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Conference Self Governance Will Fail
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:37 am
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:37 am
I’ve come to the conclusion that conference self-governance is doomed. Unlike the NCAA, which has no incentive to harshly punish any individual school, conferences are made up of direct competitors. They may agree on the rules, but when it comes to enforcement, every school has an incentive to bury a rival—especially a traditional power. And what recourse does the school have in that situation? If they don’t want to accept the punishment, they can just leave, which is what will end up happening.
If we’ve had this much of a mess when LSU hasn’t even broken a rule, imagine what happens when a major program actually does. You can’t have competitors policing competitors and expect fair enforcement. The whole premise of conference self governance seems flawed.
If we’ve had this much of a mess when LSU hasn’t even broken a rule, imagine what happens when a major program actually does. You can’t have competitors policing competitors and expect fair enforcement. The whole premise of conference self governance seems flawed.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:43 am to pelicanpride
You make a good point.
Conference politics, chasing the almighty dollar, and tv will all play major roles.
Conference politics, chasing the almighty dollar, and tv will all play major roles.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:43 am to pelicanpride
M.A.D
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:48 am to pelicanpride
Also- you can't just threaten to kick someone out when you do not like what they are doing. That works for a golf club, not a multi-billion dollar cartel.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 10:15 am to LSUtoOmaha
Why the SEC decided to sue the Governor of a state that is in your conference with no merit is baffling to me
What the hell was Sankey thinking and those members that participated in this should be sanctioned by the conference
What the hell was Sankey thinking and those members that participated in this should be sanctioned by the conference
Posted on 9/28/26 at 10:15 am to pelicanpride
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You can’t have competitors policing competitors and expect fair enforcement.
I’ve been trying to think of a scenario where direct competitors within a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, actively police and enforce penalties on one another, and I can’t think of a single one. There’s probably a reason you don’t see this type of thing. The enterprise will self-destruct.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 10:17 am to pelicanpride
The only way it would work is to have a panel of “judges” that have no ties to any one school. Otherwise, biases will always come through.
The SEC, through all the nonsense with LSU, has already proven the current power structure can’t handle the responsibility.
The SEC, through all the nonsense with LSU, has already proven the current power structure can’t handle the responsibility.
This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 10:19 am
Posted on 9/28/26 at 10:44 am to RB10
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The only way it would work is to have a panel of “judges” that have no ties to any one school. Otherwise, biases will always come through.
Or member institutions would have to agree to give considerable power to the commissioner, which I can’t imagine schools would be willing to do. Right now they’re attempting to have a middle ground where the commissioner is the mouthpiece, but the member institutions own the power. Clearly, that isn’t working.
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