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The good, the bad, and the ugly from College Football's Rivalry Week. This past weekend was a crazy one in the world of College Football. In a sport well known for passion and fanaticism, the final week of the regular season takes on a whole new meaning as many teams play their most-hated rival. Here are some of our takeaways from an action-packed weekend: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱: 2024 is the first year of the expanded 12-team playoff which added to the excitement in the final week of the regular season. With only 4 playoff teams in previous years, there were only a handful of games that mattered. This year there were many more games that had increased playoff relevance. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗱: Call me a traditionalist, but College Football should be played on Saturday. This year seemed to have a higher amount of games played on Friday, including the University of Georgia-Georgia Tech game. Friday nights in the state of Georgia should be reserved for high school football which is currently in the midst of their own end-of-year playoffs. Scheduling the state's marquee rivalry in direct competition of that seems like a short-sighted mistake that prioritized TV dollars at the expense of the grassroots foundation of the sport. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗴𝗹𝘆: With the heated rivalries, you would expect some passions and tempers to flare up, but for whatever reason, this year seemed to be more hostile and violent than previous years. And what was up with the planting of the flag in your opponents midfield? I get trash-talking and some taunting, but it seemed to be a coordinated trend across the nation leading to multiple fights. I'm sure there will be many in the media who condemn the videos and images, but the hypocrisy is that we'll be seeing some of the footage used as promotions for years to come. #CollegeFootball #FanbaseMetrics #ItJustMeansMore #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CollegeFootballFans #SportsFans

Biggest Comeback in College Football History: Top Moments College football has a long history of epic comebacks, where teams have defied the odds and mounted remarkable come-from-behind victories that will be talked about for years to come. In this article, we will delve into some of the biggest comebacks in college football history and relive the thrilling moments that had fans on the edge of their seats. See more... https://lnkd.in/dgzz58ZS

There are over 520,000 student-athletes competing in NCAA sports. Many of them have dreams of playing pro. But 99% of them won't get that chance. ⛔ According to the NCAA, "Of the student-athletes participating in college sports with professional leagues, less than 2% become professional athletes." This includes primarily basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and soccer. That 2% is not even factoring in the number of college athletes who play a sport that does not have a professional league option. Thus, the overall number that go on to play pro is closer to 1%. 99% of college athletes will end up going pro in something other than sports ❗ They need to be prepared for this reality, despite any misperceptions. The chart below breaks down the estimated probability of advancing to the next level across major sports, starting from high school on up to the pros. Really interesting data points 🤔 Source: https://buff.ly/49SCzR0

On Monday, 17 June 2024, Brigham Young University made it official and signed its first ever National Letter of Intent with a projected Top 10 prospect, Egor Demin. [NOTE: ESPN's projections from its latest 2025 mock draft for the National Basketball Association (NBA), Demin would be chosen as a lottery pick at No. 9.] For those of you interested in such stuff, the addition of Demin now gives #BYU three of the Top 100 incoming freshman hoops players in the world (according to ESPN). Those 3 Top 100 players are 🔹 Brody Kozloski (projected at No. 92 by #ESPN), and 🔹 Elijah Crawford (projected at No. 98 by #ESPN), and, of course, 🔹 Egor Demin (noted herein). And, although such information will NEVER be disclosed by #BYU, I expect that Demin will haul-in over $1 million in #NIL sponsorship deals while he's at "The Y." To get the full rundown, please visit Utah Money Watch to read: "BREAKING NEWS: With the Signing of Egor Demin, BYU Mens Basketball Now Has Three Top 100 Recruits Slated for its 2024-2025 Season" here — https://lnkd.in/gQaPT9HE. BTW: For those unable to connect the dots, the signing of 🏀 A new head coach, 🏀 5 assistant head coaches, 🏀 Its Chief of Staff, and 🏀 3 Top 100 incoming freshmen, and 🏀 The signing of 2 Transfer Portal recruits (with significant playing time each) ... AND ... 🏀 Doing so in less than 2 months since the university hired Head Coach Kevin Young is simply mind-blowing!!! 🤯 🤯 🤯 Already, BYU has attracted more attention for its mens hoops program than it has in the past decade. And more attention means more eyeballs. And more eyeballs will mean more money for BYU, its players, coaches/staff, etc. One more thing, if you think BYU's done prepping for the upcoming 2024-2025 #MensBasketball season ... LOLOLOLOL ... it's not. 👀 👀 👀 David #utah #business #basketball #sports #athletics #collegiatesports #ncaa #monetary #financial

<!-->--> Another new innovation will be introduced to college sports in the NIL era, this time in the form of a new in-season men’s college basketball tournament that will offer up to $2 million in NIL deals to the participating teams, according to a report by Front Office Sports on Friday.  According to On3, the teams that are in talks to participate in the tournament include Alabama, Duke, Florida Atlantic, Houston, Kansas, Oregon, Rutgers, San Diego State, St. John’s, Syracuse and Virginia. The eight-team tournament dubbed “Players Era” is slated for Thanksgiving weekend and will be held at MGM Arena in Las Vegas.  What’s more, is that every team included in the tournament will be guaranteed at least $1 million in NIL dollars for participating, per On3. Programs will distribute the cash at their own will, but it must be given to the current team.  Meanwhile, the winning team will be eligible to earn another $1 million. Another tournament known as the College Basketball invitational offered NIL agreements a year ago, with the winning school receiving $25,000, the runner-up receiving 10,000 and each team semifinals loser receiving $2,500.  [Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.] Get more from College Basketball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more Source link

The College Football Playoff has turned into an absolute clown show 🤡 🏟️We knew the four highest-ranked conference champions would get automatic byes, but actually seeing Boise State and Arizona State—two teams that no one who watches the sport would rank among the best four in the country—get free passes to the quarterfinals is a joke. 🏟️ Seeing Penn State, with zero ranked wins, rewarded for another year of beating up on mediocre opponents by hosting unranked SMU in the first round, is a joke. 🏟️ Seeing independent Notre Dame, also with zero ranked wins, rewarded for another year of easy scheduling by hosting unranked Indiana in the first round is a joke. 🏈 This isn’t an argument for Ole Miss; this is an argument for the sport of college football as someone who loves it. If the CFP has expanded to 12 teams, then the best 12 teams should be in it. It should be best on best. Right now, at least three of those teams are sitting at home. If that’s the case, what’s the point of playing in a great conference like the SEC? What’s the point of scheduling difficult regular-season games? What’s the point of any of it, besides making your path to the playoffs as easy as possible? I have friends at ASU, Indiana, and Notre Dame; hell like 10% of my first high school's graduating class went to ND. I applaud what coach Cig has done at Indiana, I don't disagree that he's building a legit playoff contending team- but IU is not an objectively better football program than Ole Miss, South Carolina, or UMiami. Something has to change. #college #collegefootball #education

As a big fan of college football and basketball, I live for game days. But it turns out, the off-the-field action is just as intense. 🏈 🏀 With the recent NCAA settlement and ongoing conference realignments, college athletics is undergoing seismic changes. For institutional leaders, here are some trends to keep top of mind as we look ahead to the future of college athletics: - Athlete Compensation: The $2.8 billion settlement opens doors to revenue-sharing. Leaders need to prepare for the financial and structural impact of sharing revenue with athletes, while staying aware of evolving legal requirements around athlete employment rights. - Conference Shifts: Power conferences like the Big 12 are reshaping, leaving non-football schools (hello, Gonzaga University !) to make tough decisions about their future--do they consider new affiliations or risk being left out of lucrative partnerships? - NIL Dynamics: Institutions must rethink athlete support as NIL policies continue to evolve, while protecting institutional integrity and compliance. Is your institution ready for the changes ahead? #CollegeAthletics #HigherEdLeadership #NIL #ConferenceRealignment #Leadership

Big happenings in college athletics with the $2.7 BILLION settlement... There are a couple questions that, after reading this article, I'd love anyone's opinion on... 1. Without this settlement does it really bankrupt college athletics? It would bankrupt the NCAA but isn't college athletics based on the blood, sweat and sacrifices the ATHLETES make? 2. Did NIL and now revenue sharing really destabilize the college sports industry? Viewership of the CFP was up 4%, Men's march madness up 5% with 14.4 million viewers, Women's March Madness had 4 million viewers MORE than men's with 18.4 million and the Wisconsin vs Nebraska women's volleyball game had 612,000 viewers on a Saturday while Nebraska football had 500,000. It seems like since #NIL all sports are up, especially women's... 3. Does NIL actually need fixing? We are told by the NCAA and hyped by the media that NIL needs fixing. The same organization that were told their way of "governing" was wrong, the same organization that imposes sanctions for buying a recruit a cheeseburger and many other rules. Could it be that the way college athletics was run is on life support and struggling to stay relevant. Is it possible that the innovation that was resisted for so long by the powers that be is actually in the best interest of college athletes. I'm glad to see the forward progress, revenue sharing and empowerment of athletes to fully leverage their platform. It will be interesting to see how the fight for control continues... #ncaa #nil #playerdevelopment Success Beyond Game Day in Partnership with A Must Win Cheney Robinson, PhD Samantha Card NIL Undressed Podcast

It’s 2024. Why do we still have a coaches poll for NCAA football? UDallas professor, Scott Wysong, has his thoughts. "With Week 1 kicking off a full slate of college football games this past weekend, debate over where your team is ranked (or not) will reign supreme. Of course, it’s way too early to take rankings seriously. With new coaches and key player departures/injuries, it’s too hard to gauge a team until a few games are played. But, as my colleague Michael Stodnick and I investigated (https://hubs.ly/Q02NfvfV0), coaches over-rank their own team (often to generate PR for their team and to meet compensation incentives for being at a certain rank at the end of the year), and they over-rank their opponents to make their strength of schedule look better. Even so, with game travel, practices, and media and booster events, many coaches today admit that they don’t watch a lot of other games. With all of the metrics in sports today, including college football, why are we still asking coaches for their biased opinions?" USA TODAY Sports Media Group, CBS Sports, ESPN #UDallas #UDallasBusiness