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SEREbuckeye said:
Big Ten & SEC: Screw it, we’ll figure it out ourselves

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Big Ten Conference, Southeastern Conference Form Advisory Group

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference today announced the formation of a joint advisory group of university presidents, chancellors, and athletics directors to address the significant challenges facing college athletics and the opportunities for betterment of the...
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Big Ten Conference, Southeastern Conference Form Advisory Group​

The Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference today announced the formation of a joint advisory group of university presidents, chancellors, and athletics directors to address the significant challenges facing college athletics and the opportunities for betterment of the student- athlete experience.

These challenges, including but not limited to recent court decisions, pending litigation, a patchwork of state laws, and complex governance proposals, compel the two conferences to take a leadership role in developing solutions for a sustainable future of college sports.

The advisory group will engage with other constituencies as necessary, including consultation with student-athletes and other key leadership groups from within both conferences.

“The Big Ten and the SEC have substantial investment in the NCAA and there is no question that the voices of our two conferences are integral to governance and other reform efforts,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “We recognize the similarity in our circumstances, as well as the urgency to address the common challenges we face.”

“There are similar cultural and social impacts on our student-athletes, our institutions, and our communities because of the new collegiate athletics environment,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “We do not have predetermined answers to the myriad questions facing us. We do not expect to agree on everything but enhancing interaction between our conferences will help to focus efforts on common sense solutions.”

The advisory group will have no authority to act independently and will only serve as a consulting body. Its composition, charter and timetable, as well as the specific questions it might examine, have yet to be determined.
 
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AuTX Buckeye said:
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That account has made meaningful contributions to cfb conversation over the years

This isn't a contribution to anything

Yes, the schools ARE the ncaa

Everyone knows this

But when a SUBSET of those schools get together to take a separate look at the issues, they aren't JUST looking at issues that THEY created. Many of the issues under consideration were created by a system that tried to give the have nots a voice.

The problem is, sometimes the have-nots DON'T deserve a seat at the table. Sometimes the adults need to have an adult conversation, and if that means the adults move into a separate room and leave the kids at the kiddie table, so be it.

The top division, FBS, has been growing for years. In practice, there are several tiers within FBS. There are teams in FBS that will never be in danger of coming anywhere near a championship. There are some that don't even try. Allowing this division to just monotonically grow in perpetuity makes no sense. Clearly, allowing the masses to control things has left us in a place where those who BELONG have very different goals from the rank and file. It is well past time for those who BELONG to have the adult conversation that EXCLUDES the vox populi that has left us with a nonsensical top division with > 130 teams. Enough is enough
 
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SEC, Big Ten 'advisory group' stands as coded threat to NCAA: Figure it out, or we'll go off ourselves

The power conference may well reshape college athletics in their image
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SEC, Big Ten 'advisory group' stands as coded threat to NCAA: Figure it out, or we'll go off ourselves​

The power conference may well reshape college athletics in their image​

The SEC and Big Ten delivered a coded, read-between-the-lines message to college athletics in a 259-word release on Friday: We got this.

Essentially, the two most powerful conferences on the planet told everyone else to step aside. They're going to figure out the future of college athletics themselves. They're done waiting for Congressional intervention or NCAA action.

The future of college athletics will be at least influenced -- but probably dictated -- by the SEC and Big Ten. They have most of the money, talent, recruiting, facilities and brands at their disposal.

If the process hurts feelings or damages egos, so be it. If that means collectively bargaining with players and paying them for their athletic ability through revenue sharing ... well, that's on the table, too.

The SEC and Big Ten are among those who have waited too long. Now they have the ability to change the landscape themselves.

The joint announcement used careful wording like forming an "advisory group" to address "significant challenges in college athletics." This isn't the announcement of a scheduling agreement or another version of an ill-fated "alliance." The duo is targeting some more significant matters; they made sure to reference "recent court decisions, pending litigation, a patchwork of state laws."

That's really what this is about -- eliminating the consternation about an endless conga line of litigation regarding name, image and likeness, antitrust, transfers, etc.

In essence, the two leagues are aiming to remodel what is left of the collegiate model. Don't like it? Well, you don't have to. If NCAA membership doesn't agree to their reforms, the SEC and Big Ten have the leverage to take their 34 teams and stage their own national championship. The networks and the market itself have told them that is possible, and it's a path which SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has already hinted at in the past.

If that means a velvet hammer -- Friday's release -- leading to a chaotic breakaway of the two leagues, that's an option, too. It's just unlikely to be one that is explored right away. Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti would certainly like to affect change within the system first.
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