Rick Chryst
Rick Chryst
Richard "Rick" Chryst is a former commissioner of the Mid-American Conferencefrom 1999 to 2009...
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I think we're early on in what could be one of the watershed moments in intercollegiate athletics. This is clearly a pivotal time in terms of the next decade or so, both in terms of conference membership and what the next generation of the postseason will look like. Not withstanding some of the Darwinian aspects to it, I do think there will be a place for everybody.
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Several years we thought we had deserving teams, and for whatever reason, it hasn't happened.
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I really respect the committee and the work they do. I certainly don't go in thinking it's Charlie Brown and Lucy. At the same time, we've got to find ways to better support our programs.
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Whether you call it parity or balance, we now see teams that haven't been dominant programs rise up and have special years. It probably starts with the scholarship limits, but the other big difference we've seen is as television opportunities have escalated, everyone's now investing in facilities.