The two most common reasons to walk away from a proposed business deal are that a) you no longer want to be in that business/deal or b) when negotiations inevitably resume, you believe you can get more favorable terms. Last week, the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 — or “The Alliance” as they call themselves — bailed on a proposed expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12. Seven conferences — most notably the SEC — and Notre Dame were in favor of the proposal. Since… Source link
Read More »CFP lacks juice as Alabama, Georgia coast
The chants that have become the soundtrack of college football will be heard on repeat in the upcoming weeks. In Indianapolis, the inexplicable site of the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 10, the vocal flex of Southern football superiority will reverberate in the heart of Big Ten country. With No. 3 Georgia and No. 1 Alabama set to square off in an SEC title game rematch, we’re left wondering if there’s a way for the sport to provide a surprise ending — both in result and,… Source link
Read More »McDonald’s Q3 earnings jump as bigger orders, menu deals juice sales
McDonald’s (MCD) on Wednesday reported third quarter earnings results that topped Wall Street’s expectations, boosted by strong sales growth across the board as customers were enticed by a range of new menu items, even amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases worldwide. Here’s the Golden Arches reported, compared to Wall Street estimates , according to a Bloomberg consensus estimate: Revenue: $6.20 billion versus $6.03 billion expected Adj. earnings per share (EPS): $2.76 (excluding special items)… Source link
Read More »Does Patrick Corbin have any juice left?
Success in life, and success in fantasy stuff, comes down to a simple concept. Good decisions. If you keep making sound choices, incremental gains usually follow. And the key to making good decisions is to divorce yourself from emotion. The rational and emotional sides of your mind, they’re lifetime enemies. They’ll try to sabotage each other. And yet, here we are with Patrick Corbin, lefty in trouble. What the heck do we do with a guy carrying a 21.32 ERA? It was easy to shrug when Corbin… Source link
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