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Private Equity firms looking to invest in college athletic departments
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:33 pm
According to the WSJ - two PE firms are looking to make a big investment in 5-10 college athletic departments.
Explain to me how this plays out?
I’m skeptical, because PE firms usually ruin things for the sake of squeezing out a profit.
Explain to me how this plays out?
I’m skeptical, because PE firms usually ruin things for the sake of squeezing out a profit.
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:35 pm to Yaboylsu63
THIS will be the death of college sports. Not NIL, not the transfer portal, nothing.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:35 pm to Yaboylsu63
LSU gets money in to cover NIL costs and TAF pays out based on annual AD earnings.
Get in on it now and sort it out later.
Get in on it now and sort it out later.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:36 pm to Yaboylsu63
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Explain to me how this plays out?
not well
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:42 pm to Yaboylsu63
One thing could be that PE firms encourage more “investment” on players that can be monetized, rather than players that are great additions to the team.
But hopefully the ADs tie revenue sharing based on wins and championships rather than social media likes and follows.
But hopefully the ADs tie revenue sharing based on wins and championships rather than social media likes and follows.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:45 pm to Yaboylsu63
They really let the flood gates open up
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:47 pm to Yaboylsu63
They've been such a great impact in things like healthcare, what could go wrong?
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:48 pm to Yaboylsu63
Jeez this will definitely keep games from being rigged now.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:49 pm to Willie Stroker
Literally LOL’d at the “quick 50-200m” statement 
no such thing as that, finance bros gonna frick up this sport even worse
not to mention Drew Weatherford, aka the guy behind this, is a top member on FSU’s board of trustees, positioning for a P2 conference
no such thing as that, finance bros gonna frick up this sport even worse not to mention Drew Weatherford, aka the guy behind this, is a top member on FSU’s board of trustees, positioning for a P2 conference
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:50 pm to Yaboylsu63
The box is wide open to the point that this whole thing falls apart at this point.
This is what happens when no true leadership exists and to many hands are out looking for money.
This is what happens when no true leadership exists and to many hands are out looking for money.
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:54 pm to Yaboylsu63
RedBird has invested in European soccer clubs (Liverpool, AC Milan), the YES Network (Yankees), and the XFL. Though not directly tied to Amazon, many of their entertainment investments were shows or movies that eventually ended up on Amazon Prime.
I don’t know much about Weatherford other than they have invested in IMG Academy.
I don’t know much about Weatherford other than they have invested in IMG Academy.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:55 pm to DBG
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THIS will be the death of college sports.
Private equity is the death of everything it touches.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:14 pm to ProjectP2294
Considering that venture capital is a subset of private equity, that statement is demonstrably false.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:29 pm to Yaboylsu63
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Private Equity firms
Can diaf
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:30 pm to Yaboylsu63
quote:
I’m skeptical, because PE firms usually ruin things for the sake of squeezing out a profit.
and they waited until the schools have to start paying their labor until investing
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:33 pm to Yaboylsu63
First they killed Red Lobster and now they are coming after college sports. Why do they hate me?
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:36 pm to Yaboylsu63
Just kill it so we can start over again with twink frat boys on the quad. At least they would've gotten in even if they couldn't play football
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:49 pm to Yaboylsu63
They should make the universities make pitches like all the cities that begged for Amazon HQ2.
ULM can just send them that picture of the monopoly man with his pockets inside out and the words “plz help”
ULM can just send them that picture of the monopoly man with his pockets inside out and the words “plz help”
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:51 pm to Yaboylsu63
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I’m skeptical, because PE firms usually ruin things for the sake of squeezing out a profit
So they're no different than the TV execs who are ruining the sport.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:56 pm to VADawg
I two years eveyone will be begging for a players union and collective bargaining agreement, salary cap, draft and full NFL structure to clean up the mess that the "leaders" of CFB made.
It's actually amazing how quickly they annihilated and razed what was the prefect American sport...
It's actually amazing how quickly they annihilated and razed what was the prefect American sport...
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