Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans.
I know you are all looking forward to the @CFBPlayoff title tonight. The pick? I have Ohio State over Notre Dame. The Buckeyes have been running through teams like a lawnmower blitzing the grass. Both @TalkinACCSports and I would like to see Notre Dame win instead.
So, today, I was watching the @PatMcAfeeShow today and, Nick Saban, the former Alabama head football coach – now a studio analyst for @CollegeGameDay was a guest on the show. He mentioned that he was concerned about college football’s competitive balance. Saban stated that some teams can spend over $30 million on their football program, while others can only spend $3 million. He stated that something needs to be done to ensure the sport has a more level playing field. See my tweet cap below:
2/ He mentioned that he has no problem with players being compensated – but the there needs to be more equitable balance across the board – so that there can be a competitive balance within the sport of college football – I hope you saw this @MikeMcDanielSI @TalkinACCSports
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4/ Now, it’s fair to say that Saban wasn’t happy that someone could outspend Alabama – and that once he didn’t have that advantage, he got out – but it’s still good that he gave this commentary. @TalkinACCSports @CFBWhatNot2Wear @treadmillhorse @MikeMcDanielSI /End of Thread Here
— AllSportsDACC
Towards the end of the show, @PatMcAfeeShow reported that he agreed in full force with Nick Saban – that the competitive balance does indeed need to be restored. Herein, though, lies the complete hypocrisy of @ESPNCFB. ESPN and the Big Ten Network, of which a large ownership lies with Fox Corporation, are significantly responsible for the revenue disparities of major college football programs. ESPN established the @SECNetwork, which provides substantial revenue distributions to SEC programs – and these revenues dwarf what ESPN’s other venture, the @ACCNetwork, provides in revenue distributions to ACC teams.
You say you want to restore competitive balance, Nick Saban and @PatMcAfeeShow? Talk to the ESPN lawyers – and lobby them to immediately redo the @ACCNetwork revenue distribution contract so that it’s on par with the @SECNetwork. Better yet, make sure that both the @ACCNetwork and @SECNetwork – are on par with the Big 10 Network revenue distributions.
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