Knight Commission makes drastic recommendations for reforming FBS football, including ditching the NCAA

[FeatheredCock]

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Knight Commission makes drastic recommendations for reforming FBS football, including ditching the NCAA

The Knight Commission has made a recommendation that would create a huge shift in the makeup of college athletics.

The Knight Commission, which promotes reforms that support and strengthen the educational mission of college sports, recommended this week that FBS football break away from the NCAA and form a new organization, according to a report from Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic. It appears revenue, and how to control it, is the key point in this discussion.

Auerbach added that this is not a surprise, but it’s also a confusing setup, “as we saw this summer, when the NCAA doesn’t control the postseason of the sport. Revenue streams, etc. matter, too.”

Laine Higgins of the Wall Street Journal pointed out that, “If you had to boil down the timeline of college football, the moment when things became really messy happens in 1984. That’s when the NCAA ceded control of televising games, unlocking a new and VERY lucrative revenue stream for universities with successful teams.”

Here are some explanations about how the organizations would shift:


The Knight Commission is unveiling its major NCAA recommendations as we speak. Here's No. 1: pic.twitter.com/P3f0Jz336S

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 3, 2020



 



 


Here's No. 2: pic.twitter.com/DuXUg0piuy

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 3, 2020



 



 



 


Useful chart here re: FBS revenue distribution, Power 5 vs. Group of 5 edition pic.twitter.com/QJqU5WaIVq

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 3, 2020

 

[Sporkgod50]

The NCAA could not be more past its prime. 

 

[Swayin]

The NCAA could not be more past its prime. 

so true.

 

[FeatheredCock]

Will this benefit schools like South Carolina trying to get to the table for a play-off birth?

 

[kingofnerf]

Bob Knight has an interest in football now?

 

[Cockyandproud]

The NCAA can’t die fast enough for me. 

 

[cocky0]

Will this benefit schools like South Carolina trying to get to the table for a play-off birth?

Maybe I'm just not looking at this the right way, but I do not see how it would affect anything like that. In fact, I don't see where this addresses any of the problems with the NCAA. Perhaps somebody can explain what I am not seeing?

 

[Spur's Addiction]

Maybe I'm just not looking at this the right way, but I do not see how it would affect anything like that. In fact, I don't see where this addresses any of the problems with the NCAA. Perhaps somebody can explain what I am not seeing?

Agreed - The biggest issue with the NCAA is that they enforce the rules very unevenly. Not sure what this proposal does to solve that. 

 

[FeatheredCock]

Agreed - The biggest issue with the NCAA is that they enforce the rules very unevenly. Not sure what this proposal does to solve that. 

Equal justice across the board. Would love to see that. Favoritism plan as day with the NCAA e enforcers. Tarholes perfect example.

 

[cocky0]

Agreed - The biggest issue with the NCAA is that they enforce the rules very unevenly. Not sure what this proposal does to solve that. 

Well there is that, but one could also argue that there are entirely too many teams. There's a huge disparity in strength of schedules. Some teams have no hope of making it to the playoffs, regardless of how well they do.

 

[FeatheredCock]

Power 5 grouped by themselves  no cupcakes allowed. Just play each other. Yes I would be in on that,  But still teams like the taters have no one in the ACC that can match them. but it would be more difficult still. I would go with that.

 

[Sporkgod50]

Equal justice across the board. Would love to see that. Favoritism plan as day with the NCAA e enforcers. Tarholes perfect example.

Maybe I'm just not looking at this the right way, but I do not see how it would affect anything like that. In fact, I don't see where this addresses any of the problems with the NCAA. Perhaps somebody can explain what I am not seeing?

Agreed - The biggest issue with the NCAA is that they enforce the rules very unevenly. Not sure what this proposal does to solve that. 

The proposal represents change to a broken system.

Will this proposal definitely fix CFB? Maybe, but there is no way to know until you try it.

Will doing nothing fix the problems? Definitely not. 

AKA when something is broken beyond repair, change is always desirable. 

 

[Swayin]

NCAA  =