#1 Ohio State @ #15 Michigan, Saturday November 29th, 2025, 12:00 Pm (Game Thread)

[tinselwolverine]

4 out of 5 going forward…I could settle for that.

 

[Michchamp]

The LSU football program is perhaps one of my least 3 favorites in the nation, right along side USC and Notre Dame.

That entire state is a hell hole.

 

[Michchamp]

The LSU football program is perhaps one of my least 3 favorites in the nation, right along side USC and Notre Dame.

So my friend was telling me that one of the biggest LSU boosters is a family that owns huge amounts of land in Louisiana. They now make their money by selling pipeline easements across it, basically calculating how much it would cost an oil or gas company to build a pipeline around their land, then charging them 60-70% of that, which apparently keeps everyone happy.

He said he was surprised when we outbid them for Underwood, and it was the first time he could remember of that happening.

Seems a dumb game to play if you're from one of the poorest states overall... but then again, these are the descendants of slave-owning dirtbags that thought they stood a chance in the Civil War. how long are these handful of rich Louisianans going to be able to continue funding their college football program against the whale-sized endowments and alumni wealth of northern and former PAC10 teams? They should've been the biggest sticklers for rules against improper benefits to kids all along, and now they want to complain it's not fair when others do it better.

Hearing the cretins who coach these programs whine about money is just too much. Like Bruce Pearl.

 

[wlvrnstlr4life]

I thought that the entire modus operandi of NCAA College Football was to limit or eliminate the influence of the boosters and donors. That a cadre of rich alums and businesses cling to the success of their local CFB team as validation for their own success is a perversion of college athletic competition.

I think that the teams that want to chase the glass trophy and will spend tens of millions to get it are missing the entire point of competition at this level. That includes Michigan, and that's a substantial disappointment to me.

Someone said that Moore should watch the playoffs with the intent of "poaching" players for next season. That's what it's come to, apparently, to appease the fans of these (and this) program(s).

I'm the one who mentioned that, but I also think there should be some kind of penalty to go with it. Like whomever does it has to sit out a year unless a graduate, but does NOT lose any eligibility years. Some kind of deterrent so that it doesn't happen on whim like it does now. Also, there should be tampering rules. There may be a rule, now, but it's clearly not followed.

 

[Michchamp]

I'm the one who mentioned that, but I also think there should be some kind of penalty to go with it. Like whomever does it has to sit out a year unless a graduate, but does NOT lose any eligibility years. Some kind of deterrent so that it doesn't happen on whim like it does now. Also, there should be tampering rules. There may be a rule, now, but it's clearly not followed.

Okay, but coaches should also have similar restrictions and boosters should too. If anything, the adults in the room should have more restrictions, not less.

So like, say, there should be a designated window to interview new coaching candidates after a season, and if you have contact between an AD and a different school's coach prior to that window, the school gets sanctioned.

Or if you're a booster who gives $$$ to a university, your development/construction firm should not be allowed to bid for the contract for $$$$$$$$ to build a new clubhouse for football players to sit around for 5 years.

 

[wlvrnstlr4life]

Okay, but coaches should also have similar restrictions and boosters should too. If anything, the adults in the room should have more restrictions, not less.

So, the problem with this part is that coaches can be fired on a whim. "Student"-athletes cannot lose their scholarship for performance issues. Also, if a coach takes off or is fired, the student gets a window to leave. So, the advantages and disadvantages should even out. They are way more pro athlete than pro coach.

 

[Michchamp]

So, the problem with this part is that coaches can be fired on a whim. "Student"-athletes cannot lose their scholarship for performance issues. Also, if a coach takes off or is fired, the student gets a window to leave. So, the advantages and disadvantages should even out. They are way more pro athlete than pro coach.

the coaches can be fired on a whim, but so what? They've been negotiating these massive buyouts in their contracts. Can you imagine being bad at your job and getting fired without cause, BUT THEN getting paid $50 MILLION dollars because of that, and feeling you've been wronged?

 

[wlvrnstlr4life]

the coaches can be fired on a whim, but so what? They've been negotiating these massive buyouts in their contracts. Can you imagine being bad at your job and getting fired without cause, BUT THEN getting paid $50 MILLION dollars because of that, and feeling you've been wronged?

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