apropos of nothing -
saw an item that T. Denny Sanford had his net worth estimated at $2.1-Billion. and the powers-that-be at the U of MN got into a spat with him.
for younger posters - T. Denny is a St. Paul native and U of MN grad. made a butt-load of money in the banking industry. in 2003, T. Denny made an offer to give the U of MN $35-Million for naming rights to the Gopher Football stadium, but the deal fell through. according to reports, T. Denny wanted the payments spread out over a longer period of time, but someone at the U of MN objected to that stipulation and the deal fell through. the U of MN eventually accepted the same amount - $35-Million - from US Bank. after that, T. Denny was quoted as saying that he was no longer interested in the U of MN. (in 2009, T. Denny did give $6-Million for a Hall of Fame inside of the stadium - a deal that was brokered by then AD Joel Maturi. Maturi and T. Denny reportedly had a good relationship)
sure would be nice to be on good terms with a Billionaire right now............