And without some level of competitive balance the game will be hurt.

There's the competitive balance issue, but that's not their problem.

But if competitive balance is the real concern, there are other ways to make the playing field more level.

They also have different views on the league's competitive balance.

Sometimes the rules need to be different between big and small to achieve a competitive balance.

And from the competitive balance come players who actually seem thrilled to be here for the first time.

The league certainly has an interest in maintaining competitive balance.

"We have found a solution that should provide our league with better competitive balance."

And the Pac-10 certainly doesn’t hold exclusive rights to the competitive balance concept.

"It would allow the competitive balance of the league to continue and ensure a strong future."

But we have, as I said here today, more competitive balance than we've ever had before."

"The whole function of this is to promote competitive balance."

"The pressure on the union and the players was enormous because of all the concerns about competitive balance," he said.

He said the players also won because they, too, favored improved competitive balance.

France says he is concerned about equity and competitive balance.

This really would improve competitive balance and benefit far more players than it hurt.

Their inevitable response was to open earlier themselves, restoring competitive balance.

Owners were seeking economic relief and competitive balance in the new deal.

It’s embarrassing to say now, but I was afraid for the competitive balance of the league.

So what's the reason for all this competitive balance?

If competitive balance is of concern to the owners, they are keeping it a big secret.

The second one, competitive balance, indicates how much a sport is dominated by a few countries.

Revenue sharing and competitive balance are two issues the 18-member task force will address.

Associations, teams, team officials, and coaches must make every effort to support competitive balance.

The move is made in part due to concerns from other conference members over fairness and competitive balance.