Campbell is part of the group meeting with Trump next weekend, so at least he's got an invitation to a spot at the table.

As I said last week, watching the derivative fallout of the untenable era of NIL is becoming its own sport.

Campbell's push reminds me of the era of women trying to break the barrier into Augusta National or the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. People said that would never happen, either.

Campbell didn't become a billionaire because he's dumb. He knows which buttons to push and exploit. Wait until he gets all the have-not schools and their women sports behind this. If you think the WNBA got...and gets...more attention than they should, you ain't seen nothing yet.

The only question remaining is if the mountain is too big for Campbell and the dozens of have-nots to climb. But climb they will, and as they do you will see more transparent, eye-rolling arguments as nauseating as that "white paper" and Campbell's tweet are.

Every school has billionaires, and some with money that dwarfs Campbell. And collectively the big schools don't give two ****s about him.

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Every school has billionaires, and some with money that dwarfs Campbell. And collectively the big schools don't give two ****s about him.

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So what.

Augusta National has a membership with more net worth than most, if not all schools. It's also a for profit corporation whose 300 individual members are as influential as any in the country.

And even they had to bend the knee and weren't able to keep outsiders on the outside.

Watch what happens if Campbell and others play their cards well...they may not ultimately get what they want but sphincters are gonna pucker before it's all said and done.

Title IX is the law of the land but it might not survive NIL.

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Teslag said:

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Every school has billionaires, and some with money that dwarfs Campbell. And collectively the big schools don't give two ****s about him.

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So what.

Augusta National has a membership with more net worth than most, if not all schools. It's also a for profit corporation whose 300 individual members are as influential as any in the country.

And even they had to bend the knee and weren't able to keep outsiders on the outside.

Watch what happens if Campbell and others play their cards well...they may not ultimately get what they want but sphincters are gonna pucker before it's all said and done.

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Based on what? ESPN calls the shots here and they aren't going to be pushed around by Cody f'ing Campbell and a bunch of schools with no viewership.

The issue was not ESPN & SEC and Big10 being pushed around by Cody Campbell.

It's Cody Campbell getting the ear of Trump and influential members and Congress.

They don't have to push around ESPN. ESPN has no choice but to bend the knee

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The issue was not ESPN & SEC and Big10 being pushed around by Cody Campbell.

It's Cody Campbell getting the ear of Trump and influential members and Congress.

They don't have to push around ESPN. ESPN has no choice but to bend the knee

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This.

Campbell knows there is little chance the SEC and Big Ten would ever agree to pool their rights for an all encompassing cfb media rights deal (and the legislation he backs would not compel that) because the have nots (Tech) would demand a larger share than they are getting now. His main objective is to prevent implementation of the settlement from the House case so, which would happen through passage of the SCORE Act by Congress (and is dead in the water without it) so that he can continue to boost Tech's chances through unlimited NIL.

The Big XII joined all the other conferences in urging Congress to pass the Score Act, but a few well placed contributions by Campbell, and the left's natural inclination to support the "workers" (which the sports agents have convinced them are better served by the status quo), have made it an uphill climb.

Folks, media contracts pay on how many eyeballs will see the commercials. The advertising for a Texas Tceh playing Cincinnati or UCF is not going to draw the listeners/watchers than an A&M game against any SEC team. Networks are not in business to lose money. For the same reason, other sports, men or women, are not going to draw the audience football or men's basketball does.

Schools already share revenue and NIL among all the sports - some better than others. Schools share media rights among conference members. The identical solution for every school is not a good idea - one solution does not fit all schools. Networks would no longer bid big numbers. NIL donors may not donate because they don't like the formula.

This is just another case where socialism would not work.

Buy him paying $40 million a year for NIL, will never make him go broke. He makes that much money and interest a year.

NIL actually freeze the colleges up to be able to support the female sports and nonprofitable sports. They were spending a lot of money for recruiting and paying players that now they don't have to.

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Buy him paying $40 million a year for NIL, will never make him go broke. He makes that much money and interest a year.

NIL actually freeze the colleges up to be able to support the female sports and nonprofitable sports. They were spending a lot of money for recruiting and paying players that now they don't have to.

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English- do you speak it?

Full story - https://t.co/0pXZn163cP

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) March 7, 2026

Notable Congressional news:

For the first time, a Republican and Democrat, Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wa), have agreed on legislation to amend the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to permit conferences to pool media rights, their staffs tell @YahooSports. pic.twitter.com/oMgRLRc1oP

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) March 6, 2026

Big 10 & SEC are generally against this pooling of media rights.

There is a big difference between PERMIT and REQUIRE. But the real concern here is that this issue is side tracking the SCORE Act, which is the legislation that is intended to implement the settlement reach with the athletes in the House case. That is exactly what Campbell wants, because he wants no curbs on NIL.

there is a huge difference, and SEC/Big 10 are against both.

if this does pass though, you can pretty much guarantee those two (whether in current or amended form) will break away from the other schools.

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Bi-partisan Senate agreement on such a divisive topic is a significant move and comes after 50 people met at the White House in a college sports roundtable.

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Wait a minute, we were told ESPN was driving this bus and would be telling Campbell and everyone else to pound sand. Turns out Campbell is not insignificant, he is the huge roach that was plotting all along to plunge into the onion dip and he has played his part masterfully so far. Jury is still way out on this but we'll see later if it's enough to meaningfully reshape the landscape.

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Cantwell and Schmitt's draft is intended to (1) ensure all schools receive more media revenue than in 2024-25; (2) give all schools a percentage of revenue; and (3) allow performance-based awards for schools that drive viewership.

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This is the part that will melt this site down like the '99 Tech game if it and the bill itself ever gain any traction. If you think crying for a 2025 playoff was annoying, wait until a 4-7 sip team screams for a bigger payout for "the brand" than everyone else.

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The issue was not ESPN & SEC and Big10 being pushed around by Cody Campbell.

It's Cody Campbell getting the ear of Trump and influential members and Congress.

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Randy Levine and Cody Campbell will be drafting Trump’s second executive order on college sports, a source familiar tells @FOS. Unclear as of now who else may be involved. https://t.co/rb8cZL1hvb

— Amanda Christovich (@achristovichh) March 7, 2026

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there is a huge difference, and SEC/Big 10 are against both.

if this does pass though, you can pretty much guarantee those two (whether in current or amended form) will break away from the other schools.

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On the surface, this sounds very improbable. But this involves big dollar$. Do not be surprised if it were to happen.

But it would also be likely that the NCAA, or the government, or whoever, would back down to avoid the escape of SEC/Big 10.

Trump giving the colleges anti-trust immunity is borderline immoral given the judgments against them. Not inviting the student athletes proves the point.

Greg, this whole exercise is for Cody to prop up his Alma Mater. CC has no altruistic motivation, he's trying to help tceh.

Cory Campbell is an absolute slimeball. I have some inside knowledge in this regard, and that's all I will say.

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Greg, this whole exercise is for Cody to prop up his Alma Mater. CC has no altruistic motivation, he's trying to help tceh.

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Agreed, and I think many of us have known this from the get go.

What is yet to be determined, though, is how many Big XII, ACC and other conference members will jump on this train with Campbell and refuse to get off or refuse to let Campbell get off without them. If that happens, this is where it gets out of hand.

You can place a very safe bet that the SEC & B1G have already discussed if the have nots force a revenue share of pooled tv rights with Kansas, tech, UCF, and Houston of the Big 12 and Wake, Duke, BC, SMU and Cal getting the same tv $$$$ as Bama, lsu, UGA, Ohio State, Michigan, PSU, etc……….

The answer more than likely is going to be the SEC and B1G break off and have their own NFL lite style league that only plays each other. This would more than likely also include an expansion of both leagues (SEC taking Clemson, FSU and Miami, B1G taking ND, Pitt, Syracuse and the Va. and NC public schools being split somehow into those conferences.).

Everyone else will be told to go play on the JV field. And no, the SEC would not take TX Technical or OK State.

I think the B0G and SEC will likely run into anti-trust problems if they significantly exclude and defund the rest of FBS. But they already have the power to significantly reorganize it a little further. The B0G owes its broadcaster access to the post-season which is why they want more playoff games. The SEC's media partner already recognizes the CFP has saturated demand for right now but supports 16 teams and the SEC itself prefers best 16 teams or 15&1 where the 1 is best Go5.

The schools will sort long term pretty much in the same ways they have in the past. Texas needed teams to beat so they used their somewhat broader fan base (let's call it super-regional rather than national) to try to force conference mates to allow them a perpetual advantage.

That included equal shares of historical tier 1 over-the-air broadcast and tier 2 cable network broadcast revenue but of course they had to have an advantage so they kept the only viable tier 3 network revenue to themselves.

That kind of thinking will show up again because it has to when drawing power is unbalanced. And the drawing power has to be monetized to support the spending model. Snake eating tail anyone?

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Greg, this whole exercise is for Cody to prop up his Alma Mater. CC has no altruistic motivation, he's trying to help tceh.

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Trump isn't serving Cody. He's selling nostalgia.