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[BigSteve09]

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[Enki_Amenra]

 

[BigSteve09]

In the SEC, those outside influences -- along with the conference's expansion to 16 schools with Texas and Oklahoma in 2025 -- will lead to several tweaks in the way the conference conducts business and some of those decisions could be made this week at its annual spring meetings in Destin, Florida. The top item on the agenda is football scheduling, though discussions about how to navigate a world of paid players (NIL), the complicated and frustrating recruiting and transfer calendar, inconsistent NCAA enforcement, the delay of College Football Playoff expansion and the ongoing remodeling of the NCAA will tinge every brainstorming session scheduled inside several meeting rooms at the Sandestin Hilton.

Sankey and the cronies are going to have a blast trying to turn back the hands of time on NIL while not advancing any of the other subjects mentioned here.

Several SEC leaders told 247Sports they believe Sankey's new charge is a result of the fallout of a failed plan to expand the College Football Playoff. Sankey worked two years on a CFP working group to help develop a 12-team CFP, only to be spurned by fellow FBS commissioners in the summer after it was formally presented to playoff leaders. Those same leaders asked Sankey and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby (among others) to form a working group to develop an expanded playoff two years earlier. They developed a plan in secret for two years without leaks to the media, and after several informal nods of approval, the plan only required a rubber stamp, but the expansion stalled in the wake of shocking news in July: Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. Feelings were hurt. Trust was broken. Relationships among commissioners were strained and Sankey became the easy target for disdain as many painted him as the villain sparking the biggest round of conference realignment in one decade. Meanwhile, the very foundation of college athletics was crumbling with NIL's introduction and football's future, including scheduling and interconference matchups, on shaky ground.

The SEC will spend most of its time this week discussing and potentially adopting a new conference scheduling format for 2025 and beyond. The two models up for adoption: one permanent opponent and seven rotating opponents (1-7); three permanent opponents and six rotating opponents (3-6). The primary point of contention is whether to expand from an eight-game conference schedule to nine games, sources told 247Sports. The league's leadership is split on whether to abandon divisions, though it's believed a nine-game schedule will gain traction in meetings and lead to the inevitable dissolution of divisions. Discussion of introducing four-team pods when Texas and Oklahoma join the conference appears to have been abandoned, a source told 247Sports.

 

[Devo182]

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You're prob correct. There are 51 available though on stubhub. The min. price of our game is 4x the others.

Geez. I'd save it and see a Super Regional game or at least Ga Tech.

$230 vs Alabama St? It'll be run ruled 15-0 after 7. Would be fun, but I doubt it'll be a memorable game.

Never thought I'd see baseball tix more expensive than football tix. We saw UGA 2015 for about $60/ticket iirc. Good seats. One of the greatest games and comebacks of the past decade.

 

[BigOrangeVols]

Sankey and the cronies are going to have a blast trying to turn back the hands of time on NIL while not advancing any of the other subjects mentioned here.

They should fix the inconsistent NCAA enforcement before they attempt to fix absolutely anything else with recruiting/transfers. That would make him turn on his golden boys UGA and Bama so we all know that won't happen. Could start with tampering with potential transfers also, USC and that transfer WR made a mockery of that right in their face.

 

[Devo182]

My 52" HD TV a few feet from me is the best ticket I could have

I do enjoy going to live sporting events, but the way ticket scalping works and the only experience you get seems to be drunk idiots and a sunburn it's hard to want to attend. I do try to make a few basketball games.

This too. My parents went to quite a few games a few years ago when one of my mom's former students was on the team. But they said they returned this year and it was just full of loud and obnoxious fans (I think it was the student section) that just wanted to hear the sound of their own voice. Haven't returned since. I hate some have to ruin it for others by thinking it's about them.

 

[Devo182]

Sankey and the cronies are going to have a blast trying to turn back the hands of time on NIL while not advancing any of the other subjects mentioned here.

Conference-only playoff!! My god this Napoleon complex filled megalomaniac is trying to ruin the sport as fast as possible.

ALL because he was making less than the B1G and PAC commissioners a few years ago and felt slighted and got all in his little feels over it. Ever since he's gone on a tear trying to wreck everything outside of "HIS" conference. He should be ashamed. No pro sports league would ever allow this sort of rogue division/conference crap happening...for the good of the game! This guy only thinks about himself and his own conference.

Kick him the **** out before he does any more damage.

 

[volbeast33]

Geez. I'd save it and see a Super Regional game or at least Ga Tech.

$230 vs Alabama St? It'll be run ruled 15-0 after 7. Would be fun, but I doubt it'll be a memorable game.

Never thought I'd see baseball tix more expensive than football tix. We saw UGA 2015 for about $60/ticket iirc. Good seats. One of the greatest games and comebacks of the past decade.

Yep…. Count me out…. I felt the same about the Purdue bowl game tickets

 

[csprig9]

Yep…. Count me out…. I felt the same about the Purdue bowl game tickets

And they wonder why they can’t always fill stadiums
Ticket prices are way too high
Plus food and drink and it’s ridiculous
Not to mention travel costs lol

 

[St. JohnVolCactus]

I’m pic banned for UT boxers and you’re crackin anus jokes… 0530 mods need to be trained up

There's a hierarchy. We're all looking up to the posters who generate the most traffic. It's virtual collateral in the 1's and 0's world. It's the new nepotism.

 

[jave36]

My 52" HD TV a few feet from me is the best ticket I could have

I do enjoy going to live sporting events, but the way ticket scalping works and the only experience you get seems to be drunk idiots and a sunburn it's hard to want to attend. I do try to make a few basketball games.

I don't understand why stadiums spend so many millions or even billions of dollars but can't put a roof over the fans' heads. Half the stadium can't even see from the sun during an afternoon game.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Anyone want to give a listen? Odd. I think it's telling he wants to interact directly with the fans. Clearly doesn't trust the Auburn PR team or the media, for good reason. But I don't see how any good can come of this for him. If it's three hours a week of coaching cliches, no one is gonna give a **** about it, and the fans will say that's three hours more a week he could be fixing a floundering recruiting class. And if he starts dropping bombshells, the AD is going to expedite his trip to the door faster than they already are. Seems like a lose-lose. Harsin's only path to sticking around is to win 9-10 games this year, and this won't help do that.

 

[Devo182]

TiL the creator of That 70's Show tried to create a spinoff in 2002 called That 80's Show starring Glenn Howerton (Dennis from IASIP).

Luckily it bombed, otherwise we never would have had It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, America's longest running live-action comedy show.



Fwiw read about this because they're now creating That 90's Show...dang I feel old!

 

[jave36]

And they wonder why they can’t always fill stadiums
Ticket prices are way too high
Plus food and drink and it’s ridiculous
Not to mention travel costs lol

I think ticket prices need to be higher actually. Make the scalpers think twice before snatching up a thousand tickets.

 

[jsteed]

This is old news at this point but the championship game was the 5th largest attendance in the history of the SEC at Hoover. I was at the game and there had to be only about 200 Florida fans and the rest were in Orange and White. It was an amazing environment and UT is definitely starving for a champion. This team is amazing to watch and so talented.
Quick question, what are the players doing when they squat and cover their face after an extra base hit?

 

[SSVol]

What’s the reputable source? Can you post their website?

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I don't understand why stadiums spend so many millions or even billions of dollars but can't put a roof over the fans' heads. Half the stadium can't even see from the sun during an afternoon game.

True that, hell even some padding on the HS style bleachers would be kind of nice.

From a stadium standpoint Nissan in Nashville is so much better. If we could get that sort of comfort in Knoxville with close to 100k to preserve the atmosphere it'd be awesome, even if stuck in the elements.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

This too. My parents went to quite a few games a few years ago when one of my mom's former students was on the team. But they said they returned this year and it was just full of loud and obnoxious fans (I think it was the student section) that just wanted to hear the sound of their own voice. Haven't returned since. I hate some have to ruin it for others by thinking it's about them.

That's a constant in so many places...even music concerts have that issue sadly. Baffles me, why spend the money on a seat if all you're going to do is talk through the entire experience?

 

[BigSteve09]

Anyone want to give a listen? Odd. I think it's telling he wants to interact directly with the fans. Clearly doesn't trust the Auburn PR team or the media, for good reason. But I don't see how any good can come of this for him. If it's three hours a week of coaching cliches, no one is gonna give a **** about it, and the fans will say that's three hours more a week he could be fixing a floundering recruiting class. And if he starts dropping bombshells, the AD is going to expedite his trip to the door faster than they already are. Seems like a lose-lose. Harsin's only path to sticking around is to win 9-10 games this year, and this won't help do that.

One weird move after another.

That "we are family" stuff was probably better suited for when he was at Boise. You know, the area that he grew up in, school that he played for, and school that he coached for. As part of a tighter fanbase.

Him leaving there was really stupid.

 

[BigSteve09]

True that, hell even some padding on the HS style bleachers would be kind of nice.

From a stadium standpoint Nissan in Nashville is so much better. If we could get that sort of comfort in Knoxville with close to 100k to preserve the atmosphere it'd be awesome, even if stuck in the elements.

and that is saying a lot

 

[norrislakevol]

What’s the reputable source? Can you post their website?

I buy it at my gyms supplement store. SR labz is the manufacturer. The have good reviews.

 

[norrislakevol]

What’s the best place to get em? Thanks

I buy them at my Gyms supplement store in Clinton TN. Southern Fitness. SR Labz is the maker.

 

[norrislakevol]

What’s the best place to get em? Thanks

I get them at my Gym in Clinton in their supplement store, Southern Fitness. SR Labz is the maker.

 

[Ten_Titans]

One weird move after another.

That "we are family" stuff was probably better suited for when he was at Boise. You know, the area that he grew up in, school that he played for, and school that he coached for. As part of a tighter fanbase.

Him leaving there was really stupid.

Who knows. It's impossible to see past the incompetence of that AD to tell if he could succeed at this level of football or not IMO. I don't think he's a great culture fit, but I don't think should matter. A good system around the coach can make it work, and they don't have a good system.

If they hire Kevin Steele next year, I think Auburn fans might just go full suicide pact.

 

[norrislakevol]

I’ll definitely trust a well designed peer reviewed study over antidotes, and don’t mean that I’ma snarky way, and hope it works out well for you.

I’m a lifetime natural and no expert on gear, but pretty well read on SARMs and AAS. Everytime I entertain the idea, I research and end up walking away, but all the best to you.

I certainly understand. As someone who has used anabolic steroids before in the past I can tell you that SARMS are as close to the real deal as you can get without the legality issues and minus the generally minor side effects of regular steroids. No gyno, no testicular atrophy, no zits, no oily skin.....none of that.