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84: Who Cares About the Rules? What Makes a Good Rule? Why Does it Matter?

Alex Masse

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In today's episode we get philosophical about the why of this show brought about by doing what all podcasters do- listen to other podcasts. We trace our start in college athletics rules analysis, why it matters using the example of one of the best coaches in college football and how he maximized rules knowledge to succeed. Why should anyone pay attention to the rules and how they work? What makes a good rule, especially in the current landscape.


We also hit on the college basketball action we saw this week and preview a few of the conference tournaments that will be decided this weekend.

Lastly, we learned that aside from the big panel in DC this weekend to discuss the future of college sports, there was also a secret meeting in Dallas that proposed a very specific solution to the quandary, but one that the two biggest conferences already have rejected.

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