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Thompson shoulda left when the brought in Ryder.

only if there's ice cream to go on top

No reason to discuss that with you boss

Having once worked for a company owned by private equity I fear the Big Ten investment deal will make things much worse for most sports. On the other hand, it is likely to cause a shift in the balance of power between the schools and the agents (well, two agents really - Jimmy Sexton and Trace Armstrong) of college football coaches. James Franklin's total buyout is over $45 million. Jimbo Fisher's was $77 million at Texas A&M. Those are the two highest actual buyouts ever. But the list of current cost to buyout coaches is insane. Georgia - Kirby Smart $105.1 mm Ohio State - Ryan Day $79.1 Alabama - Kale DeBoer $60.8 Texas - Steve Sarkisian $60.3 Clemson - Dabo Swinney $60 USC - Lincoln Riley ??? because USC is private, but he recently signed a long term deal Guys above $40 mm include Florida State’s Mike Norvell, Oregon’s Dan Lanning, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti, Kelly, Nebraska’s Matt Rhule and Illinois’ Bret Bielema None of the 30 highest paid coaches have a buyout less than $20 mm. Ed Ogeron summed it up best: NCAA schools are wildly reckless spenders who are just outmatched when it comes to dealing with coaches' agents. With revenue sharing on the table, the money has to come from somewhere. I think private equity squeezes it out of everywhere - coaches, non-revenue sports are two big targets. It will be a miserable existence for all involved as private equity squeezes cost to take a not-for-profit business and turn it into one that profits them. All because the NCAA refused to share. They sowed the seeds of their own destruction decades ago. As an aside: Gundy got paid $15 million to go away at Oklahoma State, and among other wrestling schools Tory Taylor (Stanford), Luke Fickell (Wisconsin), and Trent Bray (Oregon State) are on the hot seat.

Nice List. I'm not sold on Ferrari at Hwt ........................... yet. Can his frame handle the big guys? Time will tell. One of those guys I like for sure against AJ, and that is Tolly Thompson. Athletic and big and strong. Not sure AJ could ride him at all.

Really excited about Moses. I am also really pumped about Wolbert. . Let's not forget about Haakon! He's gonna be the real deal. He'll be 57 at a minimum. Maybe 65

The roster lists him at 184 https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/wrestling/roster

Unions will do that to a city.

You claimed it. So show it. Chicken little

... well, then have him wear a sports bra, bruh!

174?

Why you live in that crap city? I think urban areas are great in general (lots to do with fewer rednecks) but Chicago is an exception. It's TOO big and probably the most corrupt city in the country.

Cauliflower ear is cool, singlets are cool, and 2-pieces are cool. Maybe makes more sense to make it the de facto uniform for youth and then once you get to high school have the option for singlet or 2-piece.

He was something

Coachsparky was the best.

Look it up. The data is easily accessible

Is RinSak not ready for primetime yet? I thought he'd be getting in some reps if Figs load manages his season

He will be starting for Iowa this fall.

Part of it was that he was going through some mental health stuff. Sitting it out for a bit wouldn't be the worst thing if he's still getting himself sorted. That being said, I'd love to see him challenge for the 184 spot.

Bday cake for everyone today

He is the best heel in the history of wrestling. Enjoy the show.

More baseless false information from comrade Rv

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Sure thing tifa boy. So as I figured. You’re all talk.

They are, but off the top of my head the non-football schools are programs like Gonzaga, Xavier, Marquette, Drexel, and Pepperdine which don't have a ton of media network revenue coming in, at least not football-level money. It would actually be funny if a SEC or B1G school decided to just phone it in with football (instead of dropping the sport), literally run a barebones Temu-grade football team and using the football revenue share money to win titles in the rest of their sports. I agree that some programs can afford to pay over the revenue sharing cap, given what their coaches make, but many (most?) probably cannot. Lifting the cap would create more separation between the have and have-not programs and further reduce parity. I think folks are hoping that the players will ground their expectations instead.