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Name checks out

Wow, that speech, that 'stache, that 'do... I'm guessing there's a lot of cocaine in Bakersfield.

Time to get the band back together again. I def wouldn't be mad if Stanford and ASU were competing out West again.

After the backlash when wrestling was cut, the AD pledged to keep the sport. That's a good point about Belichick. I think about the hype Deion Sanders brought to CU and think Belichick will be an even bigger draw. I think UNC's tv market size is pretty small though compared to FSU's eyeballs in Florida and Clemson drawing viewers from Atlanta. The new ACC revenue sharing model is setting some programs up for failure, if not the conference itself.

Zeke is paid pretty well and makes a lot more than Pendleton does, so there's that. ASU has a good chunk of money coming in from the CFP, but the AD seems to have had it with Bobby Hurley. It would cost around $3M to buy out Hurley's contract, plus whatever the new coach's contract will cost. ASU is trying to raise funds for a new basketball stadium and get themselves setup for pay for play; they'll also have to hire a co-GM or give the current NIL GM a raise or support staff if she's going to be managing all the other revenue sharing. Seems like money might be tight, so in the unlikely event that Zeke were to leave before his contract is up, I don't know if ASU can or would open up its wallet for a very high level replacement.

Pandleton would be a pretty good deal, and likely wouldn't cost ASU much if at all. I was just thinking about this with the Bobby Hurley drama going on and all.

Who ya got for 174 at NCAAs? I have Haines winning Big Tens but think (hope) Kharchla will make a deep run in Philly.

Sorry, I can't hear you over the coffee grinder

I never said the Big 12 wasn't big. Anyway, the two have the same number of schools for wrestling.

Hey man it's a big conference, these things take time

The other part of the settlement reduces the Grant of Rights penalty fees for leaving the ACC. Under the current GOR, schools would pay up to $700M to leave the conference. Starting next year, the fee will be $165M, declining annually to $75M over the next 5 years. So this sort of opens the door for more exits and further realignment.

The conference just finalized settlement with Clemson and FSU yesterday. How will this impact wrestling? Under the terms of the settlement, 60% of the ACC's media revenue pot will be weighted and distributed to the teams with the highest tv viewerships for football and basketball. Football accounts for about 75% of the ACC's media revenue so the calculation will be mostly based on football ratings. The remaining 40% of the ACC's revenues will be shared under its normal sharing model. My feeling is that it's not exactly a great deal for the ACC wrestling schools. Duke, UNC, NC State, Pitt, Stanford, UVA, and VT aren't exactly the powerhouse football programs that dominate the league and draws huge audiences, so their athletic departments will likely see smaller revenues going forward. Especially worrisome is Stanford. They joined the ACC under a deal that pays out only 30% of media revenues for the first 7 years, then 70% and 75% in the 8th and 9th year, then their full 100% share beginning in 2034. To receive even less than that is cause for concern. To throw another wrench in the works, Stanford's AD is also on his way out. It does not feel great for wrestling.

Are you or your dad Pablo from UWA?

Did Iowa need some extra time to finalize their lineup, or what?

Wow, that's a pretty huge vacuum out west, and the D2 map doesn't look much better. Not to hijack the topic but it's sad to see that outside of club sports, there are zero opportunities to wrestle in college in the state of Nevada. Idaho and New Mexico have 1 each. Montana and Utah, 2. Arizona and Wyoming, 3.