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Topic: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

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Bobcat1996
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Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/8/2025 11:17:14 AM

“I couldn’t help but think back about 10 years ago, when Mark Emmert, then the President of the NCAA, essentially said college athletes will be paid over my dead body. He’s still alive, but the NCAA is dead,” Finebaum said during an appearance on SportsCenter. “It may still be in existence. We’re still having tournaments, such as the Women’s World Series and the Men’s Baseball Tournament, but the NCAA, as we know it, is gone. They literally have no jurisdiction whatsoever other than to be tournament directors.

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RE: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/8/2025 11:18:01 AM

He is 100% correct.

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RE: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/8/2025 12:30:57 PM

All I can say is I'm glad we are not in the P4. Pay for play is an absolute mess for them.

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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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RE: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/8/2025 1:17:34 PM

I'm still very much of the mind that this is a step in the right direction.

The NCAA chose not to lead on this issue and ignored it for a couple of decades despite it being abundantly clear where this was all heading, the courts thinking, and shifting public sentiment. They had a chance to create a model for this, and deferred to basically anybody else.

To me, the biggest outstanding question about the current settlement and policy agreed to as a result is about the clearinghouse and the clearinghouse's oversight capabilities.

That it exists at all addresses a clear need. Hopefully they're not toothless.

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RE: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/8/2025 1:18:07 PM

On a related note, does anybody know if we'll be opting into revenue sharing?

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RE: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/8/2025 4:07:33 PM

Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:

On a related note, does anybody know if we'll be opting into revenue sharing?

Cromer has said they are opting in (as is the rest of the league)

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RE: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/8/2025 10:02:54 PM

Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:

On a related note, does anybody know if we'll be opting into revenue sharing?

Word is, yes, $1million is the figure I heard last.

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RE: Paul Finebaum: "College sports as we know it is over"

Posted: 6/11/2025 7:33:07 AM

"ESPN's Paul Finebaum shared his thoughts on the future of college football during an appearance on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning. Finebaum started by questioning the authority of the NCAA and the lack of enforcement that has plagued the sport over the past few seasons.

"To me, the most significant thing that is easy to digest is the NCAA is no longer in the enforcement business," Finebaum said. "This is not a surprise because they really haven't been in a long time, which makes me wonder, and I know this new attorney that's in charge talks a good game just like the last group talked a good game, but is anyone really going to be serious about enforcement? And the answer is no."

Since the settlement was approved, the College Sports Commission will be in charge of enforcement. The commission named former MLB executive Bryan Seeley as CEO shortly after the settlement was approved. Seeley is a former U.S. attorney and has served as the senior executive vice president of investigations since 2014.

Finebaum also hinted that the rich will continue to get richer, offering a bleak outlook for programs that are not among the traditional powers in the sport.

"Because there's still loopholes, there's still ways to cheat, and ultimately, I don't think much has happened here except the top of the pyramid is going to continue to succeed," Finebaum continued. "And if you're in the middle or the bottom, you have virtually no chance at success."

Finebaum's pessimistic outlook prompted McElroy to ask if this signaled the end of an even playing field for mid-major programs.

"Greg, no one will ever admit that, but you're 100 percent correct. And I really don't know how most colleges will be able to stay in this lane," Finebaum said. "I think we'll see another big bang explosion. I've heard people talk about it's time for the conferences to leave the NCAA, and that's already happened."

Finebaum is absolutely spot on! The rich continue to get richer and the NCAA is not enforcing anything.

Last Edited: 6/11/2025 7:33:57 AM by Bobcat1996

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