BB73 said:

Social media is a contender for that title.

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ScriptOhio said:

Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti Argues Michigan Shouldn’t Receive Further Penalties for Sign Stealing in Letter to NCAA

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti reportedly wrote a letter to the NCAA Committee on Infractions recommending no new penalties for Michigan's sign-stealing scandal.

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At Big Ten Media Days, Petitti confirmed he sent a letter to the NCAA Committee on Infractions. However, he declined to comment on the contents of the letter on Tuesday.

"We did submit a letter," he said. "It's not uncommon in proceedings for a conference office to weigh in. I'm not gonna address what the contents of the letter we sent are, and because it's an ongoing process, I don't think it's appropriate for me to comment whether (the punishment) is enough or not while there are individuals deliberating. I don't think that's the right thing to do in the process."

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DaddyBigBucks said:

BP seems to be resolving into two schools of thought on what Petitti wrote months ago (but was just reported).

1) Those who think Petitti’s job is to represent any B1G school who finds themselves in that situation
2) Those who think he should represent the 17 schools who were cheated

But the B1G isn’t one school or even 18 schools with one agenda. It is 18 schools, each of which sees this from multiple perspectives depending on who you ask.

How many schools will have their bottom line affected (and by how much) if the cheaters get what’s coming to them? More to the point, for how many schools will that marginal difference in revenue matter enough that they will swallow their pride and their morality and be ok with the cheaters getting away with it?

For some of the bottom feeders, maybe they think it would be enough. But as the conference shares revenue equally, how much of a difference would it be, really? It’s hard to know, but for most teams that is the only question.

For the Buckeyes however, the question is different. For them, the real question is, how does the marginal revenue hit of an irrelevant Michigan compare to what the cheating cost you?

Now some of you may be thinking, “What the cheating cost the Buckeyes is a sunk cost. It doesn’t matter, moving forward.” That’s a perfectly valid perspective if you don’t care about justice. That may be a harsh way to express it, but it’s true for all that.

For my part, I think the Buckeyes should care about justice, and so should (at the very least) the teams who also had something taken from them by the cheating. And those teams comprise a larger portion of the conference than the cheaters do.

To me, the only thing that would make this ok is if the omitted context from the slanted ESPN story includes the fact that Petitti had already seen the proposed punishment and was saying they shouldn’t get anything beyond that, in spite of their truculent behavior. Otherwise he needs to go.

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ScriptOhio said:

Skull Session: Ross Bjork Wants Ryan Day and the Buckeyes to “Let Loose” in 2025, The Athletic Valuates the Ohio State Football Program at $1.9 Billion

Ross Bjork wants Ryan Day and the Buckeyes to “let loose” in 2025, and The Athletic estimates the Ohio State football program is worth $1.9 billion.

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Skull Session: Ross Bjork Wants Ryan Day and the Buckeyes to “Let Loose” in 2025, The Athletic Valuates the Ohio State Football Program at $1.9 Billion​

SHOW ME THE MONEY! This week, The Athletic’s Matt Baker asked the question: How much would it take to purchase your favorite college football program? For the Eleven Warriors audience, I will tweak that question to this: How much would it take to purchase the Ohio State football team?

The answer: $1.9 billion.

Here’s how Baker calculated that number (and the number for several other top programs from across the nation):

1. Texas: $2.38 billion
2. Georgia: $1.92 billion
3. Ohio State: $1.9 billion
4. Notre Dame: $1.85 billion
5. Michigan: $1.83 billion
6. Alabama: $1.74 billion
7. Oklahoma: $1.49 billion
8. USC: $1.4 billion
9. Tennessee: $1.37 billion
10. LSU: $1.23 billion

You know, as much as college football has drifted toward professionalization (see: name, image, and likeness and revenue sharing), at least one key difference remains: NCAA teams are not for sale. (Well, not yet… shoutout to Boise State and Florida State exploring private equity options.) Still, it’s fascinating to see just how valuable the Ohio State brand is — through an exercise that’s part imagination, part math, and all about perspective.

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OregonBuckeye said:

Now take out 2021-2023 when they cheated and re-crunch the numbers

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cincibuck said:

From 2005 to 2024 - Michigan had 214 wins, 96 losses, so they played just a shade below 70%.

So I went to Staten and did the math. Michigan 2024 to 2005 won 69% of their game, USC 73%, Penn State 72%, Oregon 75%. I think it says more about Ohio State's record over the same time frame than anything else. So all four teams are relatively close with the possible exception of the Oregon. My point? Michigan is only "crap" in comparison to Ohio State's record over the same period.

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cincibuck said:

From 2005 to 2024 - Michigan had 214 wins, 96 losses, so they played just a shade below 70%.

So I went to Staten and did the math. Michigan 2024 to 2005 won 69% of their game, USC 73%, Penn State 72%, Oregon 75%. I think it says more about Ohio State's record over the same time frame than anything else. So all four teams are relatively close with the possible exception of the Oregon. My point? Michigan is only "crap" in comparison to Ohio State's record over the same period.

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