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New wrestling facility put on hold - Jamie Pollard statement

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agrabes said:
I don't really think that's how it works for college sports though. People don't follow college sports to see the best teams/athletes out of a pure love of the game. At least not the main revenue sports - those who avidly follow Track or Gymnastics may follow them for that reason. People follow these sports because they are a fan of a team and they have a tie to that team. I definitely don't just watch random teams in random leagues just because they're on, or some ESPN talking head (who I don't watch or listen to) has told me they are the best team to watch. Most fans don't regularly listen to sports radio or tune into ESPN sports talk shows. The NFL already has vastly more fans and TV viewers than college football. If we want to talk about "the best" both in terms of talent and brand, it's the NFL. If people concentrate to the best, that's where they will concentrate.

Most people are not going to watch the P2 unless they already had an interest in watching the P2. That's not going to be nobody - but if the P2 happens and takes the top ~30% of college football brands, I suspect you're looking at that league getting ~40% fewer viewers than the current FBS. That 40% will stay with the non-P2 FBS schools or will just stop watching college football altogether.

Something else I think we should be thinking about - right now we're seeing this as "top brands get rich at the expense of small brands." I think if you look 10-15 years down the road in the next TV contracts I think you start to see even the biggest brands getting smaller TV deals. Not only do we have (what I see as likely) decrease in the total number of college football fans/viewers, but you also have clear signs that the major TV networks who pay the most can't afford to pay this much anymore. I think that trend is only going to increase - especially if Disney spins off ESPN. Where will the money come from? Streamers might have money to match or beat today's deals but why would they overpay in 10 years when ESPN is broke?
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I was just illustrating the point that the P2 is already a national product, covering virtually all of the most valuable CFB territory.

Regarding your second paragraph, I'd wager a guess that the top 30ish% of teams bring well over half of the viewers with them. If I can get 60% of the money while only paying for 30% of the product, that's a huge win financially.

Additionally, I think there are a ton of fans who will watch games they don't have a personal tie to just because they love college football. There's tradition, pageantry, and spectacle that NFL can never replicate. Sure, the game is a much higher level of football on the field, but the whole product is almost too sterile for my personal taste and there's a sizable group that feels the same way, especially in the South. For example, I love tuning into a night game at LSU or a white out game at Penn State. The 3rd Saturday in October is becoming appointment television again. Hell, even games like the Egg Bowl, Apple Cup, and Bedlam (RIP) are things I (and a bunch of other unaffiliated fans) seek out. Most of those rivalry games aren't going anywhere.

As to the point you make in your last paragraph, I fully agree that the money will begin drying up as live television viewership continues to decline. I think that's why everyone is interested in capitalizing as much as possible right now with little-to-no regard for the future.
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Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch (and maybe big Northern Lights show)

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VeloClone said:
Yes, a lot of hyperbole, but as you said a really big one could be catastrophic as much as we rely on electricity and electronic devices.

en.wikipedia.org

Carrington Event - Wikipedia

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This one in 1859 was before our reliance on electronics but was still a mess for telegraph service.
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We do need to upgrade our energy infrastructure. If a big one like that did it, it'd take a lot of time to replace all of our transformers.

I don't think this one is a risk for that kind of stuff. Will be interesting to see how much it does disrupt, though, potentially being the strongest in 20 years. Apparently the one in 2005 caused power issues in Sweeden and blew some transformers in South Africa.
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Principal Financial-Remote work

SCNCY
Urbandale2013 said:
Forcing in person work is the epitome of bad management. Some people need 100% in office. Some people need 100% remote. Others do well with various forms of a hybrid set up. Anyone that argues for an organizational approach is stupid. Good managers should be making case by case decisions. If a manager isn’t able to do that they aren’t a very good manager.
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It still boggles my mind that companies aren't excited over the fact they can save costs through needing less office space. Like, don't companies love trying to push costs on to other people?
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Marvel Cinematic Universe

coolerifyoudid
I like X-men '97, but I do have a complaint. There is a LOT going on throughout this series that requires you to have a pretty good background with the characters. If you just tried watching this while only having a basic background of X-Men, I think it would be really overwhelming to try to follow all of the story-lines while dealing with the massive character dump.

Sinister, Genosha, MasterMold, Phoenix, the Adversary, Lilandra, Moira, Gyrich, Trask, Mojo, Cable/Nathan

Many of the stories that were previously told lend to a better understanding of the show. I'm loving it, but I'm wondering how much the show is appreciated by those that don't have the background.
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