Greg Dooley (Professor) and Steve Clarke (Pundit) get right into it, discussing the ACC revenue revolt, the U-M Admissions situation, broader issues of conference shuffling, and CFP playoff consideration. Finally, deeper dive into this Michigan of ours–our culture, our obstacles, and where President Ono fits in. (And no, he’s not going to magically “fix” everything!)
We hope you like Ep3 (try listening by asking Alexa!). Available on Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podtail, Amazon, iHeart, and Apple see below:
A rundown by timestamp:
0:00: Intro, agenda for today, thank yous, haters, and more.
2:15: The ACC fair-share debate, conference, and media vultures circling, a little history.
8:35: The story of the CFA, and when the Supreme Court dubbed the NCAA the c-word (cartel) and started this TV money avalanche.
10:26: Looking at UCLA’s exit, and more on B1G expansion and Global Domination.
14:00: A peek inside the U-M Athletic Department budget, and how much of that makes up tickets vs. TV revenue. When will the conferences start making their own rules? And how the CFP (a separate organization) fits in.
16:45: On Notre Dame, the CFP and breaking down (with a few laughs!) their inability to get a bye in the CFP. Predicting a scenario where Irish fans will freak out.
21:50: On the Notre Dame-Michigan rivalry in the last 50 decades, and a quick look back at Ohio State.
26:06: Halftime! A quick hit from Nick Hopwood.
26:42: Caleb Love, U-M Admissions, the total picture of the U-M/Ann Arbor culture. This ain’t Tuscaloosa.
32:10: On President Ono, on his potential impact on “fixing” things the fans (and some coaches) want.
38:00: On NIL, why we’re not Clemson (in full lockstep), the purposes of Collectives, and a glimpse into a few of the U-M Collectives.
46:00: On people wanting Michigan to “unify” like other schools, behind a particular collective or collective group.
49:30: A peek at the NCAA guidelines, they are actually pretty flexible on what schools can do (and Michigan could do much more) as long as comparable services are available for all students.
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