Bill Connelly for College Football Commissioner

First of all, apologies if this is Germans... I find it nigh impossible that something that was published back in May of this year hasn't been shared, but the googles turned up no indication that this had been shared... hell, even if it has, it's probably been long enough that most of us had already forgotten it.

Interesting read though for sure from Bill Connelly, of S&P+ and Podcast Ain't Played Nobody fame.

Bill Connelly for College Football Commissioner

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We live in a divided America. Our cultural and economic differences are as stark as they have been in decades. Short-term self-interest distracts us from long-term goals. We’ve been allowed to create our own realities, independent of facts.

This is unsustainable. And if we want to guarantee a healthy future, we need to make hard decisions that the people in charge are incapable of making.

And that is why I, Bill Connelly, am running … for college football commissioner.

This position does not exist. And there would not be an election if it were to exist. But I am announcing my candidacy all the same.

We need someone we can trust to watch over all of college football. That person might as well be me.

— William Douglas Connelly

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Just a quick soundbyte of his "campaign message", but he has some pretty interesting ideas...

Starting with his Nine Pronged Vision for CFB including:
Student Athlete Bill of Rights
Modernization of Amateurism
Fixing Recruiting
Bring Back the Video Game (frick yeah! emphasis added)
Promotion and Relegation
Expand the playoff
Fix Scheduling - Eliminate Divisions
Non Conference Scheduling
Games are too long

Definitely worth the read through if you haven't seen it. Won't say that anything is perfect, but some great concepts in there about how to figure out the athlete compensation component.