Follow the Money - The Big Business of College Football

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Richest college football teams: Curt Cignetti names programs with most NIL, $40 million rosters

 

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[NorthDakota]

When I was little my dad's cousin got married the day North Dakota State played North Dakota. Grandma insisted my dad skip the game and go to wedding because "family pictures."

So we showed up to the church for pictures and skipped the wedding to watch the game on TV lmao. Then went to reception

 

[NorthDakota]

KANSAS BIG DONATION

Far be it from me to tell someone how to spend their own money but that's an insane amount of money to give to a football program that will never be good lmao

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

UNC football GM Michael Lombardi took ‘exploratory fundraising trip’ to Saudi Arabia

Lombardi's trip to Saudi Arabia occurred before the start of the football season.

www.nytimes.com

What I love about the timeline we're in is that everything is out in the open. Dark Money won't even be a thing anymore. Everyone does their dirt in plain sight.

 

[NDWarrior]

College sports just became the clearest mirror of American business

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

 

[IrishinSyria]

15 mill was the previous deal... This deal is 22-25 million a year. Either way if we wanted the most money we would join the Big 10(Yuck).

ND is at a disadvantage when it come access to the playoff I think because it's us versus these mega conferences.

Called it

 

[TNUtoNotreDame]

15 mill was the previous deal... This deal is 22-25 million a year. Either way if we wanted the most money we would join the Big 10(Yuck).

ND is at a disadvantage when it come access to the playoff I think because it's us versus these mega conferences.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Meh. A lot of these transfers (esp from schools like NIU) are leveling up their athletic careers and making a TON of money doing so. Even if he's right, and those kids don't end up traveling, dressing, playing...guess what, they just got a pay day that they'll likely never get again in their life. Their degree is still on the table. Their college experience and life lessons are still on the table. If given the opportunity, yes, take the money. All the other things that he talked about don't magically go away just because Player-X took a million dollar pay day to transfer to School-Y.

Props for his "4 for Forty"message though. Maybe he should take pay day and come coach with Freeman. Just sayin. That message resonates better at a school like ND than NIU.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Meh. A lot of these transfers (esp from schools like NIU) are leveling up their athletic careers and making a TON of money doing so. Even if he's right, and those kids don't end up traveling, dressing, playing...guess what, they just got a pay day that they'll likely never get again in their life. Their degree is still on the table. Their college experience and life lessons are still on the table. If given the opportunity, yes, take the money. All the other things that he talked about don't magically go away just because Player-X took a million dollar pay day to transfer to School-Y.

Props for his "4 for Forty"message though. Maybe he should take pay day and come coach with Freeman. Just sayin. That message resonates better at a school like ND than NIU.

I have to wonder how much any of his players hitting the portal are really getting paid. I guess it all depends on what the market will bare. Kenny Minchey never really played a meaningful down of football, but UK got a new coach and needed a QB. They splurged big. I don't know what a guy from NIU is going to snag in the portal, though.

His "Glory to God" Twitter comment was priceless as far as I'm concerned.

Very curious to see what graduation rates start to look like going forward, too.

 

[Bluto]

I have to wonder how much any of his players hitting the portal are really getting paid. I guess it all depends on what the market will bare. Kenny Minchey never really played a meaningful down of football, but UK got a new coach and needed a QB. They splurged big. I don't know what a guy from NIU is going to snag in the portal, though.

His "Glory to God" Twitter comment was priceless as far as I'm concerned.

Very curious to see what graduation rates start to look like going forward, too.

This and what the financial outcomes will ultimately be for many of these guys.

Can’t imagine it turns out well considering the bankruptcy rates among NFL players.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

John Calipari proposes collective bargaining as a way to fix college sports

Calipari, the outspoken Arkansas head basketball coach and Naismith Hall of Famer, made his case in an op-ed in The Washington Post.

www.nytimes.com