College Football Thread

[Stuhoo 92,621]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Almost. Great defensive battle.


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Big props to Oregon. I was clearly pro Iowa-biased based on what I saw IUFB do against each, and that’s not how it works.

[OliviaPope40 7,590]

Auburn and Vandy was quite the game last night.

[LIHoosier 28,823]

21 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Big props to Oregon. I was clearly biased based on what I saw IUBB do against each, and that’s not how it works.

What's the football equivalent of long 2's then, running on 3rd and 15?

[Stuhoo 92,621]

12 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

What's the football equivalent of long 2's then, running on 3rd and 15?

Hahahahaaaa.. edited, ya rat bastard.

[MemphisHoosier 2,555]

12 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

What's the football equivalent of long 2's then, running on 3rd and 15?

Whatever the hell Walt Bell calls…

[LIHoosier 28,823]

Things that make you go hmmm....

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/sources-big-ten-execs-pressing-to-make-24-billion-investment-deal--without-michigan-and-usc-if-needed-140045573.html

B1G is gonna take the money whether Meat Chicken or USC like it or not.

[str8baller 8,108]

9 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Things that make you go hmmm....

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/sources-big-ten-execs-pressing-to-make-24-billion-investment-deal--without-michigan-and-usc-if-needed-140045573.html

B1G is gonna take the money whether Meat Chicken or USC like it or not.

I don’t really understand the deal so I can’t say who is right. Seems odd the schools would need upfront money for anything 

[Pagoda 6,417]

14 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I don’t really understand the deal so I can’t say who is right. Seems odd the schools would need upfront money for anything 

Yea, they really shouldn't need this if they were responsible.  But ADs can't help but overspend.

Off the top of my head: IU's AD got a $30M loan from IU -- we've got the donors to cover it but it's still out there.  OSU had a $38M deficit in FY2024.  I know Washington is broke from overspending on their stadium and reduced media rights for a period after joining the B1G.  I'm sure there are many other examples of financial distress throughout the conference if we looked closely, especially with rev share kicking in and donors needing to also fund ever increasing amounts of NIL.

I'm sure the rationale will be that this helps schools adjust to the rev share era until the media rights increase more, which the media rights will.  But.  But!  We all know all the schools are probably going to spend an influx of cash fairly irresponsibility and get themselves back into not so great situations.

As you mentioned, it will be interesting what the actual terms of the deal are.  16 of the 18 schools are clearly pretty gung ho about it, so much so they're ready to go around USC and UM.  Wild.

As a fan, I guess I don't care much.  Is what it is.  If $100M comes in and that helps with a Memorial Stadium renovation... well I have to admit that would be pretty nice!  lol

 

[Hovadipo 63,309]

It’s about to get REAL (more) expensive to be a college sports fan. 

[go iu bb 10,210]

1 hour ago, str8baller said:

I don’t really understand the deal so I can’t say who is right. Seems odd the schools would need upfront money for anything 

Don't forget that athletic departments are "non-profit," which means they don't have a bunch of money saved from profitable years. They have to spend what they bring in. That's why years with decreased revenue, like during COVID, can really, really hurt them. Up front money allows them make quick, expensive purchases without having to go through the trouble of getting donor money or loans from their schools. Most of the money would probably be squandered, since athlete departments (and the schools themselves) aren't really incentivized to spend money well or run efficiently.

[Hovadipo 63,309]

The answer is probably as simple as “almost everyone stinks”, but how exactly did Louisville only drop 4 spots after losing at home to Cal? Or UVA drop 6 after losing at home to Wake?

[Hoosierfan2017 25,428]

3 hours ago, str8baller said:

I don’t really understand the deal so I can’t say who is right. Seems odd the schools would need upfront money for anything 

I don’t either but I can’t think of a single thing/experience that private equity has touched and made better, so it’s a firm no from me. 

[Pagoda 6,417]

32 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I don’t either but I can’t think of a single thing/experience that private equity has touched and made better, so it’s a firm no from me. 

Note that the deal would be with the University of California pension system, who isn’t classic private equity and is much more passive or put differently not operationally involved.  

No one will care about this, but technically “private equity” owns tens of thousands of companies and many do very well or even great.  In general mostly only the bad ones get noticed or make the news.  Other types of ownership have their pros and cons too.

Everyone can feel how they want about this, I don’t care, but I’ll wait to see the terms of the deal here.  The B1G doesn't have to do anything, so I'm optimistic the terms are favorable, but we'll see...

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[Josh 13,492]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I don’t either but I can’t think of a single thing/experience that private equity has touched and made better, so it’s a firm no from me. 

The bank accounts of the billionaires who own the private equity firms

[Pagoda 6,417]

Kind of a bummer — the Rose Bowl is a much more interesting venue than SoFi.

I guess they’re really hoping they can sell more premium seats and tickets at SoFi.  They’ll have to to make up that buyout.

 

[Home Jersey 17,451]

2 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Kind of a bummer — the Rose Bowl is way cooler than SoFi.

I guess they’re really hoping they can sell more premium seats and tickets at SoFi.  They’ll have to to make up that buyout.

 

It's also about 20 minutes closer to campus, so they're probably hoping they actually get some students to show up too, lol

[Lebowski 4,160]

15 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Kind of a bummer — the Rose Bowl is a much more interesting venue than SoFi.

I guess they’re really hoping they can sell more premium seats and tickets at SoFi.  They’ll have to to make up that buyout.

I've been to both venues and they both have pros and cons. For nostalgic reasons, watching IUFB play in the Rose Bowl last year was pretty freakin awesome. But watching the Colts play in SoFi this year was an overall better experience for me personally. I think this is probably a better move for UCLA due to location. Time will tell though. 

[jermhoosierfan 515]

35 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

I've been to both venues and they both have pros and cons. For nostalgic reasons, watching IUFB play in the Rose Bowl last year was pretty freakin awesome. But watching the Colts play in SoFi this year was an overall better experience for me personally. I think this is probably a better move for UCLA due to location. Time will tell though. 

They have been complaining about how far the Rose Bowl is from campus for years, and for them to pay out that amount of money to get out of the lease is pretty crazy from a department that is hurting for money.  They must really think they can get more money playing at So-Fi to make this move.  Getting their team on track would be beneficial to them.

[DChoosier 10,405]

1 hour ago, Lebowski said:

I've been to both venues and they both have pros and cons. For nostalgic reasons, watching IUFB play in the Rose Bowl last year was pretty freakin awesome. But watching the Colts play in SoFi this year was an overall better experience for me personally. I think this is probably a better move for UCLA due to location. Time will tell though. 

I was also at the Rose Bowl game last year. It was great as was downtown Pasadena, filled with celebrating IU fans, that night. Great time!

That being said, being a hour away from campus, when there is traffic, is not ideal (to say the least).