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Rivalries should be measured by size of grocery store promotions the week of the game.
July 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Rivalries should be measured by size of grocery store promotions the week of the game.
SEC should get four AQs. Problem solved.
June 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
SEC should get four AQs. Problem solved.
Looks like AI. Walking in a cemetery?
June 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Looks like AI. Walking in a cemetery?
Why doesn't judge order WH to provide contract with El Salvador?
May 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Why doesn't judge order WH to provide contract with El Salvador?
Most of the adjacent office buildings are for State government workers (and half empty due to remote work). Although I'd like to see the reaction to "Bureaucrat Specials."
April 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Most of the adjacent office buildings are for State government workers (and half empty due to remote work). Although I'd like to see the reaction to "Bureaucrat Specials."
Hey a copy of the contract.
April 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey a copy of the contract.
Need to see the contract. Must give US some control. Can't be open ended.
April 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Need to see the contract. Must give US some control. Can't be open ended.
Much more complicated. Some went for money. Some wanted to be closer to home. Some wanted more social media exposure. Understanding the motivation of each helps recruit players that are more likely to stay.
March 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Much more complicated. Some went for money. Some wanted to be closer to home. Some wanted more social media exposure. Understanding the motivation of each helps recruit players that are more likely to stay.
Or that Ukraine aid is about 3 pct of our annual defense budget.
March 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Or that Ukraine aid is about 3 pct of our annual defense budget.
"One more question" was Trump's cue to Vance to start the attack on Zelensky. Trump wanted out of the mineral deal and the phony attack was his way of doing so.
March 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"One more question" was Trump's cue to Vance to start the attack on Zelensky. Trump wanted out of the mineral deal and the phony attack was his way of doing so.
It's been a subsidiary for years. Part of the Yum conglomerate. It's moving in with Pizza Hut and their new CEO is from Taco Bell. They cut it up. Now it's just some fast food that I use to know.
February 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It's been a subsidiary for years. Part of the Yum conglomerate. It's moving in with Pizza Hut and their new CEO is from Taco Bell. They cut it up. Now it's just some fast food that I use to know.
Gender is next. Title IX and equal funding for women's sports is on the table. Retracting equal funding for revenue sharing opportunities is the tip of the iceberg.
February 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Gender is next. Title IX and equal funding for women's sports is on the table. Retracting equal funding for revenue sharing opportunities is the tip of the iceberg.
Could have added "Power 4 teams are not guaranteed one of the five AQs. This year the AAC almost took the sport from the ACC.
December 8, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Could have added "Power 4 teams are not guaranteed one of the five AQs. This year the AAC almost took the sport from the ACC.
🤑AD Rob Mullens’ recent fundraising plea reflects the new reality for the Ducks. The football program needs to balance raising cash for player payrolls, while still needing donations to meet massive debt obligations and take care of expensive-to-maintain buildings.
December 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
🤑AD Rob Mullens’ recent fundraising plea reflects the new reality for the Ducks. The football program needs to balance raising cash for player payrolls, while still needing donations to meet massive debt obligations and take care of expensive-to-maintain buildings.
💰Oregon needs the Big 10’s future media revenue to stay afloat.
😶Knight was likely silent on Oregon’s departure to the Big 10 because it was in part his Legacy Fund plan that drove the Ducks to blow up the Pac-12.
😶Knight was likely silent on Oregon’s departure to the Big 10 because it was in part his Legacy Fund plan that drove the Ducks to blow up the Pac-12.
December 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
💰Oregon needs the Big 10’s future media revenue to stay afloat.
😶Knight was likely silent on Oregon’s departure to the Big 10 because it was in part his Legacy Fund plan that drove the Ducks to blow up the Pac-12.
😶Knight was likely silent on Oregon’s departure to the Big 10 because it was in part his Legacy Fund plan that drove the Ducks to blow up the Pac-12.
🏀Oregon’s AD predicted the Arena would break even in 2013. It lost $11.5 million in 2013 (and continues to hemorrhage cash today). Past media revenue windfalls saved the Ducks from massive budget cuts.
📺Past media revenue windfalls saved the Ducks from massive budget cuts.
December 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
🏀Oregon’s AD predicted the Arena would break even in 2013. It lost $11.5 million in 2013 (and continues to hemorrhage cash today). Past media revenue windfalls saved the Ducks from massive budget cuts.
📺Past media revenue windfalls saved the Ducks from massive budget cuts.
Here are my takeaways from a look-back at the Ducks' Basketball Arena financing mess:
🏀Phil Knight’s financing plan for Oregon’s Best-in-class Arena put the Athletic Department in a huge financial hole.
🏀Phil Knight’s financing plan for Oregon’s Best-in-class Arena put the Athletic Department in a huge financial hole.
December 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Here are my takeaways from a look-back at the Ducks' Basketball Arena financing mess:
🏀Phil Knight’s financing plan for Oregon’s Best-in-class Arena put the Athletic Department in a huge financial hole.
🏀Phil Knight’s financing plan for Oregon’s Best-in-class Arena put the Athletic Department in a huge financial hole.
If FY26 is similar, the Pac-12 War Chest could be $263 million. The difference is the CFP/Rose Bowl payouts. Wilner projected $124 million from those, but it could be closer to $163 million based on this release. This "future revenue analysis" & Wilner's estimate were both prepared in March 2024.
December 6, 2024 at 1:51 PM
If FY26 is similar, the Pac-12 War Chest could be $263 million. The difference is the CFP/Rose Bowl payouts. Wilner projected $124 million from those, but it could be closer to $163 million based on this release. This "future revenue analysis" & Wilner's estimate were both prepared in March 2024.
FY 24 numbers are irrelevant. The Pac 12 received a $65 million settlement from that fiscal year. The FY24 balance was distributed equally. The FY25 revenue ($99 million) is all retained by the Pac 12.
December 6, 2024 at 1:51 PM
FY 24 numbers are irrelevant. The Pac 12 received a $65 million settlement from that fiscal year. The FY24 balance was distributed equally. The FY25 revenue ($99 million) is all retained by the Pac 12.
Walked by a park yesterday frequented by the homeless. I was in my retiree's best. A volunteer ran me down and asked if I was hungry. I'm now taking my wardrobe choices more seriously.
December 3, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Walked by a park yesterday frequented by the homeless. I was in my retiree's best. A volunteer ran me down and asked if I was hungry. I'm now taking my wardrobe choices more seriously.
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November 16, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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