Illinois Athletics Gets $100M Gift

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Wow! We were 13-5 agains Illinois from 2000 to 2020 yet it seems like certain schools (Illinois, KU, and IU) have some type of "On-button" of sorts.

Do they have a "higher ceiling"? That is, "bigger brand" with "deeper pockets"?

I feel like we scratch and claw to the zenith of medocrity with the earned right to look down on these schools (better records). Yet, here we are seeing KU get a $400 MM injection, IU make the CFB playoff, and Illinois as a Top 10 with a $100 MM infusion.

We can't afford to replace the damn hallogen lights with LEDs to enhance the fan experience.

Lower my damn MN state taxes, so that I have the liquidity to fund what I want not Hennepin County social services!!!
 

The new name is not a big change. Memorial Stadium to Gies Memorial Stadium.

Beilema and Underwood have been great hires for the main sports.
 



go4gopher said:
Wow! We were 13-5 agains Illinois from 2000 to 2020 yet it seems like certain schools (Illinois, KU, and IU) have some type of "On-button" of sorts.

Do they have a "higher ceiling"? That is, "bigger brand" with "deeper pockets"?

I feel like we scratch and claw to the zenith of medocrity with the earned right to look down on these schools (better records). Yet, here we are seeing KU get a $400 MM injection, IU make the CFB playoff, and Illinois as a Top 10 with a $100 MM infusion.

We can't afford to replace the damn hallogen lights with LEDs to enhance the fan experience.

Lower my damn MN state taxes, so that I have the liquidity to fund what I want not Hennepin County social services!!!
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Those 3 schools have the same thing in common, they are all basketball schools first.
 

Stan said:
Coyle is a wet blanket who has not raised a meaningful amount since he arrived.
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Sorry, but I'm not so certain this is all Coyle's fault. Minnesota is a state of different priorities for the most part. A good chunk of it is selfish. However you can also look at the non-profits, the theathers and other organizations for generous gifts.
 

Stan said:
Coyle is a wet blanket who has not raised a meaningful amount since he arrived.
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Having a sugar daddy alum to this level is mostly luck, I think. Many of the biggest ones have happened to very random programs that weren't amazing at football, like Oregon or Oklahoma State. Or Illinois. Need someone with the means and the desire to give it to athletics among all other things.

I wish I owned an AI startup so I could give $1B to Gopher Football but I don't. Sorry guys.
 




fmlizard said:
Having a sugar daddy alum to this level is mostly luck, I think. Many of the biggest ones have happened to very random programs that weren't amazing at football, like Oregon or Oklahoma State. Or Illinois. Need someone with the means and the desire to give it to athletics among all other things.

I wish I owned an AI startup so I could give $1B to Gopher Football but I don't. Sorry guys.
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You still have time. Get on it.
 

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