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Maroon Baboon
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I would have thought that the politicians and courts would have been much

more deeply involved by now. But after we watched the SEC skim off the top of the BigXII and the B1G do the same to the Pac-12...this all went down with little more than a whimper (a little Calimony, that's about it). And I've got to tell ya, I'm a little surprised about it to be honest. I do think the feds have the legitimate power to regulate all of this under the interstate commerce clause. I see college athletics as basically rudderless at this time and it is long past due for a governing authority to right the ship. That being said, without getting too political here, I don't really have the confidence that the feds as an institution wise enough to fix it. And I think they know this, and that's why they are staying out of it. For my money, I'd just make Josh Pate the commissioner, and grant him dictatorial powers to fix college sports and particularly college football. I would pay him one dollar more than that dope NFL commissioner for his troubles. But I suspect that Josh would work for free.
Posted: 03/30/2024 at 01:57 PM ET
(In response to this post by BNOMO)

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Any chance Congress gets involved in this before? It goes too far? There
BNOMO 03/30/24 01:35 PM ET
If it looks like VT is about to get screwed, then I hope Congress …
lawhokie 03/31/24 07:39 PM ET
If you want to know the answer, just ask yourself a couple of questions
mrcaniac 03/31/24 01:11 AM ET
Leave Congress out of this
HokiesACC2004 03/30/24 11:38 PM ET
If Congress gets involved with this mess, they will only make the situation
FLKEYSHOKIE 03/30/24 11:32 PM ET
...and the politicians would somehow get richer from it. ;)**
Old Line Hokie 03/31/24 07:20 AM ET
The would screw it up "very bigly"**
VPI_1998 03/31/24 06:44 AM ET
No, they have bigger and better things to screw up.**
El Paso Hokie 03/30/24 11:20 PM ET
NEVER EVER COUNT ON POLITICIANS TO FIX YOUR PROBLEM, THEY WILL PROMISE ANY-
Stech 03/30/24 10:40 PM ET
WHOA! Weren't you the one wanting the ACC to put its HQ in the DC Swamp?
Maroon Baboon 03/30/24 10:55 PM ET
You can’t bribe politicians on Zoom. Need f2f**
lawhokie 03/31/24 07:40 PM ET
Still need to work it, but don’t count on it, you have find a way it helps
Stech 03/31/24 03:22 PM ET
That's where the money is
mrcaniac 03/31/24 01:14 AM ET
😂😂😂**
Calamitous 03/30/24 11:28 PM ET
Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer, nothing funny about that**
Stech 03/31/24 09:47 PM ET
I'm sure there's a government program to help people with yelling.**
wwhokie1 03/30/24 10:47 PM ET
Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to help you **
ren_hoek 03/30/24 07:58 PM ET
🤣🤣🤣**
Stech 03/30/24 10:41 PM ET
Worked as a Fed for over 30 years
VTCALS72 03/31/24 06:23 PM ET
“The 10 scariest words in the English language”…R Reagan**
Red Headed Hokie 03/30/24 08:25 PM ET
That's a big negatory. DC could year up an anvil with a rubber mallet.
WVHokie84 03/30/24 07:38 PM ET
No one wants to get into this from both parties
DMV Gobbler 03/30/24 06:49 PM ET
that's rich
MrBayAreaHokie 03/30/24 03:20 PM ET
I would say no because the politicians understand that there is a chance
VTHokie2000 03/30/24 02:11 PM ET
This. It's like negotiating with a terrorist. Wrong move blows the whole
Hokie 04 03/30/24 02:28 PM ET
Plus, if the P2 decide they are the only schools who want to classify their
VTHokie2000 03/30/24 02:51 PM ET
The Courts are going to rule on this
TerryD 03/30/24 04:11 PM ET
do you envision non-compete clauses in those employee contracts to
daveinop 03/31/24 10:35 AM ET
Possible
TerryD 04/01/24 09:26 AM ET
Time will tell if the courts do end up ruling that way or if schools will
VTHokie2000 03/30/24 04:21 PM ET
P2 don't want to classify their athletes as employees. That's the gov't.**
33laszlo99 03/30/24 03:57 PM ET
I don't think any school wants any part of a mess like that.**
Pylons 03/30/24 10:18 PM ET
It is possible the P2 are more open to embracing the winds of change.**
VTHokie2000 03/30/24 04:12 PM ET
I would have thought that the politicians and courts would have been much
Maroon Baboon 03/30/24 01:57 PM ET
Pate would want to go back to 10 member regional conferences.**
Old Line Hokie 03/30/24 02:50 PM ET
Good.**
Maroon Baboon 03/30/24 03:24 PM ET