OK, he's part of the problem, but it's not a problem Steve Sarkisian created.

I posted this article under Steven A's post about Nebraska players losing their appeal of the College Sports Commission rejection of NIL transactions. Thank you, Steven.

Sark's take is a more holistic view of the CFB mess from the coach of the program with the most profitable athletic department, a coach at a school with top drawer academics.

Steve doesn't think much of the academics at Ole Miss. Do the Rebels have a basket-weaving major? Then again, in his final season of eligibility at USC, Matt Leinart's sole class was Ballroom Dancing.

Sark is spot on in so many respects. Including why join a settlement agreement when you did not plan to follow its terms?

One point with which I wholly agree, the College Football Playoff Committee promised to pay rapt attention to a team's strength of schedule; they lied.

Let the venting begin:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2026/05/12/texas-football-steve-sarkisian-rips-cfp-selection-committee-ncaa-ole-miss-rules-24-team-playoff/90033796007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_

It's fun to diss Ole Miss -👌👍😍 Sark, don't go to Oxford for a kiss.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48751879/texas-steve-sarkisian-rips-ole-miss-academic-standards

1 hour ago, Jon Joseph said:

Sark is spot on in so many respects. Including why join a settlement agreement when you did not plan to follow its terms?

One point with which I wholly agree, the College Football Playoff Committee promised to pay rapt attention to a team's strength of schedule; they lied.

Lying as leverage? You can make a strong case based on the evidence that some programs make deals and sign agreements with the intention of breaking them solely in order to gain an advantage on those who keep them.

Brings up the very old response from Joe Namath when asked what his major was in college "Underwater Basket Weaving" was the question from the reporter. Namath it was reported to have replied "no, Journalism, it was easier".