Brian Belefski

@BBelefski

College football and alternative pro football league historian...Unique perspective on a variety of world sports. @utjem '07 alum.

Joined February 2018

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Brian Belefski @BBelefski 4h

Every school should just take an extremely small amount from the bloated coaching staff salaries and player NIL pool and give it to the marching band. Problem solved. Band/cheerleaders/mascots, etc. are very important and vital to the pageantry of college football.

Matt Baker @MattBakerCFB 12h

Conference realignment, Playoff expansion and player payrolls aren’t just shaping college football.
Their side effects are muting the soundtrack to our autumn Saturdays.
Marching bands.
Gift link: nytimes.com/athletic/77743…
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Brian Belefski @BBelefski 5h

Really miss the old Big East. Boston College, Syracuse type programs being fringe top 25 type teams and many intriguing games usually in the Noon window. Provided extra regionality in the sport.

College Football Classics @ClassicsCFB 8h

#8 Notre Dame vs Boston College (1994)

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Brian Belefski @BBelefski 19h

UL Monroe averaged 18,057 in attendance in 1995 for a team that went 2-9, but beat SEC Miss St. Now AD is defending getting 5,983 & competing against HS games on a Thursday. Respectfully, what has changed & how can attendance improve? These midweek ESPN2/U games aren't helping.

Sean Tuohy Jr. @SJTuohy 19h

Brian, no shade to you, just saw on my feed.

We scanned in 5,983 fans, not counting students/passes…on a week night that LA high school playoffs started, at 8:00pm.

Season tix are up 19%, single game 42%.

Thank you for the worry. Minus some turnovers, we’re fine on the bayou
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Brian Belefski @BBelefski 22h

Really worried about UL-Monroe maintaining an FBS program if they are getting this type of crowd for a rivalry game vs. UL-Lafayette. 19 years ago they beat Nick Saban & Alabama. In 1995 behind Raymond Philyaw at QB & Stepfret Williams at WR they beat Miss St & Kentucky in 1994.

College Football Campus Tour Verified account @cfbcampustour 23h

It’s the 62nd edition of the ‘Battle on the Bayou’‼️

📍 Monroe, Louisiana
🏟️ FMOL Health | St. Francis Stadium
🏠 @ULM_FB
🆚 Louisiana

#Funbelt

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Brian Belefski @BBelefski 1d

Many original college sports boosters/season ticket holders were Silent Generation & Boomers (Local QB Club types). As they wind down, Gen X & Millennials won't pick up the bill as much for modern NIL college sports. Feel like corporations will end up sponsoring teams/players.

Clay Travis Verified account @ClayTravis 1d

Hearing from everyone that boosters are tapped out and tired of paying huge money for mediocre results. If Congress doesn’t act and put in some basic rules and antitrust protection, I think some schools aren’t going to have the money to keep paying.
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