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Now that right there is an interesting data point. One could not help but be curious as to why they'd turn down money, even for whatever amount of work is required. Not enough money? Too many hours of work (perceived or otherwise)? Better pay already coming in? It is curious.

I think you're right, it was 3 or 4 years before they lost a game in conference. But they kept playing Miami and Florida, for the in-state rivalries I believe, and Miami ruined his chances quite a bit. Maybe Florida tripped them up a few times too? A lot of dominant football in Florida back...

Sure. I'll mark it on the map. All of dat.

He was, but he coached at FSU for 16 years (and won an average of 9.5 games per season during that time) before winning his first championship. And FSU had a reputation of winning 10-12 games most years but almost never winning the big one. A lot of 11-1 years. In other words, sustained...

lol okay ... so, keeping track, it's the Bobby Bowden question. Or put more directly, "Are you content winning most of the games but never championships?" Mixed in with a little "Do you think Heupel can do any better than he's already done?" I can't imagine anyone who would say yes to #1...

Anyone looking to trade Heupel is gonna have to go through me first. We've won 71% of our games in the last four years. I ain't having it. The wheels come off, then we can talk. But 71% ain't wheels off. Ain't even check engine light. Hell it ain't even "time to take the car in for an oil...

The Athletic: Continuing to validate my decision to cancel my subscription since 2020.

"It's rollin', baby! It's rollin'!"

Opening paragraph of this "article." The quarterback position is often considered the most crucial in all of sports. The quarterback is usually the first to take the snap, and it's his responsibility to make the right decisions in both the passing and running games, especially given the variety...

That is definitely something I've noticed as well. I used to follow every recruiting cycle closely, but now? Why bother? With transfers and the portal they come and go by season. Even the "boom!" recruiting posts feel silly now. More than silly - almost foolish, or at the very least...

This entire "Smokey Gray" presentation feels less polished than previous iterations. The announcement, the rollout, all of it. The black mode introductions last year were phenomenal. Other prior alternates felt more polished as well. Don't know if this is a byproduct of the Nike to Adidas...

Learfield made over 1 billion dollars in revenue last year, as part of Endeavor's 8 billion dollars in revenue in 2024. They have been struggling a bit these past few years, granted, and the IMG merger seemed to cloud the horizon as far as profit post-merger ... but they employ over 2000...

I mean ... I have to assume that's a bit of a humorous comment. Learfield would devour Spyre for breakfast - no, not even breakfast. Just a single cracker from an in-flight snack tray. There is no larger corporate entity in the sports branding / talent world than Learfield, and Learfield is part...

Agreed about where it's going. Now that the schools have fully opened themselves up to monetization, the value of their brands is skyrocketing. Built in history with regions and states, going back over a hundred years, with baked in loyalty from generations of families and alumni. And in this...