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@Arda @ESPNInsights They really had us in hell bro

Habs/Bolts can become the third series in Stanley Cup history where it went 7 and every game was decided by only one goal. The others: Rangers/Caps 2015 
Bruins/Caps 2012 @ESPNInsights

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@patfinn45 @DeferredWalkOn

Me when I am seated at the Mexican restaurant:

@MrTPSM @WinterSportsLaw That’s funny because according to the NCAA a scholarship isn’t a form of payment. So the cap was $0.00

@WinterSportsLaw We already had a salary cap, it was called a scholarship limit. House nuking the full grant-in-aid requirement for every college football player is like removing the dam to protect an Endangered Species.

It’s ironic that people keep advocating for an enforceable salary cap in college sports while not being in favor of employment for athletes. Will never have one without the other.

@AndyBitterVT @therealdcunna $3M for a washed up athletic director to do nothing College sports is out of control!!

Got Whit Babcock's three-year AD emeritus contract from the #Hokies. Looks like through 2029, he'll make $2.96 million. Year 1: $1,150,842 base salary with bonus and deferred comp worth $312,500. Year 2: $900,000 salary Year 3: $600,000 salary

Hokies also swept W&M 3-0. Forgot about that one.

These are the teams that the new March Madness format will have..

@ImmortalChas @MarcEdelman You keep saying this but the ncaa has seen numerous victories in eligibility cases. Bediako was an outlier.

@MarcEdelman Employers cannot collude to artificially restrict employment in their profession. That's illegal. Which also means you can't set transfer limits. You can't set 4-5 yr eligibility reqs. You can't stop professional athletes who already spent 4 years in the ncaa from coming back 3/3

When we stop restraining trade, markets become more efficient and we get better outcomes. It’s funny how Congressional Republicans were the first to understand this in the 1970s, and also the first to forget this in 2026 when the #NCAA came begging for #antitrust immunity.

@BFish804 @powderhokie YKB

Radford VA

@BenResnic_ Where is VT

Updated BenPom bracketology through 4/26. First 4 out: Missouri St, LSU, Louisville, Kentucky. Last 4 in: Vandy, Virginia, TCU, Arkansas St

@EvanKHughes @NickBiddison NICK BIDDISON MENTIONED

Really excited to slide over to the TV booth for one game and call JMU/VT baseball on ACCNX with my good friend Andrew Wells. Our first game together was March 29, 2019. Series opener between Clemson and Virginia Tech. Some freshman named @NickBiddison did this?!

@Mr704intheQC @AaronGogley @RacketRockRoll Charlottes struggles date way before this current era. You are attributing to NIL what is really subpar leadership and poor coaching hires. No reason that program shouldn’t be more competitive. There’s a path to CBA, doesn’t mean it’ll be easy.

No CBA helps because ultimately that leads to full employment which will erode the academic requirements. Not to mention no players are going to agree to anything that limits their compensation or the duration of their compensation. And yes when MM can't hold on to any talent they develop it makes it harder for them to win and it makes it so donors and season ticket holders walk away. I had season tickets in Charlotte basketball for 30 years and this environment has done what losing couldn't - pushed me away. Watching a new roster every year is not something I am interested in - even IF we win a single season its back to square 1 the next year. Players not caring about my school or school in general is not something I am interested. I can watch professional sports if thats what I want - its better. There is literally no reason to invest fiscally or emotionally in college athletics.

You Just NeEd MoRe FunDiNg Freakin 🤡 Schools were already relying on student fees and institutional support just to keep sports solvent. Then people like Mitt and Jay create an environment where donors for all but a few schools quit donating and buying tickets because their team can’t win and there is no relationship with players now. Then he has balls to say you just need new funding sources. You don’t hate these people enough.

@Mr704intheQC @AaronGogley @RacketRockRoll idk if it's the case that mid majors have a harder time winning. in the old system the money disparity was all in facilities, coaching salaries+support staff. mit's argument (and mine) isn't that regulation is bad inherently, just needs to be done legally.

You say that jokingly but the reality is the current situation makes it pointless for the majority of schools to invest and sponsor sports. If we can't win, can't build anything, cant develop relationships with players and ultimately education doesn't matter - then why buy tickets or donate? Schools like Michigan don't care but they are the anomaly not the standard.

@Mr704intheQC @AaronGogley @RacketRockRoll i am sorry for your loss

@DeferredWalkOn @AaronGogley @RacketRockRoll Parity? No. A shot at glory? Yes. My school will never retire another jersey. Ever. We may never have another NFL draft pick. Why should i donate or buy tickets to that?

@Mr704intheQC @AaronGogley @RacketRockRoll CCU played for a baseball natty two years ago. Indiana, UVa and Texas Tech all had their best seasons ever in FB. They never would have in the old system. In the 2010s we had Bama and Clemson trading the title every year. Stop with the fake nostalgia. There’s never been parity

Is basketball? A chance at a final 4, in baseball recent tittle, in soccer recent titles, there were plenty of chances and opportunities. We have made it exponentially more difficult in everything. Stories like App and Boise have become more difficult. Also another B10 team winning just backs up our position.

@emilybsilly Nice

@AaronGogley @RacketRockRoll @Mr704intheQC In what universe did small schools “have a chance” in the old system? Indiana is the worst program of all time and just won a national title.

@RacketRockRoll @Mr704intheQC He says that but on the other hand says “obviously the schools pay because they think it is worth it.” It ignores the fundamental problem which is a zero sum game. At least under the old system all schools had some chance. But now only the richest do.

@bySamMostow Sporcle W

Let the record show that the Virginia Tech softball press/support staff contingent named 41 of the 47 countries in Europe in less than 10 minutes. Back to business: Still hoping for a 5 p.m. start. The game will shift to the ESPN app (ACCNX). It's starting to drizzle a bit more.

So long, my sweet prince. 🫡

@AndyBitterVT @G_Wimb maybe it happens in corporate america too but college athletic departments love giving people meaningless titles to soothe over a transition

@G_Wimb Here's guessing that's more of an honorary title than anything. The release was very vague. Feels like a soft landing deal more than anything.

Want to make sure I get the language right: Per the release, Babcock will serve in an emeritus role, advising the university president and the new athletics director. #Hokies