MoeTE87 wrote

Miami supposed to bring back a lot of players or majority going to the NFL?

RickFLM4 wrote

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I wish they could sort the calendar to finish the playoffs around New Years Day.

dcstep wrote

And fix the stupid portal while they're at it. It's unfair to the top teams for the also-rans to be working the portal full time while they're still trying to win games. Who thought up that stupid timing? Portal should NOT be open until the final game is over.

If you fix the portal, then coach can stay put until the last game is played.

RickFLM4 wrote

Where we were sitting, it was 100% Miami around us. I think UM sold all its our 20,000 seat allotment to Miami fans and Miami resales mostly went to Miami fans. But the other side of the stadium with sponsor / corporate seats had a lot of red. They do have about 4x the alum base as Miami, it is a nice time of year here and this is their first championship so yeah, they did travel well.

I got game tickets at fave value but had to pay $450 for parking. Overall, prices were astounding.

I wish they could sort the calendar to finish the playoffs around New Years Day.

RickFLM4 wrote

I think finishing the playoffs sooner will help with the portal overlap. Conference championship games make money but otherwise seem kind of pointless now. Start playoffs in early December. With 4 rounds, done by 1/1 or shortly thereafter. Then portal opens.

Or keep the conf championship games and start the season a week earlier.

eliphil wrote

450 for parking that is nuts! I had no idea Indiana had such a large following. Their coach accomplished what was unthinkable a few years ago. He said there has been a paradigm change and he’s right. Next season should be interesting.

eliphil wrote

They have to fix a lot more than the portal timing like regulating payouts and kids being told to stay a minimum of 2 years when they sign.

RickFLM4 wrote

$450 was the “cheap lot” that was walking distance via StubHub. Park and ride was $150-$200. Lots a little closer to the stadium gates (where we usually park during the season) were $800+ (and into the thousands).

For context, I think I paid $250 for regular season parking (all games, not just 1) in a closer lot than we parked yesterday.

Indiana has around 800K alum not counting fans that aren’t alum. I think they have the largest alum base in the U.S., with Penn State not too far behind.

RickFLM4 wrote

We probably need to get to employment status and collective bargaining before that happens but I agree. Right now, the NCAA seems too afraid of getting sued to enforce or create new rules. Hard to see how they can get the toothpaste back in the tube right now.