[GoCatsGo]

This might not be the perfect thread for this, but this is where general all-purpose NCAA landscape talk tends to end up.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1603412306532401153

 

[Dane96]

I've spoken to people on his staff this a.m.. This was totally out of the blue, and fascinating to all. Very much suprising.

 

[ccd494]

I guess if you are going to hire a politician, which it always seemed like the NCAA was going to do, you have to go with a noted centrist. You hire a staunch conservative or liberal you are going to struggle to lobby 50% of Washington.

 

[bearcatbbal22]

Can't be any worse than Emmert

 

[ball_of_rubber]

I would imagine he has an idea of what the new NCAA Constitution and structure looks like, even though it hasn’t been publicly announced. Does this mean every school is on board?

 

[mainejeff]

I like the fact that Baker is from the Northeast and not an SEC/Big Ten guy.

 

[RF1]

Will Harvard hoops alum and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker apply the Baystate college athletics model to the rest of the NCAA?

 

[godanesgo99]

Interesting. I like that he was a student at a Mid-Major in Harvard, but also got his MBA from a Big 10 school in Northwestern. He was born in Elmira (Upstate NY) and grew up in Massachusetts.

Could be good for mid-majors and Northeast Schools as he won't have that Southern/mid-west football bias, but I have to imagine he understands the $$$.

Could be interesting. Let's hope for the best.

 

[LongTall]

Here is the Board of Governors for the NCAA. The mix is different than I would have expected. The terms must be short as most members have terms coming to an end.

Who are the NCAA Board of Governors

Who are the NCAA Board of Governors

www.ncaa.org

 

[ball_of_rubber]

Not as OT as one would initially think, but Wall St. analysts are predicting a spin off or even a sale of ESPN and maybe ABC. Since the House of Mouse is a major factor of college realignment, I wonder what this could do once those SEC and ACC contracts expire.

A Disney spinoff of ESPN and ABC is again being floated

Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall floated a Disney spinoff of ESPN and ABC as "reasonably probable," but there are many hurdles ahead there.

awfulannouncing.com

 

[mainejeff]

Matt Brown with his conference realignment predictions for 2023......short on specifics other than Gonzaga and San Diego State to the PAC12.

Here are some 2023 college sports industry predictions

Here's what I think will happen next year, from federal law to NIL, realignment to the Transformation Committee, and more

www.extrapointsmb.com

 

[ball_of_rubber]

The Big Ten is looking for a new commissioner.

STATEMENT FROM BIG TEN CONFERENCE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS

STATEMENT FROM BIG TEN CONFERENCE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS

bigten.org

 

[Wildcat18]

Saw that the town of Fresno voted to allow/push for a P5 conference if it became available lol….. I don’t think Fresno State is on anyone’s actual radar…. Anyone else jittery just waiting for the next domino to fall?

 

[mainejeff]

Saw that the town of Fresno voted to allow/push for a P5 conference if it became available lol….. I don’t think Fresno State is on anyone’s actual radar…. Anyone else jittery just waiting for the next domino to fall?

Yes.

 

[ball_of_rubber]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621588627279978502