bamaoldtimer

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you're an idiot

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lol. A t shirt Miss St. Fan on a silly message board calling me an Igit. :nana:

By the way. We’re all idiots for even posting here. Go join the Big 12.

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Haha! I had to pick at him cause old timer was in his name

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Yea, I’m old and remember Pele. Do you?

I pray this country founded on freedom will see 350. We will all be pushing up daisy’s and let’s hope our heirs know how precious and lucky we all are to be living in America. FREEDOM!! That’s my wish for all you ranters. .

Happy 4th and God Bless America

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don’t feel compelled to support a bunch of 18 year old millionaires with my hard earned time and money, especially when they will just as likely be gone in a year to the next highest bidder. Most players today have zero loyalty to their school or fanbase. Why should fans feel any loyalty towards them? I am simply not a huge fan of what college football has evolved into.

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Much to unpack in your statement. Let me try.
1. Only a handful are millionaires out of a roster of 105 thereabouts..
2. Coaches have always left players hanging by jumping ship. Why should players not have same ability?
3. Im a capitalist. Highest bidder works fine for me.
4. Loyalty, again back to coaches leaving. I bet majority of players 2-4 star, non NFL true prospects play for the school they grew up rooting for if possible.

Finally, you and I did not make the current financial mess and lthe lack of rules enforcement is an Ncaa and conference problem. Im just a simple fan who enjoys Saturday football

I control like you what affects me. Hope you regain your joy of the game and let the suits battle over money and position.

RTR !
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But hey now the 24 year old players are multi millionaires which is what everyone wanted all along, right?

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This fall, you will tune in to watch your dogs play. You will keep the same routine you have always kept I bet. You will start with game day. A Bloody Mary, maybe a double. Start the grill and smoke the chicken and ribs till 2. You will drink, yell at the tv, curse the refs like always. The wife will get annoyed and say she’s going off.

Ahhhh, college ball. Hasn’t changed a bit.

The top-tier brands and their average weekly television viewership during the 2025 regular season were as follows:
Alabama Crimson Tide: ~7.01 - 8.49 million
Texas Longhorns: ~6.88 - 7.55 million
Georgia Bulldogs: ~6.17 - 7.48 million
Tennessee Volunteers: ~6.21 - 7.03 million
Ohio State Buckeyes: ~5.68 - 6.57 million
Oklahoma Sooners: ~4.91 - 6.64 million
LSU Tigers: ~4.28 - 6.42 million
Mchigan Wolverines: ~4.27 - 5.08 million

SEC. viewership Averaged 43.61 million eyeballs per week for these six teams. Big 10 11.65 million for Two teams. Problem for Big 10 they don’t have another four schools to match the SEC.

Six of top eight programs from the SEC. Two from Big 10.

How is ESPN getting away grossly underpaying the SEC?

Sankey better open up bidding the next round of media negotiations to multiple networks. Disney/ ESPN has been getting a free ride.

Also, why should the big SEC schools carrying the load get even shares with the likes of Kentucky, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Mississippi St etc? They should not.

I propose the SEC payout media money based on percentage of viewship.

The NFL has had a free ride concerning their collegiate farm system. Taxpayer funded state schools primarily and boosters support a farm system that has solely benefited the NFL

I believe the NFL sees a Collegiate Super Conference as a potential rival to its business.

The media partners who support both the SEC and Big10 and NFL, have a finite amount of advertisers who can and are willing to pay the bills. The dividing up of this revenue stream is what worries the NFL.

The NFL knows that if the SEC and Big10, ND along with say another 10 or so top brands broke away could in fact become a powerful competitor to the NFL.

The NFL needs the existing conferences and schools to survive to continue feeding there system for free, but not a new super competitor who might rival them and take revenue away.

Thoughts?

Unless you want an anti American in Cornyn seat, suggest holding your nose like me and voting Paxton.

Paxton is no saint but neither is Trump. He will push legislation you and I will agree with. The Democrat won’t.

Think about it :cheers:

Listened to the President of TT giving his remarks on the Sorsby matter. He is fine with him playing. Therefore, why should I care as a Bama fan and non gambler?

Sorsby can bet all day long on Bama games like every other gambling addict. His betting won’t impact the game one bit.

If he was dumb enough to hurt Tech they will know and get rid of him.

As an alcoholic who’s been sober over 10 years now, I wish the kid gets help and straightens out his life.

Having the $5-6 million that I’ve read TT paid him to play, he certainly has plenty of fuel to propel his addiction

I pray for him and all those with debilitating addictions.

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Even if it did, it wouldn’t prohibit private NIL contributions.

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Valid point. So in effect, we can all whine and complain but in reality the ncaa rules are not law. They are only enforceable if everyone chooses to abide.

If what you say is true and I think you are right, the kid will play this fall and nobody can do anything about it.

Sports Gambling in Texas
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a court decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 584 U.S. 452. This decision struck down the federal ban on sports gambling. The ruling allowed each state to decide whether they wanted to legalize it.

Though there have been efforts to pass laws in recent years, online sports betting is still illegal in Texas.

Under Texas Law, my understanding is that Sports Gambling is illegal in Texas.

Texas Tech is a State funded University. Texas law should apply IMHO.

Therefore, Sorbsy is a known law breaker and should not be gifted the right to play.

I’d be interested in any lawyers take on this idea.