Big Ten Enterprises

[TruthSeeker]

Do you guys like the idea of the new Big Ten business entity?

 

[BleedGopher]

No clue what you're referencing. Any context? Links?

Go Gophers!!

 

[Com_Cool]

Sources: Big Ten mulling $2B private capital deal

The Big Ten is in talks about a private capital deal, which includes a 10-year grant of rights extension through '46, that would infuse at least $2 billion into the league and its schools, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[LeftofThaDial]

I don’t like it, but if they do go forward with it the U better take away the new athletics fee for students.

 

[BleedGopher]

PE Firms don't care about winning the Axe or Pig, they care about making money. If this allows us a massive renovation of The Barn to drive new revenue streams, OK, let's talk, but if PE firms are just driving up coaches salaries and QB pay, then no thanks.

But once this line is crossed, we enter yet another brand new territory of "college" athletics.

Go Gophers!!

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I don't see PE providing anything the B1G couldn't do for itself.

 

[Some guy]

I personally feel the big ten would be better off buying the tv rights of the non P4 conferences
And then pooling them with big ten rights and selling them all together

 

[Pompous Elitist]

I don't see PE providing anything the B1G couldn't do for itself.

This^

Somebody (or somebodies) at the big ten office is/are being paid, and the school presidents are for certain being fed a load of BS. They add nothing, will divert future conference revenue to their partners (undoubtedly including big ten co-investors pushing this likely including the current head) rather than revenue being shared across the schools and athletes.

This smells.



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[WindyCityGopher]

If PE is involved you know greed and corruption are only a thin layer underneath. I hate this for college sports if it goes through. It’ll
just be a watered down version of professional leagues.

 

[Ope3]

If PE is involved you know greed and corruption are only a thin layer underneath. I hate this for college sports if it goes through. It’ll
just be a watered down version of professional leagues.

Too late.

 

[bonin21]

Is it oil money like everything else these days?