As we've seen over the last year or so, for certain (groups of) people, supporting the military and police is mostly contingent on whether it benefits them or not. Small business giving military discounts doesn't help their bottom line
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NIL act passed - NCAA allows athletes to monetise their name, image, likeness
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Define a small business, 50, 100, 300 employees?
I own a business with 2 employees and I've raised over $10K for the Fisher House @ Lacklund AFB San Antonio 2018-to current (not including the Make a Wish Foundation<none military).
Out of pocket cost (including 10% excise tax mandatory I have to pay regardless of status charity or sale), appx $3,500.00
It's come back to us 3 fold at the minimum.
Consider the percentages of Pawn Shops, Small Gun/Ammo dealers, Mom & Pops, small chain box stores that offer Military discounts = Millions of $$$$.
Our company has to compete with off shore production....Fishing baits, if we've been able to accomplish what we have I believe most Americans prefer to purchase domestic regardless of price in support of our military.
Haha. I won’t go so far as “hypocritical” but amusing nonetheless.
Maybe this is their support?
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Willing to hire veterans to serve bbq if they apply??
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We've committed and signed the contract for $800.00 for the upcoming school year for 15 tweets to an athlete that plays football @Florida U who's the son of a former member of HSM - 74 Swamp Fox.
Most important he's a walk on.
Most important he's a walk on.
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Thanks for the info and good for you and your business. I was making a tongue in cheek comment about some of the varying responses to different events in this country the past year
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Question is did you google the Fisher House?
I've been there once 2006, as a parent of 6 healthy children it was gut wrenching...
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Somewhere out there there is a G5P5 bottom feeder like school with SMU caliber boosters that will change or try to change the landscape of college football.
By the way, is T. Boone Pickens still alive and active?
And What if the schools with the 20 richest alumni started to spend directly on their programs? Some famililar names on here:
1. Harvard University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $4.8 trillion
2. Stanford University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $2.9 trillion
3. University of Pennsylvania
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.8 trillion
4. Columbia University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.5 trillion
5. New York University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $712 billion
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $990 billion
7. Northwestern University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $389 billion
8. University of Southern California
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $548 billion
9. University of Chicago
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $707 billion
10. Yale University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $777 billion
11. University of California, Berkeley
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $760 billion
12. Cornell University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $483 billion
13. The University of Texas at Austin
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $463 billion
14. Princeton University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.1 trillion
15. University of Notre Dame
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $179 billion
16. University of Michigan
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $691 billion
17. University of California, Los Angeles
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $375 billion
18. University of Miami
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $309 billion
19. University of Virginia
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $246 billion
20. Boston University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $277 billion
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By the way, is T. Boone Pickens still alive and active?
And What if the schools with the 20 richest alumni started to spend directly on their programs? Some famililar names on here:
1. Harvard University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $4.8 trillion
2. Stanford University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $2.9 trillion
3. University of Pennsylvania
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.8 trillion
4. Columbia University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.5 trillion
5. New York University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $712 billion
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $990 billion
7. Northwestern University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $389 billion
8. University of Southern California
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $548 billion
9. University of Chicago
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $707 billion
10. Yale University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $777 billion
11. University of California, Berkeley
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $760 billion
12. Cornell University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $483 billion
13. The University of Texas at Austin
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $463 billion
14. Princeton University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.1 trillion
15. University of Notre Dame
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $179 billion
16. University of Michigan
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $691 billion
17. University of California, Los Angeles
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $375 billion
18. University of Miami
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $309 billion
19. University of Virginia
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $246 billion
20. Boston University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $277 billion
The 20 American universities that produce the richest grads
Research firm, WealthX analyzed schools around the world to determine which institutions have graduated the highest number of alumni worth more than $30 million.
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That list is weirdly out of order.Somewhere out there there is a G5P5 bottom feeder like school with SMU caliber boosters that will change or try to change the landscape of college football.
By the way, is T. Boone Pickens still alive and active?
And What if the schools with the 20 richest alumni started to spend directly on their programs? Some famililar names on here:
1. Harvard University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $4.8 trillion
2. Stanford University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $2.9 trillion
3. University of Pennsylvania
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.8 trillion
4. Columbia University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.5 trillion
5. New York University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $712 billion
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $990 billion
7. Northwestern University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $389 billion
8. University of Southern California
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $548 billion
9. University of Chicago
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $707 billion
10. Yale University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $777 billion
11. University of California, Berkeley
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $760 billion
12. Cornell University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $483 billion
13. The University of Texas at Austin
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $463 billion
14. Princeton University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $1.1 trillion
15. University of Notre Dame
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $179 billion
16. University of Michigan
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $691 billion
17. University of California, Los Angeles
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $375 billion
18. University of Miami
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $309 billion
19. University of Virginia
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $246 billion
20. Boston University
Estimated total UHNW alumni wealth: $277 billion
The 20 American universities that produce the richest grads
Research firm, WealthX analyzed schools around the world to determine which institutions have graduated the highest number of alumni worth more than $30 million.
T Boone Pickens died in 2019. You did that research and couldn't check that point? It is likely the only reason the "I'm a man and I'm 40!" redneck is still the coach.
Harvard could function off 2% of that endowment annually with 100% free tuition to all students and still pay all its operating costs. Just insane.
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CU at the Games latest podcast is unfortunately realistic about where CU fits into this new world.
https://www.cuatthegame.com/2021/cuatg-podcast-cu-in-the-brave-new-world-of-nil/
https://www.cuatthegame.com/2021/cuatg-podcast-cu-in-the-brave-new-world-of-nil/
Person 1: I support our troops.
Person 2: When and how have you ever supported the troops?
Person 1: Just last week, I ran a 10k for them.
Person 2: What 10k race?
Person 1: Race? No, I ran a 10k on my treadmill.
Saban: Bryce Young near $1M in endorsements
Alabama coach Nick Saban says sophomore quarterback Bryce Young is nearing $1M in endorsement deals since the NCAA allowed athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. Young is the presumptive favorite to be named the Crimson Tide's starter.
Bryce Young is at almost $1M in endorsements.
Exploitation is a form of support.
We are in big trouble.Saban: Bryce Young near $1M in endorsements
Alabama coach Nick Saban says sophomore quarterback Bryce Young is nearing $1M in endorsement deals since the NCAA allowed athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. Young is the presumptive favorite to be named the Crimson Tide's starter.www.espn.com
Bryce Young is at almost $1M in endorsements.
Someone needs to trademark the flatirons and have the flatirons sponsor our players.
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I just don’t believe that our fan base will support players financially the way teams in the SEC, BIG, BIG 12 or the ACC will. We are also going to be far behind Oregon, USC, UCLA and Stanford.
I even think Nebraska might be able to return to the glory years and I see us going the other way.
I hope I’m wrong but I think we are in big trouble.
Yes, but I always had hope. Now not so much
Ding, ding, ding.
A lot of people are going to be shocked, shocked at how it is and has been working.
Including some ADs.
Strangely, I'm not being competely sarcastic. I actually do think many people, including some ADs, are going to be surprised at how much money has been flowing to these athletes.
Certainly seems College Football is no longer about football: “Where/how can I maximize my brand?” When millions of dollars are in play, every person on the field will have very reasonable motivation to “find a market,” well beyond actually playing the game.
I imagine the sidelines during games are going to take on a carnival-like, social-media-focused atmosphere, curbed only slightly by quaint old-school Coach rules (which will quickly fade into irrelevancy): XFL+ anyone? I’m putting the over-under on players being late getting onto the field at 1.25 per game.
I have always been a fan of the players getting paid, as they clearly are professional athletes. However, (nearly?) every professional sport governs and controls the flow of money in some way... not seeing even just lip-service being paid to the concept of competitive balance. Maybe it’s just going to make the present disparity worse: in this case, it (definitely) goes to 11.
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It was pointed out earlier in this thread, but I think it’s going to be chaos for a while until the schools and conferences can get their arms around how this is all going to play out. In another year or two, we should start to see some parameters put around how this will work. These parameters should, in theory, restore a little competitive balance. In the meantime, it’s going to be a bumpy ride where some programs just treat this like a free for all to openly buy the services of athletes.
FIFY.
There are serious limits to what an organization, whether it's the NCAA, NAIA, SEC, ACC, B1G, P12, B12, WAC, etc, etc, etc, can actually do to regulate any of this within the law.
Oddly, and I can see heads exploding all over the place as soon as this is realized, currently the only legal way to regulate any of this is if there's a player's union.
Absent that, or a change in law, it will be hard for college sports to be anything other than a "regular" US labor market where individuals are free to sell their labor to the highest bidder.
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Nick Saban did concede at this SEC Media Days presser that the playing field could become uneven. I think everyone including you sees the writing on the wall for college sports. That's why I checked out FCS football this recent spring and I'm jumping into the international soccer world at this point.
I mean the NIL is bad for CFB, but that is no reason to overreact and go full soccer
I think it's funny to leave CFB because of the influence of money and then go to international soccer.
Who knows? I think that’s all part of the process. The NCAA is toothless at this point, and anything it does to place restrictions on the system would be immediately challenged in court.
They’re the idiots who put us in this situation in the first place. So I kind of think we are seeing the death throes of the NCAA right now. I suspect we will see some kind of working group of the major conferences get together to do this. What that will actually look like is anybody’s guess.