re: &quot;Phil Knight spares no NIL deal in thirst for oregon national title&quot;

Posted by kywildcatfanone

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 6:44 am to CascadeReigns

Won't he'll, west coast schools can't win anything of note.

Posted by nicholastiger

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 8:05 am to Gaggle

every college that uses Nike is basically bankrolling Oregon's athletic department

Posted by Magnus

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 8:06 am to CascadeReigns

buy all the players u want, they're still going to be out mannedd by uga or texas or even ohio st for that matter

Posted by Complete Linebacking

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 8:14 am to CascadeReigns

I could have Elon’s wealth and I’m not giving it to a bunch of entitled 18 year old brats who have accomplished nothing in the real world. Sports shouldn’t be that important. But to each his own and i fully support your right to spend your money in any way you choose.

Posted by saintsfan22

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 8:18 am to imAMAZING

quote:

Off topic but imagine if the Waltons liked college football or Arkansas, man they would be a powerhouse in the NIL era. Their combined net worth is 228 billion dollars. Crazy

In a similar vein, Arthur Smith has been reported to be a candidate for the North Carolina job. Can he just make his dad have Fedex bankroll the roster?

Posted by LSUJuicer

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 8:19 am to CascadeReigns

Copy Oregon couldn’t earn one so they need to buy one. It will mean so much if it happens.

Posted by usc6158

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 8:20 am to LSUJuicer

Its funny watching SEC and Big10 fans get their first taste of a last minute Oregon bag drop

Posted by molsusports

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 8:22 am to CascadeReigns

I don't have a problem with it overall. Billionaires and millionaires have been giving money to college athletes for a long time.

I do hope some of them are more interested in charitable causes. Sports are entertainment but no more innately important that other types of entertainment.

100 years from now I think Knight's charitable giving might leave a more meaningful legacy.

Posted by St Augustine

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 9:06 am to 3PieceSpicy

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Feel like it would be tough to be proud of a Ship that was only won bc they had a crazy donor buying their talent. College sports are getting to be a bit too much like the MLB.

Or European soccer where there are 1-4 “haves” per league at most. They obviously have other rivalries and things to play for there which keeps fandom high but in a system where we’re used to SOME semblance of at least supposed ability to move up to championship level I think you’d see a lot of fading interest.

This post was edited on 12/5/24 at 9:07 am

Posted by Remulan

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 9:16 am to CascadeReigns

So Phil Knight is Oregon's owner and Larry Ellison is Michigan's owner. Is there a list of the other owners of the rest of the NFL minor league teams?

Posted by POTUS2024

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Posted on 12/5/24 at 9:21 am to CascadeReigns

If Silicon Valley wants to take over CFB, they can do it in about 10 seconds. They could make Stanford or San Francisco State the epicenter of CFB if they wanted, and there's nothing anyone could do about it.