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Sandwiched in the middle of a long, impassioned answer from Eli Drinkwitz about the changes coming to college athletics via revenue sharing, the coach offered a punchy approximation that a fair share of fans, and writers, ought to be able to relate to.
“I don’t know,” the Missouri football coach said, “what the crap is going on.”
The revenue-sharing era of college athletics is seemingly imminent, as California judge Claudia Wilken is expected to approve a landmark settlement in the near future after opening the final hearing in the NCAA vs House case Monday.
As reported by USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz — and the details that have brought around the latest batch of caveats and confusion — there may be some alterations to the language from the original proposition, including objections concerning immediate roster limits and future athletes being bound to the impending agreement.
But, all expectations are that Wilken will approve the settlement and universities will soon be allowed to distribute $20.5-million worth of revenue with student-athletes. Mizzou athletics, which is expected to opt in at the full amount, released an interview with AD Laird Veatch addressing the potential impact last Friday.
Drinkwitz has been outspoken in the past about the lack of a governing presence in college football, frequently posting the rhetorical question, “who’s in charge?”
The Mizzou coach’s response, more often than not, in the face of the ever-shifting landscape of college athletics at large has been to adjust as fast as possible and proceed with the information available.
That reasoning also helps explain why Drinkwitz isn’t planning on following a recent trend across the sport.
Some teams — like USC and Oklahoma and, perhaps most notably, Stanford — have hired general managers to help with the business side…
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