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Devo182 said:
They must have thought they were a lot bigger and popular than they were...even after those stunts. Overpriced the launch point? Whoever is the underwriting investment bank has to be...not too happy.

I did admire the...ballsy...IPO strategy going after main street and lessening the impact of hedge funds and such, but it looks like it didn't help anyone. Their negative PR was too much, nor did they get the institutional and hedge fund IPO scheme "pop". Guess you gotta play the slimy game to get that pop.
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I'm sure they thought they played the game correctly only to realize they listened to the wrong people
 
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Devo182 said:
Maybe I missed it, or probably just forgot, but what else did we do?

Gladly, unlike AZ st, the coaches involved are already gone.
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It has not been discussed by anyone in the Knoxville media, but I have heard that our recruiting violations were more similar to Arizona State. Really not about paying players.
 
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Ace said:
It has not been discussed by anyone in the Knoxville media, but I have heard that our recruiting violations were more similar to Arizona State. Really not about paying players.
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Having visits during covid? That's the only other thing I've seen from ASU.
 
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GiggerVol said:
Very nice pics of areas out west you routinely display McGuill.I've flown out west 3 or 4 times but have never driven across much of those areas. They are on my bucket list though.
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You ever want any help planning just let me know. I love to see people have a good time exploring the natural sites. I am not much help with cities though, but other guys here are awesome with that kind of info.

62 days until the next trip of a lifetime...can't wait...🤗
 
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Geaux_Vols said:
yeh i misread it. oh well. i'm actually a big jordan fan so it was paining me to try to use him as an example anyway. point stands that getting BIG FEELINGS this girl stepped down from the olympics is so pathetic. *****ing on american olympians is cool now with y'all? weird times.

anyway, she's the greatest of her sport of all time. those tuning in for a nanosecond of her career and thinking they know anything is hilarious and sad.
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There's no question she's the goat. My wife was a highly ranked gymnast, and she raves about how Biles does some things no one else can dream of doing.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
SEC programs are stupid. 247 pod talked about this in detail. In no way does this help rebuilding teams like TN, and it makes bottom tier teams like Ky have an even more difficult road. This is stupid
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I still think the long term here, and the reason you hear Ohio State and Michigan in this conversation, is due to the imminent death of the NCAA and they are going to all band together to collectively bargain the future. After that time I’d expect an agreement on conferences or divisions that should align with current regional setups but the schools that risked the movement will have the Lion share of the say.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
SEC programs are stupid. 247 pod talked about this in detail. In no way does this help rebuilding teams like TN, and it makes bottom tier teams like Ky have an even more difficult road. This is stupid
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It’s not that they’re stupid. They just see dollar signs. They don’t care if we’re good or not. They never have. As long as they’re getting rich they’re happy.
 
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GoBigOrange86 said:
It’s not that they’re stupid. They just see dollar signs. They don’t care if we’re good or not. They never have. As long as they’re getting rich they’re happy.
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I hope our admin cares. I know Danny White cares. I know he's trying to raise $390 million. But if we want to compete, we have to be completely bought in from the top down. We need to update our facilities, hire the best staff, academics needs to be in order or we're going to continue to wallow in mediocrity.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
SEC programs are stupid. 247 pod talked about this in detail. In no way does this help rebuilding teams like TN, and it makes bottom tier teams like Ky have an even more difficult road. This is stupid
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Stfu you FAN!

WE (commish, AD, coaches) will make MOAR $$$. How do you not understand how this benefits your team?!? 🙄🙄
 
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UTMVol76 said:
I still think the long term here, and the reason you hear Ohio State and Michigan in this conversation, is due to the imminent death of the NCAA and they are going to all band together to collectively bargain the future. After that time I’d expect an agreement on conferences or divisions that should align with current regional setups but the schools that risked the movement will have the Lion share of the say.
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Has nothing to do with NCAA. They don't negotiate TV media rights deals and never have (except MM). They've never mattered in that regard. They're a mere conduit for what universities want in terms of rules and rule enforcement. Don't want to free agency? That's the universities. Don't want NiL? That's what the universities want. Conferences like the SEC can already set much of their own rules via the Autonomous conference designation anyway.

This is about media deals and an opportunity (which they've apparently been discussing for over a year) to maximize per-team value, which increases per-team payout. Have yet to see any desire to be the rulemaking and enforcement body (who would want that job?).

This is a pure money grab. I suspect it came up last year when we heard of that big, new shiny media deal. They were probably...slyly...leaked how much money it could be if TX/OU joined. And thus the inception began and all the greedy minds circled.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
SEC programs are stupid. 247 pod talked about this in detail. In no way does this help rebuilding teams like TN, and it makes bottom tier teams like Ky have an even more difficult road. This is stupid
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Why do they care. Its all about the money. Bama, OU, TX, UGA are gonna be at the top and everyone else will be stuck in neutral
 
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mr.checkerboards said:
Why do they care. Its all about the money. Bama, OU, TX, UGA are gonna be at the top and everyone else will be stuck in neutral
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Can't wait till Birmingham sticks us in a pod with Bama and Auburn out of "balance" when they clearly don't give 2 flips about CFB balance by this very move. No one should be tricked by troll Sankey.
 
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