Look at schedules. Don't the big guns profit from having lots of teams they know they can beat?

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Look at schedules. Don't the big guns profit from having lots of teams they know they can beat?

Author: jrdjr84 (1093 Posts - Joined: Jan 14, 2014)

Posted at 10:42 am on Oct 3, 2025

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Replies to: "Look at schedules. Don't the big guns profit from having lots of teams they know they can beat?"

BIG on verge of $2B private equity deal, but tOSU & SCUM may object. [LINK] - LanceManion - 11:15am 10/2/25 (22) [View All]
- OSU, Michigan, PSU & Oregon could bolt for the SEC. B10 & B12 would be screwed! [NT] - irishslovak - 8:12pm 10/2/25
  - I’ve long believed that all “pro colleges” will eventually follow ND’s independence - LanceManion - 8:39pm 10/2/25
    - You make an excellent point dont these league have bottom feeders that basically cash fat checks on - sweetbobbyg - 10:00pm 10/2/25
      - Look at schedules. Don't the big guns profit from having lots of teams they know they can beat? [NT] - jrdjr84 - 10:42am 10/3/25
        I think you can still achieve that and pay on an ad hoc basis and not cut patsies in on the big $$$. - LanceManion - 11:14am 10/3/25
        Isn't the tradition that everyone gets an equal base but big winners earn more post-season? - jrdjr84 - 2:31pm 10/3/25
      - Spot on. And love the Entourage reference. Drama & Tom Brady and golf was great. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:21am 10/3/25
        👍🍀 that’s awesome! [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 4:16pm 10/3/25
- I recall something about a former mayor of Chicago selling the parking meter system - sweetbobbyg - 3:50pm 10/2/25
- everything from ticket prices to food to apparel related to the Big Ten will go through the roof - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:57pm 10/2/25
  - Sure. P/E will want to suck every penny of revenue they can [NT] - LanceManion - 8:36pm 10/2/25
- College football may eventually kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. - Curly1918 - 12:46pm 10/2/25
  - They seem like they are well on their way to doing that. Restraint is in order but entirely lacking. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:55pm 10/2/25
- The have nots will love it, the haves will not. Equal shares will be a sticking point [NT] - ndphysics - 12:26pm 10/2/25
  - I'm still having a hard time understanding how land grant universities can do this. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:54pm 10/2/25
    - Isn't it that the athletic departments are legal/financial entities unto themselves, not - jrdjr84 - 4:21pm 10/2/25
      - Don’t know. If so, then all their revenue s/b UBIT. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:23pm 10/2/25
      - Well, if athletic department revenues are tax-free - humbaba - 4:35pm 10/2/25
    - I don’t know anything about that. I am sure there will be litigation eventually - ndphysics - 1:07pm 10/2/25
      - Exactly. They are selling a future interest in their receivables. - LanceManion - 2:53pm 10/2/25
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