What is your choice? Why?

Suspended 2 games for an “altercation” on the Boiling Springs sideline. SCHSL upheld the suspension on appeal today. That must have been one heck of an altercation for him to get suspended 2 games.

Don’t look now but Cade is sitting at 13th in passing efficiency in the country. And we’ve already played the toughest team in our schedule while everyone else is still stomping through their patsies. 📈

Watched the game twice and even when the starters were in, 1st and 2nd qtr, State was able to keep ripping off plays for BIG yardage. The defense was able to hold them off with either a turnover or penalty. In other words, with some help from State. Looks like vs a veteran QB, Tigers may have to put alot of points on the board. Thoughts??

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What if the ACC went to this scheduling model broken down by 3 tiers of TV ratings? I looked at the 3 year TV ratings averages of all the schools in the power 5. Since the ACC now has an automatic 2 bids into the playoff, I thought if the ACC went to a proposal like this it would be more appealing to ESPN and ND. The ACC could pitch this permanent 8 games schedule to ND, which they may consider because they would have lots of rivalries already built in (Stanford, BC, Pitt, CL, FSU, UNC, Miami, and Louisville) as well as a great chance to get into the playoff and ACC championship game. I know both Clemson and FSU want out of this crappy conference, but just in case we can't get out of it what do you think about this type of permanent scheduling agreement that would create some really good games and increase ratings for our top ratings teams, which could mean more money for the conference when a new TV contract comes around or possible even before if ND comes into the fold. It also would really help to build more rivalries. I broke the conference down into 3 tiers of TV ratings with 6 teams in each division. Division 1 (ND, CL, FSU, Miami, Louisville and Stanford), Division 2 (UNC, NC ST, Cuse, GT, CAL, Pitt), Division 3 (VT, Duke, VA, BC, WF, SMU). The top tier all play each other every year (5 games), They would also play a rival from Tier 2 (1 game) and Tier 3 (1 game), and finally a permanent rival (1 game). Listed below is the TV ranking (averaged over the last 3 years) of the college football teams in the ACC. I tried to really rebuild the old big east rivalries as well. Even if this didn't mean more money, the TV ratings and yearly schedule would be AWESOME!!!

Tier 1 ACC
ND - 5 Overall TV rating
FSU - 10th Overall TV Rating
CL - 13th Overall TV Rating
Miami - 34th Overall TV Rating
Louisville - 38th Overall TV Rating
Stanford - 43rd Overall TV Rating

Tier 2 ACC
UNC - 48 Overall TV Rating
NC ST - 55th Overall TV Rating
Cuse - 56th Overall TV RAting
GT - 57th Overall TV Rating
Pitt - 59th Overall TV Rating
CAL - 61st Overall TV Rating

Tier 3
VT - 62nd Overall TV Rating
Duke - 63rd Overall TV Rating
UVA - 66th Overall TV Rating
BC - 67th Overall TV Rating
WF - 68th Overall TV Rating
SMU - 76th Overall TV Rating


Big12 TV Ratings (Averaged over last 3 years)
22. Colorado
26. TCU
27. OK ST
31 Utah
35 Iowa ST.
37. BYU
41. Baylor
45 WV
46 Ks ST
50 KS
52 Texas Tech
53 Cincy
64 AZ. ST.
65 UCF
71 AZ
73 Houston

SEC TV Ratings (Averaged over last 3 years)
2. AL
4. GA
7. TX
8. TN
9. LSU
11. OK
12. Auburn
14. FL
19. TX AM
21 MISS
23 ARK
33 Kentucky
42 Missourri
49 MS ST
51 SC
81 Vandy

Big10 TV Ratings (Averaged over last 3 years)
1. Ohio St.
3. Michigan
6. Penn St.
15. Oregon
16. Nebraska
17. USC
18. Michigan St
20 Wisconsin
24. Washington
25 Iowa
28 MD
29 UCLA
30 MN
32 IND
36 ILL
49 Purdue
54 NW
60 Rutgers

Other Non Power 5 TV Ratings in the top 72 (Averaged over last 3 years)
39 Navy
40 Washington ST.
47 Oregon ST.
58. Army
69 Memphis
70 USF
72 Tulane

Normally, they would depart early Friday morning and arrive around late afternoon. Has anyone heard if they were traveling Thursday instead?

Shocked by UNLV's Matthew Sluka sitting out over an apparent NIL dispute? Don't be​

By: Dan Wetzel - Yahoo! Sports

At this point no one really knows the full story about UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka — or, we should say, former UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka, at least unless things get smoothed out and he potentially returns. There are multiple sides of what may or may not be the “truth.”

Tuesday night, Sluka posted on social media that he would be leaving the 3-0 Rebels because of what appears to be a dispute about money that was promised to him but never paid, at least not in full.

“I committed to UNLV based on certain representations that were made to me, which were not upheld after I enrolled," Sluka posted on X. "Despite discussions, it became clear that these commitments would not be fulfilled in the future. I wish my teammates the best of luck this season and hope for the continued success of the program.”

Sluka committed to the Rebels after a four-year career at Holy Cross, a FCS school in Worcester, Massachusetts. His father, Bob, told ESPN that NIL agents negotiated a deal with a UNLV collective or booster group but payments never arrived.

Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger reports there was no signed contract between Sluka and the collective. According to sources, a payment of $3,000 was made from the collective to Sluka and discussions were underway over a monthly payment of $3,000.

Sluka got off to a fast start at UNLV, throwing for 318 yards and six touchdowns passing, 253 yards and another score rushing.

Regardless of what’s true and what isn’t, it’s a fascinating development in the modern world of college football.

Let’s try to sort it out.

How does this happen?​

Mainly because college athletics won’t recognize players as employees and directly compensate them — let alone allow them to form some semblance of a union and collectively bargain all sorts of provisions that protect both the player and the athletic department.

Instead, Sluka had to make a deal with UNLV boosters, or a collective of boosters, that “officially” has no ties to the school.

As such, in each of these deals, the school has basically outsourced their labor and has to hope the collective comes through as promised. This has blown up at other places, most famously with quarterback Jayden Rashada when he initially committed to Florida after being promised some $13 million only to receive none of it.

At the same time, Sluka is at the mercy of a group that can essentially do as it wishes. Sluka would have the option of civil litigation to protect the terms of a contract, if there is one. But a contract with a university would presumably be more stable. UNLV, after all, isn’t going anywhere. A collective can dissolve in an instant.

The lack of stability and any potential holes in the contract allows for exploitation from both sides. We don’t know the situation here, but hypothetically, if a player plays poorly, the collective could try to find ways to not pay.

Conversely, if the player plays well, he could try to find ways to either hold out in-season and demand more pay, or just shut it down and transfer somewhere else for the following season and get paid even more.

The easy solution here is to make the players employees, but college athletics has fought tooth and nail to avoid that. These are the consequences.

So is this the wild, wild west of NIL?​

Definitely. It’s all murky and unstable. It’s frustrating for coaches and players alike. That said, it also isn’t new. For decades players have been promised under-the-table payments by coaches and boosters only to have it fall through or come up short.

Because the deals were under the table, the athletes had virtually no recourse. There was no official contract that could be litigated. And once a player took an initial payment, their eligibility was compromised and they were effectively blackmailed into silence because the NCAA would end their careers if they cried foul publically.

Here, not only can Sluka go public about his side of the dispute, he actually has options — again, through the courts like any business entity or just walking away and transferring to a new school with a new deal (likely richer) for next season.

This is public, so everyone knows about it. But it’s actually healthier than the old system.

Who is cheating who here?​

That’s uncertain, but again, taking it away from this specific situation, it could be either side.

The player deserves whatever he was promised in exchange for his play. If he is fulfilling his side of the deal, then the other side should fulfill their side. That’s contract law 101.

That said, a player in his circumstance could also use a school like UNLV. Coming from Holy Cross, Sluka’s options were likely limited and a Mountain West program — and requisite payment — was the best he could do.

After showing out at this level though, his value on the open market is much higher. His agent should be able to find him a Power 5 school that would pay far more for him next season.

In a purely fiduciary way, it would be smart of him to preserve his final year of eligibility by taking a redshirt season (you can play up to four games in football before burning a season) and cashing in later.

That would be a cold move — and comes with the risk of judgement for walking away from a 3-0 team midseason — but within his rights under the current system.

Regardless of who did what or what their motivation was in doing it (or not doing it), this is where college sports is. It’s complicated.

In many ways it is still better than the old system, but until college athletics wants to address the underlying problem and make the players employees, this is going to keep happening.

Any one connected closely to this? In the supply chain industry and this is going to greatly impact us for global customers. All of the updates we’ve gotten and Google provides says they’re not close to an agreement. Anyone hearing anymore optimistic views?

Not sure how i feel about this.

On one hand you are quitting on your team.

On the other hand you are being treated like a bitch.

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This take seems a little strong. Can't blame the kids, there is no one to protect them. That's what everyone wanted, right?
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Went to the NC State and Falcons games this weekend, and the contrast in experience was significant.

That said, a lot had to do with the premium entertainment product that the Atlanta Falcons have created.

We got to the stadium an hour and a half before kickoff, and there wasn't a second of downtime until the final second ticked off the clock.

The show was constant. This was a significant contrast to the numerous other NFL stadiums I've visited from Seattle to Chicago and Green Bay.

If you haven't been to a game in MBenz Stadium yet, definitely give it a shot if your team comes to town (or you're unfortunate enough to be a Falcons fan).

Here's a few clips from last night:
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University has told fraternities and sororities that work on displays must cease in about 25 hours...I think at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Tigerama postponed until a later date - Virginia game weekend...but Tigerama, to me, died when they quit the awesome fireworks display a few years ago.

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“UNLV's starting QB says he will no longer play over 'representations' that `were not upheld”​

South Carolina vs. Akron had 89,000 viewers.

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Why is signing in required every time I visit Tiger Illustrated? Is this a Rivals-wide problem? Thank you for any technical solution that may be available.

I know y’all have a lot of questions (I’ve received more than my fair share).

I have as many questions as I have answers, so it’s been a struggle.

I’ll try to answer as many as I can, as soon as possible.

Sorry for any delay. Going to be a process.

Just thinking that it would be more efficient in one thread.

Its coming.

Spilling the beans. Read and comprehend democrats. Come back to reality.

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Zuckerberg letter via @JudiciaryGOP

Hunter Biden Laptop:

“It's since been made clear that the reporting was not Russian disinformation, and in retrospect, we shouldn't have demoted the story.”

COVID-19:

“…senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content…I believe the government pressure was wrong..”

Democrats don’t care about your health.

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