tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post7055760157390232627..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Big 5 one step closer to leaving NCAAATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-77123209734014257912014-08-09T01:26:03.215-04:002014-08-09T01:26:03.215-04:00Ultimately there will be no conferences and every ...Ultimately there will be no conferences and every school be on its own. Historical regional alliances will still rule the schedule but no formal body like the SEC will exist. <br /><br />At some point lawyers for the needier schools and probably the Supreme Court, seriously, will have to make a decision about what is happening here. The Big 5 seems a lot like a monopoly now. This is still amateur sports technically . . . ie this is where the Supreme Court comes into play.<br /><br />Don't worry about Hockey. Hockey East locked arms with Notre Dame and NBC sports. It is not going anywhere.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-35447289160517266262014-08-08T07:48:56.053-04:002014-08-08T07:48:56.053-04:00Not a good direction but reflective of the incompe...Not a good direction but reflective of the incompetence of the NCAA in recent years. Presents an excellent opportunity for schools with serious academic aspirations to form a new Ivy League type conference. Schools like BC, Vandy, Duke, Northwestern, Wake, etc. need to chart their own course. In the end, the prestige of such affiliations will benefit each school and its alums far more than fighting an escalating arms race in semi professional athletics.Napolean Bonapartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400468172192375595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-57345152401710491962014-08-08T02:16:31.885-04:002014-08-08T02:16:31.885-04:00I was glad to see nothing in the decision mentione...I was glad to see nothing in the decision mentioned game rules, which still must be uniform across all NCAA division (I think). I had worried that with autonomy, ESPN would quickly pressure the Power 5 to adopt NFL-like time rules (the clock doesn't stop on a first down, ect) to insert more TV timeouts without lengthening the time it takes to complete a game.Goberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346271241916316855noreply@blogger.com