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Topic: The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.

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847badgerfan

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« Reply #3150 on: January 02, 2026, 10:13:42 AM »
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« Reply #3151 on: January 02, 2026, 10:30:56 AM »
Indiana spends more $$$ than Bama???

because, it just means more
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« Reply #3152 on: January 02, 2026, 11:11:16 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on January 02, 2026, 10:30:56 AM
Indiana spends more $$$ than Bama???

because, it just means more
They probably do.  Alabama is poor.  This is no surprise to many of us who predicted it the moment buying players became legal.
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« Reply #3153 on: January 02, 2026, 11:17:23 AM »
Yeah, and between years 1 and 2 of Cignetti, Mark Cuban jumped on board to add financial support. 
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« Reply #3154 on: January 02, 2026, 11:44:49 AM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on January 02, 2026, 11:17:23 AM
Yeah, and between years 1 and 2 of Cignetti, Mark Cuban jumped on board to add financial support.

Commitments to upgrade the stadium experience, facilities, staff pay and player pay.

Hard to not win when the entire university is aligned top-down and the money is there.

Alignment is a major problem in Madison. The BoR could not care less about athletics, and the Chancellor came over from UCLA.

Need a Donna Shalala to hire a Pat Richter to hire a Barry Alvarez and a Stu Jackson/Dick Bennett/Bo Ryan.

That was alignment and that is what you need to be successful.
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« Reply #3155 on: January 02, 2026, 01:12:30 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on January 02, 2026, 11:44:49 AM
Commitments to upgrade the stadium experience, facilities, staff pay and player pay.

Hard to not win when the entire university is aligned top-down and the money is there.

Alignment is a major problem in Madison. The BoR could not care less about athletics, and the Chancellor came over from UCLA.

Need a Donna Shalala to hire a Pat Richter to hire a Barry Alvarez and a Stu Jackson/Dick Bennett/Bo Ryan.

That was alignment and that is what you need to be successful.
Absolutely true.  During UT's Charlie Strong and Tom Herman years, we had two interrim university presidents, one lame duck university system chancellor, and one interrim athletic director. The hiring cycle was all completely reversed with head coaches being hired before the athletic director, and athletic directors being hired before the university president, and university president being hired before the final university system chancellor.

After we finally got a new permanent chancellor he hired a new permanent university president who hired a new athletic director who hired Steve Sarkisian.

Now, Sarkisian may or may not be the correct answer, but at least there's finally alignment all the way up the chain, and each guy has "his guy" in place.

Despite Sarkisian's flaws as a head coach, the results have still been pretty positive compared to the 5-7 types of seasons under Strong and Herman.
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« Reply #3156 on: January 02, 2026, 01:24:24 PM »
Isn't Texas the only SEC team to win a bowl game against a P5 outside of the SEC? 
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« Reply #3157 on: January 02, 2026, 01:25:20 PM »
Oh no , Alabama gets blasted by a team that’s never had much success at the college level, and the other team is paying their players fair and square? 

I’m so sad ! 
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« Reply #3158 on: January 02, 2026, 01:49:59 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on January 02, 2026, 10:13:42 AM
This is pretty rich.
LMAO, ya the comment section wasn't buying it they were like "if you're looking for sympathy it's between shit and syphilis"
"Did you see the player's parking lot" 

When tOSU played Bama in 2020 for the NC 4 OSU starters were pulled because they tested positive for covid, and I forget how many back ups. Yet Bama registered ZERO-ZILCH-NADA-NONE of their players/staff had it. MM I call bullshit
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« Reply #3159 on: January 02, 2026, 01:53:05 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on January 02, 2026, 01:12:30 PM
Absolutely true.  During UT's Charlie Strong and Tom Herman years, we had two interrim university presidents, one lame duck university system chancellor, and one interrim athletic director. The hiring cycle was all completely reversed with head coaches being hired before the athletic director, and athletic directors being hired before the university president, and university president being hired before the final university system chancellor.

After we finally got a new permanent chancellor he hired a new permanent university president who hired a new athletic director who hired Steve Sarkisian.

Now, Sarkisian may or may not be the correct answer, but at least there's finally alignment all the way up the chain, and each guy has "his guy" in place.

Despite Sarkisian's flaws as a head coach, the results have still been pretty positive compared to the 5-7 types of seasons under Strong and Herman.
Damn that's a tall order, i really thought  Herman would work out. I give SARK credit for not falling off the wagon - kudos for that
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« Reply #3160 on: January 02, 2026, 03:30:52 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on January 02, 2026, 01:49:59 PM
LMAO, ya the comment section wasn't buying it they were like "if you're looking for sympathy it's between shit and syphilis"
"Did you see the player's parking lot"

When tOSU played Bama in 2020 for the NC 4 OSU starters were pulled because they tested positive for covid, and I forget how many back ups. Yet Bama registered ZERO-ZILCH-NADA-NONE of their players/staff had it. MM I call bullshit
You can't have it if it doesn't exist, lol.  :72:
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« Reply #3161 on: January 02, 2026, 03:31:23 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on January 02, 2026, 01:53:05 PM
Damn that's a tall order, i really thought  Herman would work out. I give SARK credit for not falling off the wagon - kudos for that
If he had lost to A&M....
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« Reply #3162 on: January 02, 2026, 11:39:35 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on January 02, 2026, 11:17:23 AM
Yeah, and between years 1 and 2 of Cignetti, Mark Cuban jumped on board to add financial support.

Ed Zachery - it just means more in Hoosierville 
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« Reply #3163 on: January 02, 2026, 11:44:19 PM »
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