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knoxvol52 said:
Well go to a 10 game conference schedule in football and get rid of Chattanooga and Austin Peay.
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Iā€™ve wanted a 10 game conference schedule in football for awhile. Nobody wants to sit there and watch a 50 point blowout for 3-4 hours anyways. If they could do it in 2020 then why canā€™t we do it every year? You wouldnā€™t run the risk of stadiums not being sold out. Selling out games isnā€™t hard for some places but it is harder for others. Attendance (ie šŸ¤‘) would be up across the conference. Itā€™s a no brainer but for some reason they are against it.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Iā€™ve wanted a 10 game conference schedule in football for awhile. Nobody wants to sit there and watch a 50 point blowout for 3-4 hours anyways. If they could do it in 2020 then why canā€™t we do it every year? You wouldnā€™t run the risk of stadiums not being sold out. Selling out games isnā€™t hard for some places but it is harder for others. Attendance (ie šŸ¤‘) would be up across the conference. Itā€™s a no brainer but for some reason they are against it.
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They have to keep the lower programs up and running. Could you imagine how little youth and high school football players there would be if there were only power 5 roster spots available. Itā€™s a necessary inconvenience to have to play 9 instead of 10. Also gives folks who may not be able to afford the bigger games a chance to see the Vols play. Good to build fans out of children when that might be only games they can attend Etc..
 
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volplaya8 said:
They have to keep the lower programs up and running. Could you imagine how little youth and high school football players there would be if there were only power 5 roster spots available. Itā€™s a necessary inconvenience to have to play 9 instead of 10. Also gives folks who may not be able to afford the bigger games a chance to see the Vols play. Good to build fans out of children when that might be only games they can attend Etc..
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You could still schedule a lower program every year and a quality OOC game also. Iā€™m not saying to eliminate all the lower programs but maybe have each Power 4 school schedule a lower level program and triple their money whenever they play. So instead of paying a team $1M you could pay them $3M to come play. Or eliminate the conference championship games and that opens another regular season slot. Conference championship games in football will probably be obsolete in the coming years anyways with the CFP expansion. There are always ways to make it work.
 
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VolPack22 said:
You could still schedule a lower program every year and a quality OOC game also. Iā€™m not saying to eliminate all the lower programs but maybe have each Power 4 school schedule a lower level program and triple their money whenever they play. So instead of paying a team $1M you could pay them $3M to come play. Or eliminate the conference championship games and that opens another regular season slot. Conference championship games in football will probably be obsolete in the coming years anyways with the CFP expansion. There are always ways to make it work.
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They wonā€™t eliminate that money grabā€¦but in a conference like the Secā€¦the title game is about to mean about as much as the conference tournaments in basketball and baseball. Both teams will be solidly in the top 12 and they are not going to be out there risking injury when they could possibly have to play 3-4 more games. This is also why they wonā€™t be going to 10 game conference schedules. 9 games in conference, a quality OOC team, possible Sec title game, and 3-4 playoffs games now is too many tough games for these kids bodies to handle. It is great for the fan but just wait until a top team loses a star player in the quarters or semi final games because of wear and tear and you will start having ā€œpseudoā€œ national champions. Fans will love it for all the added games and I think it ultimately benefits the Vols but we are talking a possible 16-17 game season now. Better take that extra ā€œoffā€ week and use it wisely going forward.
 
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volplaya8 said:
They wonā€™t eliminate that money grabā€¦but in a conference like the Secā€¦the title game is about to mean about as much as the conference tournaments in basketball and baseball. Both teams will be solidly in the top 12 and they are not going to be out there risking injury when they could possibly have to play 3-4 more games. This is also why they wonā€™t be going to 10 game conference schedules. 9 games in conference, a quality OOC team, possible Sec title game, and 3-4 playoffs games now is too many tough games for these kids bodies to handle. It is great for the fan but just wait until a top team loses a star player in the quarters or semi final games because of wear and tear and you will start having ā€œpseudoā€œ national champions. Fans will love it for all the added games and I think it ultimately benefits the Vols but we are talking a possible 16-17 game season now. Better take that extra ā€œoffā€ week and use it wisely going forward.
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They arenā€™t just kids now though. They are semi-pro athletes. They wanted the money. Go earn it.
 
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VolPack22 said:
They arenā€™t just kids now though. They are semi-pro athletes. They wanted the money. Go earn it.
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But watch NFLā€¦guys ease into seasonsā€¦when eliminated they also barely play. Itā€™s an epidemic in sports culture and you are going to see it more and more in college. Guys only play if something is on the line. No loyalty, no playing for the name across the jerseyā€¦we all see it. All of us here just love Tennessee and what it means to us or at least what it used to mean to allā€¦those days are gone. We all know it and itā€™s sad.
 
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volplaya8 said:
But watch NFLā€¦guys ease into seasonsā€¦when eliminated they also barely play. Itā€™s an epidemic in sports culture and you are going to see it more and more in college. Guys only play if something is on the line. No loyalty, no playing for the name across the jerseyā€¦we all see it. All of us here just love Tennessee and what it means to us or at least what it used to mean to allā€¦those days are gone. We all know it and itā€™s sad.
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Kids are already opting out of bowl games so it wonā€™t be anything new. Honestly the sooner these kids are considered employees and have enforceable contracts the better imo. Because if you are cleared by medical staff to play and you refuse to play then you are in violation of your contract. You can actually suspend kids for doing stupid stuff and fine them on top of it. There will always be idiots because they are still fresh adults but I think it will curb a lot of the dumb decision making if they know their money is at stake.
 
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Hey you canā€™t ride Caitlin Clarkā€™s coattails anymore. Might as well go out since sheā€™s gone. I would have done the same thing lol

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Iowa's Bluder retires after 24 seasons, 528 wins

Longtime Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder has retired after going 65-12 the past two seasons with Caitlin Clark leading the way.
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VolPack22 said:
Hey you canā€™t ride Caitlin Clarkā€™s coattails anymore. Might as well go out since sheā€™s gone. I would have done the same thing lol

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Iowa's Bluder retires after 24 seasons, 528 wins

Longtime Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder has retired after going 65-12 the past two seasons with Caitlin Clark leading the way.
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Caitlin Clark factor. Iowa wasn't going too be very good this upcoming season.
 
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Can we just sign him to be a player? He can shot better than all those jokers on the team currently.

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Sources: Lakers to start talking with candidates

The Lakers are expected to start contacting coaching candidates in the coming days, with an initial concentration on sitting assistants and ex-head coaches with whom they have less familiarity.
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VolPack22 said:
Can we just sign him to be a player? He can shot better than all those jokers on the team currently.

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Sources: Lakers to start talking with candidates

The Lakers are expected to start contacting coaching candidates in the coming days, with an initial concentration on sitting assistants and ex-head coaches with whom they have less familiarity.
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LeBron wants J.J. Reddick šŸ¤¦šŸ¤¦šŸ¤¦
 
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