Jake Wimberly

NEW: SEC spring meetings kick off with a CFP format war brewing, potential fines for comments aimed at Ole Miss and $100M in NIL deals in limbo👀 "Everything is on the table," one SEC AD said. (via @PeteNakos) Story: on3.com/news/everythin…

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For the first time the power conferences are bigger than the NCAA — financially, legally, more nimble, overall leverage. Why the association’s “borrowed” authority” is at stake headed into the SEC spring meetings.

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FY 2024-25 Athletic Profit/Loss for Top Schools in the West $20.0M—Boise State $16.5M—BYU $10.8M—Utah St $5.7M—Fresno St $4.7M—Utah $4.7M—Wyoming $4.6M—New Mexico $4.5M—Ore St $2.7M—Oregon $2.7M—WSU $2.5M—UNLV $1.4M—ASU $1.2M—UTEP $0.9M—Nevada $0.7M—Cal $0.4M—Arizona $0.2M—Colorado ($0.2M)—Hawai'i ($0.5M)—CSU ($4.1M)—SDSU ($5.0M)—SSJSU ($5.9M)—Washington ($21.6M)—UCLA Revenue and expenses ⤵️ superwestsports.com/athletic-expen…

This piece does a good job of explaining why college athletic programs feel like they have to engage in deficit spending. It refers to modern college athletic programs as “leveraged entertainment businesses.”

From me and @ralphDrussoATH: Ole Miss football is under investigation by the NCAA (per ESPN) and the CSC (per docs we’ve obtained) over separate issues. nytimes.com/athletic/73016…

Sandlot it ain't. Youth sports now $40 B industry: "Teenagers on travel teams are rolling into weekend tournaments wearing a few thousand dollars of apparel, equipment & swag. Avg family spending on baseball increased nearly 70% between 2019 and 2024." wsj.com/business/retai…

Total revenues for the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12 Big Ten $1.47 billion SEC $1.11 billion ACC $826.5 million Big 12 $610.9 million Distribution Big Ten: $76 million SEC: $70.3 million ACC: $42.8 million Big 12: $37.9 million

Hooters is rebranding as “family-friendly,” the CEO tells People Magazine. They want the restaurant to be seen as a “neighborhood place.” (people.com/hooters-is-reb…)

Okay we need to let Marlboro start running ads again

🚨🎙️🚨 New College Football Enquirer pod: Big Ten commissioner's Tony Petitti addresses CSC changes, CFP expansion and more as we head to SEC spring meetings; And coach O is BACK! bit.ly/4v15EUr

Every #SEC fanbase has that season they never want to talk about 😬 We take a look at the last winless season for every SEC football program 👀 Any seasons in which wins were vacated by the NCAA were not included... Let us know your thoughts below ⬇️

We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old. We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.

NEW: Steve Sarkisian took a shot at Texas Tech while discussing how the College Football Playoff Committee factors strength of schedule👀 “There's a team in our state that plays in another conference that has a schedule that I would argue if I played with our twos and our threes, we could go undefeated, and they'll probably make the CFP this year.” (via @AnwarRichardson) on3.com/college/texas-…

100 DAYS UNTIL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RETURNS🍿

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Breaking: Aaron Rodgers told reporters he will retire after this upcoming season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The cheapest SEC conference game tickets for next season, according to SeatGeek 👀 If you want to see SEC Football for the lowest price, go to Starkville for Mississippi State’s matchup against Missouri Drop your thoughts below ⬇️

Hooters Air (2003-2006) The airline reportedly lost around $40 million before shutting down. Rising fuel costs and intense airline competition made it hard to stay profitable. Some flights even handed out free chicken wings to passengers.