't win, we don't cry a river. We don't whine & complain.* That's why we're the best."

* except (of course) for Penn State.

:lol:
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LSU Tigers (official thread)

Just sayin': Apparently they have been around for a few years now.

LSU experimenting with air-conditioned football helmets​

September 4, 2020
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The systems are on sale on the Tigeraire website.

There’s a youth and high school model available called Lil Breezy that sells for $95 and ships in November. It includes one custom blower assembly, a micro air register, clear flexible tubing and a rechargeable Lithium ion battery.

The college and pro model named The Cyclone has twice the power of Lil Breezy. It is only available for college and professional teams.

How does airflow help me stay cool?​

By facilitating the evaporation of sweat on the scalp and forehead, targeted airflow helps cool the head and, by extension, the entire body. In fact, allowing the head to shed heat effectively can make the difference between safety and a dangerous, even deadly, situation. When you wear a Tigeraire Air Accelerator® product, your head's perspiration is continually evaporated and your head stays cool. The cooled blood flow then circulates down through the rest of your body, increasing comfort even in the hottest weather.

Air-conditioned football helmets use small battery-powered fans and flexible tubes to pull cooling air inside and push it across the player's face. Pioneer systems by companies like Tigeraire gained attention when college programs like LSU tested and adopted them for hot-weather practices.
How the Cooling System Works
    • Small Fans: Tiny, battery-run units mount near the back vents of the helmet to pull outside air inward.
    • Flexible Tubes: Adjustable channels route the airflow forward and downward toward the forehead, nose, or visor.
    • Battery Life: Power packs typically last up to 5 hours on a single charge, designed to withstand standard on-field impacts.
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B1G Commissioner Tony Petitti (cOck llama)

16 teams is the ideal max that I've laid out before.

-No bye week bullshit.
-No Conference Champ games either, unless it can be fit in extra as in starting the schedule a week earlier.
-Eliminate one of the "preseason" games.
-Play 10 conference games, for every conference.
-First 2 rounds on campus. Then major bowl locations for the rest.

Keep money in the communities as long as possible. The corporations are fucking up a great sport.

Well the hardest part to making it perfect would be realignment again and 4 conferences of 16 teams each. Let's face it NIL has made this a professional sport and there's money everywhere. Yet there are teams in, I'll call it by is old moniker, Division 1A, that do not stand a snowballs chance in hell of ever reaching a final let alone winning one.

So the new 1A becomes a 64 team league, 16 make the playoff, which will still be the same teams every year, right? A few stragglers will show up from time to time of course. The rest are in Division 1B. The MAC, WAC, SUN BELT etc. whom are also going to be able to benefit from NIL as well, if they run the business correctly.

Now for the kicker: the worst team from each of the 4 conferences gets relegated each February and the best 4 from the 1B lot move up. Gone would be the days of terrible athletic departments being the annual conferences doormats, but still getting to share the conferences bounty which they never contribute to. You suck too bad this year? Adios. Maybe next year. And, hey fresh blood once in awhile keeps things interesting.

Obviously 1A is the NFL minor leagues at this point let's not kid ourselves and football would have to separate from the other sports due to the relegation rule but so what? Doesn't mean they lose school affiliation so fans and alumni don't have to switch allegiance, that would be brutal.

TV rights, conferences payouts and the possible school issues are still going to exist.

Now these are just the lunatic rumblings of a fringe fanatic that lives for college football and all things Buckeyes so there's a whole crap load of T's and I's that the nerds would have to sort out but you get the picture I think? (FYI this rambling and napkin spitballing should all be read in Jack Burtons voice for posterity)

The Old Porkchop Express

Just sayin': Yeah, you gave a good case why that would be so difficult that it probably will never happen. The B1G and SEC would never agree to give up their TV contract advantage over the BIG XII and ACC. If you tried to trim the B1G to 16 teams; you couldn't get 2 teams to volunteer to go to another conference like the BIG XII or ACC that gives out lesser TV money. These schools would sue the conferences and/or the NCAA. In addition, fans and alumni wouldn't be happy as many "traditional rivaries" would be lost.
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QB1 Julian Sayin (All B1G, B1G Frosh of Year, All American, National Frosh of Year, National Champion)

Mickey Marotti Calls Julian Sayin Ohio State’s Toughest Player

THE TOUGHEST IN THE WOODY. Mick Marotti said what now?

Last week, Jeremiah Smith told reporters in Chicago that Ohio State strength coach Mick Marotti bestowed the ultimate title on Julian Sayin.

“Coach Mick came up to me once. This one week, I was hurt, and I was dealing with the quad thing. He came up to me and was like, ‘Do you know who the toughest player in the Woody is?’ I was like, ‘Who?’ He was like, ‘Julian Sayin,’” Smith said. “It made sense. He was dealing with an ankle thing or whatever — he was still going out there playing. I could see it. Julian, he was very tough.”

“When you combine (his traits) with our offensive line and the experience we have coming back, you know, Carson Hinzman, Luke Montgomery, Austin Siereveld, these guys all started during that playoff run two years ago and are national champs. They’re now back. And you combine that with other guys in the room like Josh Padilla, Phillip Daniels, Ian Moore. We’re as experienced and deep as I think we’ve ever been since I’ve been at Ohio State.

“Combine that with a quarterback who has experience now. I mean, this is only the third time since I’ve been at Ohio State that we’ve had the same quarterback come back for a second year. And that’s a big deal. I think he likes the challenge of some of the things that Arthur (Smith) is bringing to the table. When you go from coaching Aaron Rodgers to a college quarterback, you can certainly imagine what that has been like for Arthur. But man, Julian keeps up, and it’s been fun to watch. Excited to see where this goes this year with him.”

That makes two of us.
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2028 MA QB Christopher Vargas is a Buckeye!!!

Five-Star QB Christopher Vargas Sets Commitment Date with Ohio State Favored

One of Ohio State's top 2028 recruiting targets has set his commitment date.

Five-star quarterback Christopher Vargas told On3's Hayes Fawcett on Monday that he will announce his college decision on Saturday. Ohio State is widely viewed as the favorite to land the 6-foot-4 signal caller, with On3's Steve Wiltfong, Chad Simmons and Adam Gorney all predicting he'll commit to the Buckeyes this weekend.

Ranked as the No. 1 quarterback and No. 6 overall prospect in the 2028 class, Vargas visited Ohio State this summer for the Buckeyes' 7-on-7 tournament and one of the program's prospect camps. He told Eleven Warriors that Ohio State has been one of his top schools since receiving an offer from the Buckeyes in November 2024.

"I've been building relationships with them for probably two years or three years now," Vargas said of Ohio State's coaches. "It's been great."

Vargas also said he would love to play for Ryan Day, calling the Ohio State head coach a "QB developer" who helped players such as Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields and C.J. Stroud reach the NFL. Vargas said he models his game after Stroud, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year that fall.

"He just has the same playstyle as me, I think," Vargas said. "Him and (Green Bay Packers quarterback) Jordan Love have the same playstyle as me, so I like to watch film and learn from them."

As a sophomore in 2025, Vargas threw for 2,083 yards, 24 touchdowns and three interceptions, improving on a freshman campaign in which he passed for 1,311 yards, 17 touchdowns and three interceptions.

Along with Ohio State, Vargas holds 20 Division I offers, including Power Four offers from Oregon, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Michigan.

LFG!!
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2028 MA QB Christopher Vargas is a Buckeye!!!

Five-Star QB Christopher Vargas Sets Commitment Date with Ohio State Favored

One of Ohio State's top 2028 recruiting targets has set his commitment date.

Five-star quarterback Christopher Vargas told On3's Hayes Fawcett on Monday that he will announce his college decision on Saturday. Ohio State is widely viewed as the favorite to land the 6-foot-4 signal caller, with On3's Steve Wiltfong, Chad Simmons and Adam Gorney all predicting he'll commit to the Buckeyes this weekend.

Ranked as the No. 1 quarterback and No. 6 overall prospect in the 2028 class, Vargas visited Ohio State this summer for the Buckeyes' 7-on-7 tournament and one of the program's prospect camps. He told Eleven Warriors that Ohio State has been one of his top schools since receiving an offer from the Buckeyes in November 2024.

"I've been building relationships with them for probably two years or three years now," Vargas said of Ohio State's coaches. "It's been great."

Vargas also said he would love to play for Ryan Day, calling the Ohio State head coach a "QB developer" who helped players such as Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields and C.J. Stroud reach the NFL. Vargas said he models his game after Stroud, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year that fall.

"He just has the same playstyle as me, I think," Vargas said. "Him and (Green Bay Packers quarterback) Jordan Love have the same playstyle as me, so I like to watch film and learn from them."

As a sophomore in 2025, Vargas threw for 2,083 yards, 24 touchdowns and three interceptions, improving on a freshman campaign in which he passed for 1,311 yards, 17 touchdowns and three interceptions.

Along with Ohio State, Vargas holds 20 Division I offers, including Power Four offers from Oregon, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Michigan.
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Indiana Hoosiers (2025 National Champions)

ND-USC rivalry renewed; IU nixes series vs. Irish

Notre Dame's reunion with USC, however, also will coincide with the departure of defending national champion Indiana from the Fighting Irish's future schedules, sources told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.

In 2021, Notre Dame and Indiana announced a home-and-home series with the Hoosiers opening the 2030 season at Notre Dame, the slot USC will now fill. Notre Dame was set to visit Indiana in late September 2031. But both games will not be played, at Indiana's request, a source told Rittenberg. The desire to get USC back on the schedule in early-season slots drove the shuffling, along with Indiana's philosophy toward nonconference scheduling.
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Indiana's scheduling approach has avoided Power 4 opponents, as the school in 2023 withdrew from the final two games of a series against Louisville, and then in 2025 canceled a home-and-home series against Virginia. The Hoosiers' College Football Playoff teams in 2024 and 2025 did not play any Power 4 opponents from outside the Big Ten during the regular season.

Notre Dame had been the only major nonleague opponent on Indiana's schedule, which is filled through 2029. Coach Curt Cignetti has said Indiana is focused on its nine Big Ten games per year, and athletic director Scott Dolson has said the school's approach will remain flexible depending on the size and format of the CFP.

:lol:
Remember when the Big Ten tried to tell its school to play at least one Power 5 (now 4, I'm sure) school per year? How long did that "rule" last?
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Women's Pro Baseball League

Just sayin':

1. Anybody watch any of the 1st 2 games?....Me neither.

2. Do you think there is any crying in this baseball league?

In terms of entertainment value, how much worse than the Cincinnati Reds can it possibly be?

I mean maybe a bosom falls out or something (one that you'd like to see that is)?
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