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That's tough to answer. Certainly it was not meant to be that way when it was first founded, but things are far more different now. Money, of course, is what is different now. If it isn't the NCAA, it will be something else. With cuts in state funding, increasingly competitive grant...

CA$H could be fluid as well. If a program drops below a certain threshold, they could be ousted and another team from the NCAA could be brought in. For that matter, leagues could add programs and get above 16 schools if need be. It would still be them choosing the haves and have nots, but it...

So, with that logic, could Boise State sue (or get their senators involved) the AAU for not allowing them to join? I realize that isn't all that important in terms of being popular politically, but it is still a group of schools that excludes others because they don't feel they measure up...

If these conferences decided to break off from the NCAA, would that still be the case? I'm admittedly ignorant on what exactly constitutes "antitrust" in a situation like this. For example, if these conferences broke away from the NCAA, could Boise State or some other undefeated team still...

I was just responding to your suggestion that OU/OkSU and KU/KSU could be split if each had a good landing spot. That's true in theory, but since I can't imagine a scenario where either the B1G or SEC would want KSU or OkSU it doesn't work so well in practice. Maybe the SEC might be interested...

It would take a > 16-team B1G or SEC for that to happen, because I see no way either conference prefers those states over Virginia and North Carolina. Plus, only Kansas would be considered by the B1G because of academics, so that would leave the SEC as the only landing spots for KSU and Okie...

The PAC-12 expanding to Texas is the only thing that makes economic sense for them. Expanding to another state in their footprint doesn't add money for PAC-12 Network carriage fees (something they're struggling with getting cable/satellite providers to carry as it is). Boise, New Mexico...

Yes whey.

Following in the footsteps of Jim Coletto, perhaps?

It would be an awfully quick turnaround to hire a football coach this quickly, but crazier things have happened.

All signs are definitely pointing towards OSU, and with the inexperienced CB depth, OSU could definitely use him. Poor TTUN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpXAknykeg

Special teams?

So..... anyone print up any "Penn State - victimized by raped children since 1998" t-shirts yet?

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PSU's biggest problem on offense next year will be quarterback. The only other player of note that they lose is their center. Not only is Steven Bench (the guy they flipped from Rice) a questionable talent, but he's the only other scholarship QB on their roster, IIRC. They get in Hackenburg...

I was thinking more along the lines of the pork that is added to so many bills. For example, if a senator in Illinois adds some pork that gets the University of Illinois to study the economic and ecological effects of rebuilding the Chicago Canal, if the CIC was a major lobbying force there...

I agree that the CIC portion of this is overblown. I could see CIC collaboration helping with major grants if it is impossible for one school to handle everything, but for most funding it likely plays no role. Now, if the CIC really wants to get into steering money towards their schools...