Well said. We're never going to be Ohio State, Oregon, USC, or Michigan
But we should be better than Maryland, Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Rutgers  Previous Message
than we have at any point in the last 20 years.
and some of the football crying is because we made the choice to spend elite money in basketball and you know what, that was the right call for us.
but yes, there's just the basic physics of all of this that comes into play and we have to accept that as well
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- I think granting an antitrust exemption (and the threat of revoking it) would keep teams in line - Sammich September 29, 2026, 11:26:57
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- Yes, agreed, as it has always been - Blazer September 29, 2026, 13:37:11
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