I recommend listening to Ted Cruz podcast for today (May 29), the Verdict. He goes into good detail about the bill he has filed. Many of us believe that NIL and transfer portal are ruining college sports. His bill makes a lot of sense.

He just had his 25th wedding anniversary and starts the show with that, so FF to about the 12 minute point. If you're not familiar with his podcast, his cohost is Ben Ferguson who played tennis at Ole Miss. He adds some good insight from his experience

We don't need more government or the NCAA for that matter.

The problem in college football is it's a $15B/yr business that isn't being run like a real business. The solution is simple, run it like a real business. The largest 20-30 programs (by football income) need to form a league; a league with rules. The smaller programs should also form their own leagues based on program size.

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Cruz needs a job not paid for by taxpayers.

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What he needs is to shave that mouse of a beard he keeps trying to pull off

Amazing they made it to 25 yrs with how he let Trump degrade his wife on a national stage, and then rolled over to have his belly scratched

JohnClark929 said:

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We don't need more government or the NCAA for that matter.

The problem in college football is it's a $15B/yr business that isn't being run like a real business. The solution is simple, run it like a real business. The largest 20-30 programs (by football income) need to form a league; a league with rules. The smaller programs should also form their own leagues based on program size.

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I think it is a perfect time to mimic European soccer and create relaxation leagues where the bottom x teams from the top league are forced to drop down to next league down. That would make every game matter.

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JohnClark929 said:

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We don't need more government or the NCAA for that matter.

The problem in college football is it's a $15B/yr business that isn't being run like a real business. The solution is simple, run it like a real business. The largest 20-30 programs (by football income) need to form a league; a league with rules. The smaller programs should also form their own leagues based on program size.

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I think it is a perfect time to mimic European soccer and create relaxation leagues where the bottom x teams from the top league are forced to drop down to next league down. That would make every game matter.

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That is dumb. Doing something that eurotrash commies do is never the answer.

Just need some type of anti trust law to make these contracts legit. Would also be nice to have some cap on money to high school recruits. That would hurt us but would be beneficial for the game as a whole. Football is unlike baseball and basketball because you really know how good a player is until he is on campus practicing in pads. 7 on 7 and camps help but nothing matters until you put the pads on. You never get elite on elite to judge anything in High School. 5stars online men blocking kids that will be in the Army next year or joining a frat makes it hard to make a multi million dollar business decision on.

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greg.w.h said:

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Cruz needs a job not paid for by taxpayers.

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that's what the podcast is.

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Nah…the podcast is to keep his day job.

Nm

Georgia president Jere Morehead: "If the CSC is not going to enforce the settlement, if the NCAA is not going to enforce tampering and if Congress is not going to pass the SCORE Act, then it leaves the SEC in a position that we have to go our own way to create rules." https://t.co/81VJvZPnqC

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) January 14, 2026

Likely a bluff, for now.

But if nothing changes, they may feel they have no other choice

We dont need a socialist college football system. It will work itself out. Way to early for government intervention. Cruz is turning into a swamp system senator

" If the Senate Commerce Committee hearing that advanced the Protect College Sports Act to the Senate floor sounded contentious, expect the next few weeks to be even more heated.

After just a few weeks of debate surrounding legislation crafted by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., along with Texas Tech Board of Regents Chairman Cody Campbell, college athletics is entering a pivotal stretch before Congress' August recess that could shape the future of the sport.

"If this thing does not go forward, there will be nothing that will go forward," New York Yankees president Randy Levine emphasized.

Levine's involvement stems from his role on President Donald Trump's college athletics roundtable, a sign of just how unusual the politics surrounding college sports have become. Another example would be both Levine and Campbell holding a media call last week just hours after the Senate committee voted 19-9 to advance the legislation."

It's the power conferences vs. everyone, right? Well, it depends

For the past month, the talk of passing this legislation has centered on whether the SEC and Big Ten would put their support around a bill that also has flaws. What stands out the most right now?

Media pooling rights, and obviously a few other lines in the bill. But, while senators have tried to stress the word "voluntary" in the legislation, skeptics remain from those within the Big Ten and SEC footprint. There is a palpable tension in the air, and Cantwell did not try to decrease the ongoing kerfuffle during her remarks in the Senate Commerce hearing last week.

"What we did today is say we're not going to let the most powerful and richest conferences dictate to the rest of America what's going to happen to 500,000 athletes," Cantwell said in her remarks."

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/senators-ted-cruz-maria-cantwell-push-sec-big-ten-college-sports-bill-rising-tensio

Somebody needs to rein her in

Break the NCAA into tiers. Force the schools in the top tier (power 4 plus Notre dame) to categorize every scholarship player an employee. Then mandate collective bargaining agreements.

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Break the NCAA into tiers. Force the schools in the top tier (power 4 plus Notre dame) to categorize every scholarship player an employee. Then mandate collective bargaining agreements.

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thank you mrs. pelosi for your contribution

JohnClark929 said:

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We don't need more government or the NCAA for that matter.

The problem in college football is it's a $15B/yr business that isn't being run like a real business. The solution is simple, run it like a real business. The largest 20-30 programs (by football income) need to form a league; a league with rules. The smaller programs should also form their own leagues based on program size.

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I propose a scholarship division and an NIL division. Schools can choose one or the other, but there would be salary caps, minimum salaries, etc., but no scholarships in the NIL division. TITLE IX would still apply, but no longer include football. Players in the NIL division could be cut any time and move to the scholarship division. Players transferring up to NIL could sit out a year or enter a structured 5 round portal draft with slot salaries and be bound to their NIL league team for one year. Lots of details, but yeah, run it like a pro league.

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Break the NCAA into tiers. Force the schools in the top tier (power 4 plus Notre dame) to categorize every scholarship player an employee. Then mandate collective bargaining agreements.

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Great...Player Unions? No thanks. No quicker way to bankrupt college sports.

Clearly so called college football is broken, no rules, gambling allowed, free agency galore, endless lawsuits, coaches can tamper, the sport had it coming with government getting involved.

What's wrong with a CBA? Seems to work for the NFL, MLB, NBA, etc.

Wouldn't a CBA have prevented the whole mess with Sorsby dunking on the NCAA in a local court?

College universities luv the set up as is, they do not want athletes as employees, they can use them as cheap and easy revenue source, having them as employees would give them rights and privileges as state employees and that is all state universities nightmare they would get ( workers comp, holidays, restricted practice times, fmla etc etc.)

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So what does AIPAC want him to do about this?

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Freedom is good, there is no putting the horse back in the barn. Cruz looks like he doeantvwant to be a Texas senator anymore.

Dumbest idea on TA, impressive. Collective bargaining will lead to strikes and lockouts. No one should ever never ever advocate for unionization.

southernswag363 said:

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What's wrong with a CBA? Seems to work for the NFL, MLB, NBA, etc.

Wouldn't a CBA have prevented the whole mess with Sorsby dunking on the NCAA in a local court?

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Nothing. America was built with unsustainable slave labor. Ownership has never been in favor of collective bargaining. If college football players want to go on strike to learn their true value, pop me some corn.

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Dumbest idea on TA, impressive. Collective bargaining will lead to strikes and lockouts. No one should ever never ever advocate for unionization.

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Remember that next time you enjoy your WEEKEND watching football.

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3rd Coast said:

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Dumbest idea on TA, impressive. Collective bargaining will lead to strikes and lockouts. No one should ever never ever advocate for unionization.

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Remember that next time you enjoy your WEEKEND watching football.

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I don't understand what you are saying. I watch them, and want them to win, but if they don't eh. My life doesn't change. I don't watch NFL, and I can certainly get by without college football. What exactly did i say that was wrong, or how does it relate to your response?

The fact that you have a weekend is because of collective bargaining. I don't like the political leanings of unions, and questionable legality of their electioneering, but the seat of Labor at the table has been an enormous positive for most American workers.

Decades ago...but unions have run their course. And no I don't have a weekend because of unions or collective bargaining