CJ786

I'm Ukrainian and Russian, I think you should get your information from somewhere reliable besides The Sun :rotflmao:

I wouldn't say that. I go to LSU now and I'm an aviation construction consultant at one of the largest airports on the planet. I make more in a year than your entire family has ever seen :rotflmao:

Sounds like you have a low testosterone issue, your post displayed every single symptom of it :rotflmao:

This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Most Ukrainians ARE Russian. I'm Ukrainian and Russian, both countries histories are so intertwined we are very very similar. Let Kate leave, she is clearly a snowflake. Likely one of the few Western Ukrainians that wants the entire country to be just like Western Europe. :violin:

Caleb proved this year one when he was sacked 68 times without an injury. If the bears drafted JD, he would have been retired with CTE by week 3.

Says the guy with 14,000 posts that hangs out on forums online all day. Yeah, you're a winner! :rotflmao:

Oh boy, a cubs fan talking about sports :rotflmao:

I remember one dude showed up to class so soaking wet a girl asked him if it was raining outside. Na babe, just that louisiana heat :rotflmao:

When people complain about the humidity, I always say it's good for the skin to be positive. I'm also kinda weird too though :pimp:

Here you go...

The easiest way to understand the proposed LSU deal is that LSU is **not simply selling 9% of its annual SEC TV check for $100 million.**

LSU would create a separate company that receives its SEC/ESPN broadcast revenue. An investor would put **$100 million into that company for a 9% ownership stake** and reportedly receive **7% of the company’s profits**. LSU could later sell another 11%, but would still control roughly 80% of the company.

The idea is to turn LSU’s predictable SEC TV revenue into something more like a long-term investment fund. Instead of simply receiving the SEC check every year and spending it, the new company could invest money, buy revenue-producing assets, and hopefully create additional income that isn’t dependent entirely on donations, ticket sales or TV revenue.

The $100 million for 9% also implies the new company is being valued at roughly **$1.1 billion**.

The big question is what LSU does with the $100 million.

If most of it stays in the company and gets invested, this could be a really smart move. For example, $100 million earning around 7% annually could generate roughly $7 million per year, and over time compounding could create a very large permanent revenue source for LSU athletics. LSU would still own the large majority of the company.

If LSU instead takes the $100 million and immediately spends it on things like coaching buyouts, contracts, NIL/roster costs, etc., then the deal looks much worse. In that scenario LSU would basically be giving up part of the future value of its SEC revenue to pay today’s bills.

It also apparently isn't structured like a normal loan. LSU wouldn't simply owe the investor $100 million plus interest on a set repayment date. The investor is buying equity and taking investment risk in exchange for a share of future profits and the value of his ownership stake.

So IMO the concept itself isn't necessarily LSU being desperate or "selling its TV rights." It could basically be LSU using its extremely valuable and predictable SEC media revenue to create a permanent investment vehicle.

Whether it's a great deal or a terrible one comes down to one thing we don't know yet:

**Does LSU INVEST the $100 million, or does LSU SPEND the $100 million?**

If they invest it and build a long-term revenue machine, I like it a lot.

If they blow through it paying current football expenses, they're basically borrowing from the future.