Protect College Sports Act still far from a sure/great thing; Eric Musselman’s not having a great week; B1G + Big 12 scheduling nuggets
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey there, I am Gary Parish. Welcome back to CBS Sports Eye on College Basketball Podcast, where we sometimes discuss camel fighting, dodo birds, and leaky black. Matt Norlander is here with me. If you're watching on YouTube, honor Brandon Davies the only way he would appreciate. You've got to smash that like button. And if you haven't yet, subscribe to the Eye on College Basketball Podcast. You should do that. Go do it wherever you subscribe, like Apple and Spotify.
What is the Protect College Sports Act and why is it dominating the college‑basketball conversation?
Let's get into it. And let's start with the Protect College Sports Act, which continues to have a place in the college sports conversation, headlines, podcast, college game day. There's no escaping it. This week, we had what's been described as a significant development when the Senate voted 74-24 to halt debate and move a step closer to a final up or down vote. Simply put, it appears it's going to get through the Senate. Then it's on to the House. Hurdles remain, but politicians who support this seem optimistic. Norlander, before we dive in and discuss, let me ask you a simple question.
Okay.
If you were Matt Norlander, junior senator from
Connecticut,
would you vote for this bill as currently constructed? If so, why? If not,
why? I will answer that. I don't know what's happening. We are doing a live show. We've already pre-taped a mailbag that will be next week. And my phone's going nuts right now. I hope there's something that massive happening. I've gotten two different random text messages and someone calling there. So I'm letting all these people know that I cannot talk right now. If I was a senator...
Ask the question again. I'm sorry. If you were the junior senator, Matt Norlander, junior senator from Connecticut, the great state of Connecticut, would you vote for this bill as currently constructed? If so, why? If not, why?
Oh, boy. I would not vote for this bill as currently constructed. Um... But okay. Yeah. And we got to be, it's so funny. We deal with this on the next episode of the mailbag. We need to be faster. So I'm going to try and be as fast as possible.
Okay. I know. I know. I know.
Whatever that one, people haven't heard that one yet
though.
Okay. Okay. So we're going to dive into this. But what people need to realize is the House is now in recess. So this is now not going to go to a vote in the next two months. So my forecast on this, which could be way wrong, is that if the elections, the midterms that come up, go the way that people that are invested in dealing and forecast and they think that the Democrats are going to win more representative seats. then I think the chances of the Protect College Sports Act passing when it actually does get to a vote at the House floor after the midterm elections, if that's indeed what winds up happening here, I'm not overly optimistic that the bill as it stands right now will win out. And by the way, there's already been 17 amendments to this thing since it was first introduced, and obviously it's been in the news significantly over the past five days.
I would not vote for it, although I don't... I'm not as antagonistic against it and as cynical against it as I think some are. But just as a reminder, these are some of the biggest points on the bill. And I think there's probably a decent portion of our audience that has heard PCSA and Protect College Sports Act, but probably hasn't read the bill. If you want to read the bill, we're going to link it in the podcast description. Have at it. Go nuts. Here's what's in it, among other things, but some of the big takeaways. There would be a one-time transfer exception and players could always transfer without any restrictions upon any type of coaching change at any level throughout the NCAA. But that aside, you could not transfer a second time or a third time without having to sit out a year.
The five and five would be then federal law. And there would be an outright ban on any player that signed any professional contract to return to play NCAA sports. The revenue share, which is currently right now a little over $22 million or so, and it's going to go up every year.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:14–0:37
2
What is the Protect College Sports Act and why is it dominating the college‑basketball conversation?
0:37–4:23
3
Should junior Senator Matt Norlander vote for the Protect College Sports Act as it’s currently written?
4:23–7:58
4
What are the biggest takeaways and controversial provisions of the Protect College Sports Act?
7:58–14:14
5
Why do the hosts predict the Protect College Sports Act may stall in the House after the midterms?
14:14–16:37
6
What is the Chad Baker‑Mazzara lawsuit against USC and how does it involve Coach Eric Musselman?
16:37–19:28
7
What happened when Coach Musselman was caught yelling at a stranger on a Southern‑California beach?
19:28–22:17
8
What are the latest Big 12 eligibility, “Monster” partnership, and LED‑court developments?
22:17–41:21
Speakers
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