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If Tyson can pledge millions in NIL to Arkansas, FedEx $25M to Memphis, Berkshire-Hathaway money at Nebraska, why are there no large companies in Mnpls that can support the UofM? General Mills, Target, Hormel, Xcel, Land-0-Lakes, USBancorp, 3M, BestBuy, United Health? FFS, why is it so difficult? This is the world now. DTA looks weak imo.
 


SplitDecision said:
If Tyson can pledge millions in NIL to Arkansas, FedEx $25M to Memphis, Berkshire-Hathaway money at Nebraska, why are there no large companies in Mnpls that can support the UofM? General Mills, Target, Hormel, Xcel, Land-0-Lakes, USBancorp, 3M, BestBuy, United Health? FFS, why is it so difficult? This is the world now. DTA looks weak imo.
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Our administration has historically been against FB & men's BB. So they're probably opposed to paying big money for BB players.

And seeing the causes that large companies support these days...it probably goes against their agenda too to support FB & men's BB.
 

SplitDecision said:
If Tyson can pledge millions in NIL to Arkansas, FedEx $25M to Memphis, Berkshire-Hathaway money at Nebraska, why are there no large companies in Mnpls that can support the UofM? General Mills, Target, Hormel, Xcel, Land-0-Lakes, USBancorp, 3M, BestBuy, United Health? FFS, why is it so difficult? This is the world now. DTA looks weak imo.
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Target seems the most likely...naming rights player for sports. Land O Lakes already stepped up.
Is DTA weak or is it just how they present it...it does seem naive.
 

PJ_Lambert said:
No, he redshirted at a Mid Major. If he is not good enough to play there, what makes you think he can survive in the Big Ten?
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Well....I'm not saying he would survive in the Big 10, but......
That "Mid Major" that you talk about was 28-7 and a much better team than the Gophers.
He's legit 6'9" and appears to have put on 20 lbs since high school.
He was a 3 star coming out of Totino Grace (so he might actually choose us).
We need height.
If red-shirting means you have no chance of competing in the future, than we have no hope for Betts, right?
He's better than Jack Wilson
 

60's Guy said:
Target seems the most likely...naming rights player for sports. Land O Lakes already stepped up.
Is DTA weak or is it just how they present it...it does seem naive.
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Target's causes they support are polar opposites to supporting FB & men's basketball.

And there's no money to be made. No advertising. This isn't naming rights to an arena. This is strictly if the CEO is a Gopher fan like we are and wants to buy a winning team.
 



SplitDecision said:
If Tyson can pledge millions in NIL to Arkansas, FedEx $25M to Memphis, Berkshire-Hathaway money at Nebraska, why are there no large companies in Mnpls that can support the UofM? General Mills, Target, Hormel, Xcel, Land-0-Lakes, USBancorp, 3M, BestBuy, United Health? FFS, why is it so difficult? This is the world now. DTA looks weak imo.
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Two of the three you mention are companies run basically by one guy who can do whatever he wants with no questions asked. As far as I know, our big publicly held companies here has ownership more spread out and boards and shareholders need to be convinced this is wise use of their money. Right now I don’t know the economics behind this and think this more rich people and their hobbies than efficient use of resources. Maybe there is an economic rationale to it ( and there certainly is in some specific cases-Caitlin Clark) but I haven’t seen it yet.
 

Holy Man said:
Two of the three you mention are companies run basically by one guy who can do whatever he wants with no questions asked. As far as I know, our big publicly held companies here has ownership more spread out and boards and shareholders need to be convinced this is wise use of their money. Right now I don’t know the economics behind this and think this more rich people and their hobbies than efficient use of resources. Maybe there is an economic rationale to it ( and there certainly is in some specific cases-Caitlin Clark) but I haven’t seen it yet.
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Yeah we would need that 1 guy who can do whatever he wants to be a Gopher fan.

Companies like Target...their rank & file, the outspoken ones...would go absolutely ape-shit if they found out they gave money to men's basketball.
 

cheeseheadgophfan said:
Well....I'm not saying he would survive in the Big 10, but......
That "Mid Major" that you talk about was 28-7 and a much better team than the Gophers.
He's legit 6'9" and appears to have put on 20 lbs since high school.
He was a 3 star coming out of Totino Grace (so he might actually choose us).
We need height.
If red-shirting means you have no chance of competing in the future, than we have no hope for Betts, right?
He's better than Jack Wilson
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Jack Wilson won the shower lineup.
 




EasyThere Pilgrim said:
Target's causes they support are polar opposites to supporting FB & men's basketball.

And there's no money to be made. No advertising. This isn't naming rights to an arena. This is strictly if the CEO is a Gopher fan like we are and wants to buy a winning team.
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I think it is different in a town like Ames for example where there is nothing else but college sports. There, I'd guess that a business that helps the Cyclones win big is a hero and gets big publicity. We need one of the big boys to become a leader and get in the game and others would follow. I think a company like Cambria is probably our best shot. Private company with big wealth and success.
 






cheeseheadgophfan said:
Any interest in Patrick Bath---Totino Grace---6'9" 230----redshirted at Drake---4 years left???
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Probably too tall, as well. :)
But, he is a hometown guy and IF he wasn't good enough to play he'd fit Ben's criteria in roster building.
 

bga1 said:
I think it is different in a town like Ames for example where there is nothing else but college sports. There, I'd guess that a business that helps the Cyclones win big is a hero and gets big publicity. We need one of the big boys to become a leader and get in the game and others would follow. I think a company like Cambria is probably our best shot. Private company with big wealth and success.
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I hope a company steps up.

But I have doubts that our administration would enter into an advertising campaign about this. Or even allow it. They might want to keep total control over it...and keep us on a low budget.
 










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