I think the way to fix the “pay the players” gambit is to let the NFL open up its draft to underclassmen, but the NCAA lets them go back to college like hockey players do. And yes, even pay them, fuck the whole amateurism shenanigans. Do it in the other sports too. Then they can get endorsements, the colleges and…

You actually can. 

because the jets and giants play a land bridge away from their city. Like literally you can see it from across the street except there’s no street, there’s a river. 

This is useful information. 

This free agency era is interesting because of how many players leave elite programs and go elsewhere to similarly composed programs, instead of trickling to the sub-25.

because unlike real big cities, there isn’t a massive suburb sprawling outside of it. 

Know your worth. 

Got that Patriots stamp of approval. 

32 team tournament in football? Hm. Maybe 16 if you ditch the conference title games. But in the current structure? No way. By the time they realize it, it’ll be too late. 

So many northern snowbirds coupled with success helps a lot. Also not much to do in the winter even in paradise. 

OMG a trip down alternate history lane here. Love it. 

Only 81 home games, not 162.

Doesn’t this fucking guy make six figures?

The NFL disposes of players so much. I think the issue here is half that he’s good, and half that the NFL doesn’t want baseball stealing a Heisman winner so they’ll kick the tires on him and then dispose of him if he ends up not being good. I mean, Tim fucking Tebow could sell out a stadium and they got rid of HIM, so…

You’re not wrong, they totally invented this, LeBron enabled them and now they’re running with it. Yahoo and others chime in and here we go. I mean, perhaps it’s more insidious and Davis’ team/Klutch are payolaing their way to an exit from NOLA. 

Could you not go to will call and pick up your tickets? They certainly still print tickets, so I’m not sure if that was the issue or not. Alternatively, you can most game days go to the ticket window and buy tickets for a game or call the phone number to the ticket office and have printed tickets waiting for you at…

demographically it makes a ton of sense, but...unfortunately unlikely given TV markets ruling the roost. 

if it wasn’t so damn close. It’s a good market for baseball, but it should’ve happened before 1993.

Would be a great small market, but unfortunately, it needed to be like Cincinnati and get a team before TV deals became the barometer for expanding. Short of Oracle leaving a few billion in escrow and MLB going broke.

Probably the best for the players, they still get a free trip to somewhere (where the fuck was this bowl even played?) and still get whatever shitty swag the bowl gave them, without having to exert themselves for the “First Responder Bowl” trophy which is probably a steering wheel from an ambulance.