Ryan McGee

And, you know, when I talk to the kids from UCLA, they would play, you know, UCLA's really good at baseball. And when they would play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on a Friday night against Stanford in a top 15 game, and there'd be 800 people there, and they'd go back to their apartment, and they'd see the highlight of the South Carolina-Kentucky game, and there's 9,000 people there.

And, you know, when I talk to the kids from UCLA, they would play, you know, UCLA's really good at baseball. And when they would play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on a Friday night against Stanford in a top 15 game, and there'd be 800 people there, and they'd go back to their apartment, and they'd see the highlight of the South Carolina-Kentucky game, and there's 9,000 people there.

And, you know, when I talk to the kids from UCLA, they would play, you know, UCLA's really good at baseball. And when they would play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on a Friday night against Stanford in a top 15 game, and there'd be 800 people there, and they'd go back to their apartment, and they'd see the highlight of the South Carolina-Kentucky game, and there's 9,000 people there.

and they're like, the NIL money's fine, but that's why I came here. That's what you want, yeah. Right, to me it's opportunity, but then there's the flip side of that, which is, all right, now if you're the guy, that's not getting to play now because the guy from UCLA and the guy from Air Force and all that came. Well, now you're exactly right.

and they're like, the NIL money's fine, but that's why I came here. That's what you want, yeah. Right, to me it's opportunity, but then there's the flip side of that, which is, all right, now if you're the guy, that's not getting to play now because the guy from UCLA and the guy from Air Force and all that came. Well, now you're exactly right.

and they're like, the NIL money's fine, but that's why I came here. That's what you want, yeah. Right, to me it's opportunity, but then there's the flip side of that, which is, all right, now if you're the guy, that's not getting to play now because the guy from UCLA and the guy from Air Force and all that came. Well, now you're exactly right.

I can go to Kentucky and turn them into a College World Series team, or I can go to a Dallas Baptist and still be a top-ten draft pick. So I think you're right. I think that we're seeing a giant market adjustment, and I think when the contracts come, because they're coming, all this is going to hopefully level out a little bit.

I can go to Kentucky and turn them into a College World Series team, or I can go to a Dallas Baptist and still be a top-ten draft pick. So I think you're right. I think that we're seeing a giant market adjustment, and I think when the contracts come, because they're coming, all this is going to hopefully level out a little bit.

I can go to Kentucky and turn them into a College World Series team, or I can go to a Dallas Baptist and still be a top-ten draft pick. So I think you're right. I think that we're seeing a giant market adjustment, and I think when the contracts come, because they're coming, all this is going to hopefully level out a little bit.

The part of it I didn't see coming because, quite frankly, I did not want a 14 playoff in the beginning, but I came around on it. My argument about the 14 playoff was it should be difficult to get into the postseason. If it's not difficult to get into the postseason, now you're the Stanley Cup playoffs and everybody's in. Now you're the NBA playoffs and everybody's in. What's the point? But

The part of it I didn't see coming because, quite frankly, I did not want a 14 playoff in the beginning, but I came around on it. My argument about the 14 playoff was it should be difficult to get into the postseason. If it's not difficult to get into the postseason, now you're the Stanley Cup playoffs and everybody's in. Now you're the NBA playoffs and everybody's in. What's the point? But

The part of it I didn't see coming because, quite frankly, I did not want a 14 playoff in the beginning, but I came around on it. My argument about the 14 playoff was it should be difficult to get into the postseason. If it's not difficult to get into the postseason, now you're the Stanley Cup playoffs and everybody's in. Now you're the NBA playoffs and everybody's in. What's the point? But

What we saw with an expanded playoff, even though I hate 12, I hate buys, that conversation's maybe for later. It opened up the conversation, you're exactly right, to us talking about all these other teams that we would not have been talking about otherwise. It's making people on the West Coast keep an eye on Indiana football.

What we saw with an expanded playoff, even though I hate 12, I hate buys, that conversation's maybe for later. It opened up the conversation, you're exactly right, to us talking about all these other teams that we would not have been talking about otherwise. It's making people on the West Coast keep an eye on Indiana football.

What we saw with an expanded playoff, even though I hate 12, I hate buys, that conversation's maybe for later. It opened up the conversation, you're exactly right, to us talking about all these other teams that we would not have been talking about otherwise. It's making people on the West Coast keep an eye on Indiana football.

And it's making people in the Midwest keep an eye on Ole Miss football. And even when it came to the Sun Belt or when it came to whomever, you've got to keep an eye on teams now.

And it's making people in the Midwest keep an eye on Ole Miss football. And even when it came to the Sun Belt or when it came to whomever, you've got to keep an eye on teams now.

And it's making people in the Midwest keep an eye on Ole Miss football. And even when it came to the Sun Belt or when it came to whomever, you've got to keep an eye on teams now.

Yep. And this is why you leave it alone. You know, if you expand to 16, fine. But this idea of, and I want to make sure I'm perfectly clear on this. If this thing is rigged so that X number of SEC teams always get in and X number of Big Ten teams, that's really great for Marty McGee. It's phenomenal for Marty. It's good for business. But for the overall health of college football...

Yep. And this is why you leave it alone. You know, if you expand to 16, fine. But this idea of, and I want to make sure I'm perfectly clear on this. If this thing is rigged so that X number of SEC teams always get in and X number of Big Ten teams, that's really great for Marty McGee. It's phenomenal for Marty. It's good for business. But for the overall health of college football...