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    We've got Grey Duck beer sales for NIL, meanwhile...University of Utah nearing landmark private equity deal expected to generate $500 million

    Per Yahoo Sports: Private equity has officially arrived in college athletics. The University of Utah is on the cusp of striking the industry’s first partnership with an equity firm in a marriage that features a nine-figure capital infusion and the creation and shared ownership of a for-profit...
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    We've got Grey Duck beer sales for NIL, meanwhile...University of Utah nearing landmark private equity deal expected to generate $500 million

    Per Yahoo Sports: Private equity has officially arrived in college athletics. The University of Utah is on the cusp of striking the industry’s first partnership with an equity firm in a marriage that features a nine-figure capital infusion and the creation and shared ownership of a for-profit...
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    Shooter: It looks like it’ll be a challenge for the University of St. Thomas to retain basketball sophomore star Nolan Minessale

    Per Shooter: It looks like it’ll be a challenge for the University of St. Thomas to retain basketball sophomore star Nolan Minessale, who’s expected to receive several NIL offers. https://www.twincities.com/2025/12/06/charley-walters-who-will-absorb-blame-for-vikings-nose-dive/ Go Gophers!!
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    Shooter: It still looks as if Ben Johnson, 44, who is taking the year off since his firing last year, will end up as an NBA assistant next year.

    Per Shooter: >> It still looks as if former Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson, 44, who is taking the year off since his firing last year, will end up as an NBA assistant next year. https://www.twincities.com/2025/12/06/charley-walters-who-will-absorb-blame-for-vikings-nose-dive/ Go...
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    Shooter: Lindsey, Koi and Taylor could exceed $3 million for trio.

    Per Shooter: >> A Gophers’ 6-6, 320-pound fifth-year senior offensive tackle this season is playing for a $450,000 NIL stipend. >> It is expected to cost the Gophers at least $1 million to retain redshirt QB Drake Lindsey for his sophomore season next year. That would make him and 2016 junior...
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    Shooter: The Gophers men’s basketball team has a couple of starters with $750,000 deals.

    Per Shooter: >> The Gophers men’s basketball team has a couple of starters with $750,000 deals. Minnesota, which upset No. 22 Indiana last week, has an NIL coffer in the $3.5 million range. Indiana’s NIL budget is nearly $11 million, which is among the Big Ten’s top three for men’s basketball...
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    Shooter: People who know say several of the Gophers women’s basketball team’s five starters are playing with at least $500,000 from deals

    Per Shooter: People who know say several of the Gophers women’s basketball team’s five starters are playing with at least $500,000 from revenue sharing and name, image and likeness (NIL) deals. https://www.twincities.com/2025/12/06/charley-walters-who-will-absorb-blame-for-vikings-nose-dive/...
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    Shooter: Gophers football attendance has decreased for a second straight season, averaging 46,519

    Per Shooter: >> Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck told a Dunkers club gathering before the season that this would be his best team in his nine seasons at Minnesota. The Gophers finished the regular season 7-5. Meanwhile, Gophers football attendance has decreased for a second straight season...
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    Chip column: A night like this provides hope. It provides belief that maybe better days are around the corner.

    Per Chip: A night like this provides hope. It provides belief that maybe better days are around the corner. The Gophers men’s basketball program has wandered through the wilderness for a long time. Way too long, which is why a moment like what unfolded Wednesday night feels like sunrays poking...
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    Play of the Game against Indiana: Grayson Grove's two-way hustle play (video)

    Most of the time a play of the game is late in the game or for sure the second half, but I really think this was a big time play that saved us from being down 9 late in the first half, and to see hustle like this from a freshman fires up the entire team and crowd. And I love that he had the...
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    Music Documentaries

    I'm really looking forward to this! Big fan of Counting Crows. Go Counting Crows!!



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