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[Rogue219]

Solid point.

Ultimately this shift is inevitable. If it is already happening now, that's sooner than I would have thought, but college sports didn't exactly have a banner summer when it comes to the business model they've held so dear, and Covid surely hurt these schools to varying degrees...

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Yes. Zero snakes lurking within college football recruiting.

Clemson Dabo Swinney: "I am against the professionalization of college athletics."

Douche Canoe makes over $8M a year....

[Rogue219]

They should ask Nebraska to come back....

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What does WVU offer the ACC outside of sports? If you live in West Virginia the admission requirement is a 2.0 GPA and a 19 on your ACT. The ACC tends to care about acdemics. WVU seems like a fit for the SEC on more levels than the ACC.

I think the Big Ten would want Iowa State to some...

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I haven't been this outraged since the Brooklyn Robins changed their name to the Dodgers in 1932....

[Rogue219]

Chicago has a series with Tampa in August. Apart from that, maybe need to worry about this in October. Otherwise, he's out of your division. That's good....

[Rogue219]

The question is will the ACC consider WVU. I think not.

Iowa State is part of the AAU, so the Big Ten would certainly give them a look. They have a pretty rabid fanbase and their stadium seats 61,500. That's bigger than 7 stadiums already in the Big Ten. Natural rival to Iowa, they...

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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...orfeited-games

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[Rogue219]

He blew up last night. It happens. You stil want him over Marshall, Ruiz and Foster. Most relivers are inconsistent. They have two plus pitches and were likely starters at one point who eventually failed at that. Heuer should be trusted more than those other three guys. https://www.fangraphs....

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They're going to win the Central. It's a matter of by how many games and who is on the roster when they clinch it....

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I think folks are wasting their time longing for ye olde days. That ship set sail long ago....

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History. Tradition. Fans.

The people making these decisions see these terms as punchlines. They literally laugh out loud at the notion that they should give a rat's ass about any of this when it comes to college football. We're not talking about a sticker on a helmet, artificial grass...

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I enjoyed watching Frank Thomas hit. He was fantastic. Average, OBP, Power. He could do anything. Should've won a couple more MVP awards too.

Wish he could have finished out that 1994 season. Wish that season could have finished out for a lot of reasons, though....

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It started as soon as he won the first MVP award and they fell out of the playoffs. Couldn't carry a team, isn't a star, etc. etc. He's 26 years old and just won it. LOL.

The moment he enjoyed a drop of individual success and the team faltered, the narrative started.

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Yet they all cry poor and don't spend it. Yankee fans still feel they're entitled to every good player (free agent or trade), though.

It's been 18 years since I bought Moneyball at an outlet mall Walden Books in the middle of nowhere. The Revolution was televised. Everyone is running...

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Chris Paul is going to be one of those guys like Stockton, Malone, Barkley, etc. Great individual legacy without a TEAM championship. From a stats point of view, he's one of the best to play the game and has the 7th highest career VORP of any NBA player.

Booker is the foundation for that...

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Kopech should be stretched out and he'll have 2022 spring training. Watching him pitch is fun. It seems like he's so good he's almost bored.

Crochet doesn't seem consistent. Yet.

I recall Steve Stone from the WGN days. Good Twitter follow. He seems like an enlightened...

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Sounds right. Kopech is still on a rookie deal, right?

I don't know if anyone offers him four years, but I bet some would go to three for grins.

What's in the pipeline? Lynn and Keuchel aren't getting any younger....

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I said he's going to get paid, not anything about a massive deal. He turns 29 in December. The White Sox extended Lance Lynn a few days ago and he's 34. With this team, it seems like guys get rewarded if the chairman likes him. What's Rodon's status with the front office? They drafted him, brought...

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The Wizards hiring Wes Unseld Jr. is fantastic. The guy has put in the time. 45 years old and has been grinding as an assistant for nearly 20 years....