B. David Ridpath

@4LocalKidsSport @TheDrakeGroup Yes would have been nice for the powers to actually listen years ago

@drridpath @TheDrakeGroup So much for that.

Why wasn’t the Department of Education ever charged with oversight of NCAA / college sports? The ship has sorta sailed but you would thought…

Great stuff, and agree that the question of who players would collectively bargain is one of the biggest issues. Conferences are also an option. @MarcEdelman has been publishing great work on this issue for some time, check out section III here: larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cgi/viewconten… One last quick note on Misconception #4- a CBA would fall under the purview of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), rather than the FLSA.

@ByMattJones @DanWolken The reality is often this is a strategy to pull out all stops for additional external funding and awareness. It worked here.

NEWS: Arkansas is reinstating its tennis programs 20 days after they were initially cut. wholehogsports.com/news/2026/may/…

More great stuff from @profgoose

Matt does a nice job of breaking down the myths and realities of a college sports CBA. Can do a lot to right ship and provide protections for all but it is not an easy endeavor nor uncomplicated-but can it be done. Yes.

@HigherEdAD Good stuff. As always Travis

Asked Tulsa Athletic Director Justin Moore how he thinks the FBS AD position has and will continue to evolve

@SportsBizMiss Big shot

Thank you to the Sun Belt Conference for having me come to Spring Meetings to speak to coaches. We talked GM roles, working with agents, roster retention, rev share and more. Had some great conversations!

The problem for all is that getting a judicial outcome on this issue will take a lot of time and money. My recently-published Gonzaga Law Review article on eligibility cases has further detail: tulane.box.com/s/2sdi8ry3rkb7…

Rep. Lori Trahan sent to House members a letter urging them to oppose the SCORE Act: “The SCORE Act is a partisan project that would permanently curtail the rights of college athletes.“

@RusBradburd @ryansatin Although I think Ryan is agreeing with us now that I read it again.

@RusBradburd @ryansatin Agree. I like Dana but this is a pretty broad brush. Many journalists have done a lot to get where they are.

Before UFC, Dana White was a college dropout running Boxcercise classes. He only became successful because other successful people took a chance on him and trusted he knew what he was talking about in MMA. A credentialed journalist has done more than he did to get in the room.

This week's reminder #cbj new contract to Marchment plz 👍❤️👍❤️ (yes I am worried)

This coaching contract setup is common. One contract (or part of a contract) pays the coach for coaching services. The other contract (or part of a contract) pays for a right to use the coach’s NIL. It’s what athlete-school contracts should ultimately also look like.

This is a good point. The current model of having a rev share cap that covers every sport, regardless of how many sports a school has, incentivizes having fewer sports. At the least, each sport should have its own cap. But no cap at all would be easiest (and legal).

I am not going to the Sports Lawyers Association conference in Chicago this year. But for those academics who are, if you hear misstatements made about college sports and the law, please call them out. As professors, that is an important, albeit uncomfortable, part of our duty.

#CBJ Charlie Coyle on staying in Columbus: "I've seen what we have. I've seen our potential and I'm excited for it and it's something I want to be here for and work towards." "I'm pumped to see what a full year of [Rick Bowness] Bones will do for us,"

What an addition he has been for the #CBJ. Need to get him back on a post-season streak!

@ImmaculateView The C word is a vital component no doubt

The Game of affecting Perception is now afoot. Some of the usual voices that really want a particular thing to happen will probably be trying again to will it into existence but remember what I have presented in regards to what happened back in 1987 and the start of conference realignment as we know it. The Big Ten were the first major conference to expand after that event but they needed to expand with one more member in order to take advantage of the new rule. They didnt end up making that expansion until 2010 though, 13 years after the fact and well after the SEC and ACC in regards to starting up the CCG. What held that process up? Better yet, who held up that process? There is only one possible answer to that question. It has been obvious for quite some time that Notre Dame was never and will never choose the Big Ten so long as there is some other option available to them. They do not want to be controlled, they want to control. It's always about control.