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Mdot21

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« Reply #182 on: Today at 12:29:06 AM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on August 20, 2025, 06:36:36 PM
IMHO that would be the kicker that would stop people like Ross and Portnoy kicking in...

"Wait, you mean this will be distributed to the other teams so OSU might benefit? Nope. I'm out."

It feels weird to say this, but...

You're onto something, @FearlessF
yeah, not really. 

Stephen Ross isn't the only insanely wealthy guy donating to Michigan's athletics department. And Portnoy is poor compared to Ross and some of the others. And Portnoy is a very wealthy guy- but it's all relative. 

The only thing that would stop those people from donating would be Michigan sucking ass on the football field or a kid diddling type scandal like Penn State went through that is so embarrassing and toxic that they'd just want to avoid it for PR reasons. And that's probably it. 
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« Reply #183 on: Today at 12:29:58 AM »
Quote from: SuperMario on August 20, 2025, 05:42:26 PM
I think the realistic answer is, there probably haven't been any free natty's in a long, long, long time.
yup. takes money to make money. 
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« Reply #184 on: Today at 07:27:38 AM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on Today at 12:25:51 AM
he founded, owns, and runs the most popular online sports media company in the US. he's got who knows how many tens of millions of followers on social media platforms from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and X/Twitter.

Fox Sports is dying on the vine and trying to compete with ESPN and trying to attract new viewership to keep up with the Jonses. It's not that hard to believe at all. I actually can't believe that you can't believe they would be putting be this asshole on TV.

They are desperate to bring in eyeballs.
He's an asshole.
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« Reply #185 on: Today at 08:47:39 AM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on Today at 12:25:51 AM
he founded, owns, and runs the most popular online sports media company in the US.
That'd still be ESPiN & Turner Sports your creativty with a narrative is almost to be admired.And Fox is still raking in over 10 Billion a year.Bleacher Report has 4.68 million YouTube subscribers.Barstool Sports has 1.88 million subscribers on their main ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
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« Reply #186 on: Today at 08:54:36 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on Today at 07:27:38 AM
He's an asshole.
Well he has "stool" in the company name
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« Reply #187 on: Today at 08:59:41 AM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on August 20, 2025, 06:36:36 PM
IMHO that would be the kicker that would stop people like Ross and Portnoy kicking in...

"Wait, you mean this will be distributed to the other teams so OSU might benefit? Nope. I'm out."

It feels weird to say this, but...

You're onto something, @FearlessF
unfortunately, purdue, Nebraska, northwestern, Iowa, rutgers, ucla, wisconsin, minnesooota,  and the rest don't care enough to demand the conference do something about this.
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Re: Ridiculously lenient slap on wrist for cheaters
« Reply #188 on: Today at 09:00:52 AM »
Even legal spending is necessary (perhaps not sufficient) to have an elite football program.  I know UGA was criticized 10-20 years ago for having deficient facilities, no indoor practice, not a great weight room, etc.  So, they spent hobs of money, legally, on that.  You pretty much also need a nicer large stadium to be elite, probably the smallest venue for a near elite program is ... Oregon?  

So, yes indeed, it takes gobs of money to build a near elite program today.  The NIL thing has probably doubled it.
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Re: Ridiculously lenient slap on wrist for cheaters
« Reply #189 on: Today at 09:01:27 AM »
What additional specific penalities do you thing SHOULD be attached?

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« Reply #190 on: Today at 09:07:31 AM »
Keelhauling Booger,Connor,Weiss,Sharrone,Partridge,Manual would be a good start
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« Reply #191 on: Today at 09:19:10 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on Today at 07:27:38 AM
He's an asshole.
not disagreeing with you at all. he is obnoxious. he is asshole-ish. but he's also a very influential/prominent polarizing public personality/figure - which is why Fox Sports is hiring him- they want their version of Pat McAfee. 
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« Reply #192 on: Today at 09:20:59 AM »
The highest paid people on tv.  In sports, news, whatever, are all assholes.  Boring doesn't get noticed.  If Gameday was starting now, Corso would be the straight man, and Herbstreit wouldn't be hired.
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« Reply #193 on: Today at 09:23:17 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on Today at 08:59:41 AM
unfortunately, purdue, Nebraska, northwestern, Iowa, rutgers, ucla, wisconsin, minnesooota,  and the rest don't care enough to demand the conference do something about this.
unfortunately those programs don't bring the type of eyeballs to television sets that Michigan does- which in turn makes the conference billions of dollars and those schools hundreds of millions of dollars every single year.

if you're talking about the 5 most watched programs in the sport- Michigan is way up there with Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas and whoever is ontop in the SEC at the moment- Florida was the IT program for a minute- then it was Bama for a decade and a half- now it's been Georgia the last 5-ish years.

ever heard the saying....don't bite the hand that feeds you? yeah...B1G conference heads and those school President heads & AD's aren't going to upset the apple cart and try to bite the hand that feeds them. it's common sense really. keep. it. simple. stupid.
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Re: Ridiculously lenient slap on wrist for cheaters
« Reply #194 on: Today at 09:26:14 AM »
Quote from: ELA on Today at 09:20:59 AM
The highest paid people on tv.  In sports, news, whatever, are all assholes.  Boring doesn't get noticed.  If Gameday was starting now, Corso would be the straight man, and Herbstreit wouldn't be hired.
yeah good ol' normal, boring, fair and balanced doesn't get you viewership or noticed these days. being the loudest most obnoxious asshat possible does. hell- it even gets you elected President! 
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Re: Ridiculously lenient slap on wrist for cheaters
« Reply #195 on: Today at 09:57:29 AM »
Quote from: ELA on Today at 09:20:59 AM
The highest paid people on tv.  In sports, news, whatever, are all assholes.  Boring doesn't get noticed.  If Gameday was starting now, Corso would be the straight man, and Herbstreit wouldn't be hired.
The best is a mix, you need that I think to illustrate the point.  If you have four guys, have a straight man, a serious commentator, an AH, and a goofball.
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