• The KillerFrogs

Not CDC's Fault, not OU/UT playing unethical card. It's all about content. Period.

We sound like babies sometimes... TCU had a chance to build our Brand post 2011 thru 2015... we let it slip... We (B12, Conference Pres/ADs/etc.) were NOT seeing the future after ESPN took SEC away from CBS. When ESPN spent that much money on content and locked it up for 20 years; the smart money was on some kind of Super Conference. Ohio St and Michigan were wedded to B1G; ND to NBC, USC has less than perfect Time Zone... only choice was to raid the B12 of its real assets. It also hurts FOX's and CBS's investments at the same time. I have to admit it is Evil Genius stuff, that friggin' Mouse (ESPN) is playing 3 D chess and we're (B12) playing checkers! The fix is a bold thinking and game changing reaction. Here is a long shot idea to generate some bold risk taking... Get the 8 remaining members to pool upwards of $1B (Endowments, Well-heeled alums, state Bonds, etc) go to FOX or CBS or Google or Amazon, have them invest $1b, raid 4 to 8 Brands/Markets to come to B12 (PHX, LA, Denver, SLC, Chicago, etc). Guarantee B12 money to be 80% of SEC over 20 years. Create its own brand, stream and broadcast to every small town and big city across the region. Build smaller content on TikTok and YouTube to build momentum with clever new digital assets. It's a no brainer. The ROI on College Football is almost 100% guaranteed. Come on ADs, Presidents and B12 commish, let's see some game changing moves!
 
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Eight

Member
We sound like babies sometimes... TCU had a chance to build our Brand post 2011 thru 2015... we let it slip... We (B12, Conference Pres/ADs/etc.) were NOT seeing the future after ESPN took SEC away from CBS. When ESPN spent that much money on content and locked it up for 20 years; the smart money was on some kind of Super Conference. Ohio St and Michigan were wedded to B1G; ND to NBC, USC has less than perfect Time Zone... only choice was to raid the B12 of its real assets. It also hurts FOX's and CBS's investments at the same time. I have to admit it is Evil Genius stuff, that friggin' Mouse (ESPN) is playing 3 D chess and we're (B12) playing checkers! The fix is a bold thinking and game changing reaction. Here is a long shot idea to generate some bold risk taking... Get the 8 remaining members to pool upwards of $1B (Endowments, Well-heeled alums, state Bonds, etc) go to FOX or CBS or Google or Amazon, have them invest $1b, raid 4 to 8 Brands/Markets to come to B12 (PHX, LA, Denver, SLC, Chicago, etc). Guarantee B12 money to be 80% of SEC over 20 years. Create its own brand, stream and broadcast to every small town and big city across the region. Build smaller content on TikTok and YouTube to build momentum with clever new digital assets. It's a no brainer. The ROI on College Football is almost 100% guaranteed. Come on ADs, Presidents and B12 commish, let's see some game changing moves!

pool endowments? scheissing dumbarse
 

Brog

Full Member
We sound like babies sometimes... TCU had a chance to build our Brand post 2011 thru 2015... we let it slip... We (B12, Conference Pres/ADs/etc.) were NOT seeing the future after ESPN took SEC away from CBS. When ESPN spent that much money on content and locked it up for 20 years; the smart money was on some kind of Super Conference. Ohio St and Michigan were wedded to B1G; ND to NBC, USC has less than perfect Time Zone... only choice was to raid the B12 of its real assets. It also hurts FOX's and CBS's investments at the same time. I have to admit it is Evil Genius stuff, that friggin' Mouse (ESPN) is playing 3 D chess and we're (B12) playing checkers! The fix is a bold thinking and game changing reaction. Here is a long shot idea to generate some bold risk taking... Get the 8 remaining members to pool upwards of $1B (Endowments, Well-heeled alums, state Bonds, etc) go to FOX or CBS or Google or Amazon, have them invest $1b, raid 4 to 8 Brands/Markets to come to B12 (PHX, LA, Denver, SLC, Chicago, etc). Guarantee B12 money to be 80% of SEC over 20 years. Create its own brand, stream and broadcast to every small town and big city across the region. Build smaller content on TikTok and YouTube to build momentum with clever new digital assets. It's a no brainer. The ROI on College Football is almost 100% guaranteed. Come on ADs, Presidents and B12 commish, let's see some game changing moves!

Ding! Ding! Ding! New winner of dumbest post ever.
 
pool endowments? scheissing dumbarse

Pool funds from any and all sources; almost like a HELOC on a house. The ROI is strong. Unless you prefer to go the way of University of Chicago and go all in on academics to promote the University, or resign your fate to the AAC or MWC. And maybe there is a future there? We have time to decide but do something that recognizes that we are playing a game of brand awareness and content value not NCAA sports.
 

Eight

Member
Pool funds from any and all sources; almost like a HELOC on a house. The ROI is strong. Unless you prefer to go the way of University of Chicago and go all in on academics to promote the University, or resign your fate to the AAC or MWC. And maybe there is a future there? We have time to decide but do something that recognizes that we are playing a game of brand awareness and content value not NCAA sports.

yeah, um..... your don't give financial advice do you?
 

Stopit

Active Member
We sound like babies sometimes... TCU had a chance to build our Brand post 2011 thru 2015... we let it slip... We (B12, Conference Pres/ADs/etc.) were NOT seeing the future after ESPN took SEC away from CBS. When ESPN spent that much money on content and locked it up for 20 years; the smart money was on some kind of Super Conference. Ohio St and Michigan were wedded to B1G; ND to NBC, USC has less than perfect Time Zone... only choice was to raid the B12 of its real assets. It also hurts FOX's and CBS's investments at the same time. I have to admit it is Evil Genius stuff, that friggin' Mouse (ESPN) is playing 3 D chess and we're (B12) playing checkers! The fix is a bold thinking and game changing reaction. Here is a long shot idea to generate some bold risk taking... Get the 8 remaining members to pool upwards of $1B (Endowments, Well-heeled alums, state Bonds, etc) go to FOX or CBS or Google or Amazon, have them invest $1b, raid 4 to 8 Brands/Markets to come to B12 (PHX, LA, Denver, SLC, Chicago, etc). Guarantee B12 money to be 80% of SEC over 20 years. Create its own brand, stream and broadcast to every small town and big city across the region. Build smaller content on TikTok and YouTube to build momentum with clever new digital assets. It's a no brainer. The ROI on College Football is almost 100% guaranteed. Come on ADs, Presidents and B12 commish, let's see some game changing moves!

This is kind of funny. I almost laughed but didn’t. You should stop it before anyone starts to think you are serious.
 

Putt4Purple

Active Member
We sound like babies sometimes... TCU had a chance to build our Brand post 2011 thru 2015... we let it slip... We (B12, Conference Pres/ADs/etc.) were NOT seeing the future after ESPN took SEC away from CBS. When ESPN spent that much money on content and locked it up for 20 years; the smart money was on some kind of Super Conference. Ohio St and Michigan were wedded to B1G; ND to NBC, USC has less than perfect Time Zone... only choice was to raid the B12 of its real assets. It also hurts FOX's and CBS's investments at the same time. I have to admit it is Evil Genius stuff, that friggin' Mouse (ESPN) is playing 3 D chess and we're (B12) playing checkers! The fix is a bold thinking and game changing reaction. Here is a long shot idea to generate some bold risk taking... Get the 8 remaining members to pool upwards of $1B (Endowments, Well-heeled alums, state Bonds, etc) go to FOX or CBS or Google or Amazon, have them invest $1b, raid 4 to 8 Brands/Markets to come to B12 (PHX, LA, Denver, SLC, Chicago, etc). Guarantee B12 money to be 80% of SEC over 20 years. Create its own brand, stream and broadcast to every small town and big city across the region. Build smaller content on TikTok and YouTube to build momentum with clever new digital assets. It's a no brainer. The ROI on College Football is almost 100% guaranteed. Come on ADs, Presidents and B12 commish, let's see some game changing moves!

Hindsight is 20/20! I was also told there would be no math.
 

Hoosierfrog

Tier 1
Not sure understand what an endowment is and how it may be used.


An endowment is an aggregation of assets invested by a college or university to support its educational and re- search mission in perpetuity. It represents a compact between a donor and an institution and links past, current, and future generations. These gifts also allow an institution to make commitments far into the future, knowing that resources to meet those commitments will continue to be available.

An institution’s endowment actually comprises hundreds or thousands of individual donations. Endowments allow donors to transfer their private dollars to public purposes with the assurance that their gifts will serve these purposes for as long as the institution continues to exist.
Endowments serve institutions and the public by:

Providing stability. College and university revenues fluctuate over time with changes in enrollment (tuition), donor interest (gifts), and public support (largely state and federal). Although endowment earnings also vary with changes in financial markets and investment strategies, most institutions follow prudent guidelines that are intended to buffer economic fluctuations and to produce a relatively stable stream of income. Because
the endowment principal is not spent, the interest generated by endowment earnings supports institutional priorities year after year. This stability is especially important for activities that cannot readily be started and stopped, or for which fluctuating levels of support could be costly or debilitating. Endowments frequently support student aid, faculty positions, innovative academic programs, medical research, and libraries.
Leveraging other sources of revenue. Institutions have dramatically increased their own student aid expen- ditures in recent years, and endowments have enabled institutions to respond more fully to changing demo- graphics and families’ financial need. It is not surprising that the colleges and universities with the largest endowments are the ones most likely to offer need-blind admission (admitting students without regard to financial circumstances and then providing enough financial aid to enable them to attend). At the same time, endowments help institutions provide financial aid to students who cannot afford full tuition. An endowment also allows a college or university to provide a higher level of quality of service at a lower price than would otherwise be possible. This has been especially important in recent years, particularly for publicly supported institutions that have experienced significant cuts in state support. Without endowments or other private gifts, institutions would have had to cut back even further on their programs, increase tuition and fees even further, and/or obtain additional public funding to maintain current programs at current prices.
Encouraging innovation and flexibility. An endowment enables faculty and students to conduct innovative research, explore new academic fields, apply new technologies, and develop new teaching methods even if funding is not readily available from other sources, including tuition, gifts, or grants. Such innovation and flexibility has led to entirely new programs and to important discoveries in science, medicine, education, and other fields.
Allowing a longer time horizon. Unlike gifts expended upon receipt, an endowed gift keeps giving over time. Endowed institutions can plan strategically to use a more reliable stream of earnings to strengthen and enhance the quality of their programs, even if some of their goals will take many years to achieve. By making endowed gifts, alumni and others take responsibility for ensuring the long-term well-being of colleges and universities. Their gifts help enable future generations of students to benefit from a higher quality of education and allow these institutions to make even greater contributions to the public good. Endowments ensure that the education offered today at a particular college or university will have the same value 25 or 50 years from now
 

Eight

Member
Lol. Some are well endowed and some are not. ;)

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Brog

Full Member
An endowment is an aggregation of assets invested by a college or university to support its educational and re- search mission in perpetuity. It represents a compact between a donor and an institution and links past, current, and future generations. These gifts also allow an institution to make commitments far into the future, knowing that resources to meet those commitments will continue to be available.

An institution’s endowment actually comprises hundreds or thousands of individual donations. Endowments allow donors to transfer their private dollars to public purposes with the assurance that their gifts will serve these purposes for as long as the institution continues to exist.
Endowments serve institutions and the public by:

Providing stability. College and university revenues fluctuate over time with changes in enrollment (tuition), donor interest (gifts), and public support (largely state and federal). Although endowment earnings also vary with changes in financial markets and investment strategies, most institutions follow prudent guidelines that are intended to buffer economic fluctuations and to produce a relatively stable stream of income. Because
the endowment principal is not spent, the interest generated by endowment earnings supports institutional priorities year after year. This stability is especially important for activities that cannot readily be started and stopped, or for which fluctuating levels of support could be costly or debilitating. Endowments frequently support student aid, faculty positions, innovative academic programs, medical research, and libraries.
Leveraging other sources of revenue. Institutions have dramatically increased their own student aid expen- ditures in recent years, and endowments have enabled institutions to respond more fully to changing demo- graphics and families’ financial need. It is not surprising that the colleges and universities with the largest endowments are the ones most likely to offer need-blind admission (admitting students without regard to financial circumstances and then providing enough financial aid to enable them to attend). At the same time, endowments help institutions provide financial aid to students who cannot afford full tuition. An endowment also allows a college or university to provide a higher level of quality of service at a lower price than would otherwise be possible. This has been especially important in recent years, particularly for publicly supported institutions that have experienced significant cuts in state support. Without endowments or other private gifts, institutions would have had to cut back even further on their programs, increase tuition and fees even further, and/or obtain additional public funding to maintain current programs at current prices.
Encouraging innovation and flexibility. An endowment enables faculty and students to conduct innovative research, explore new academic fields, apply new technologies, and develop new teaching methods even if funding is not readily available from other sources, including tuition, gifts, or grants. Such innovation and flexibility has led to entirely new programs and to important discoveries in science, medicine, education, and other fields.
Allowing a longer time horizon. Unlike gifts expended upon receipt, an endowed gift keeps giving over time. Endowed institutions can plan strategically to use a more reliable stream of earnings to strengthen and enhance the quality of their programs, even if some of their goals will take many years to achieve. By making endowed gifts, alumni and others take responsibility for ensuring the long-term well-being of colleges and universities. Their gifts help enable future generations of students to benefit from a higher quality of education and allow these institutions to make even greater contributions to the public good. Endowments ensure that the education offered today at a particular college or university will have the same value 25 or 50 years from now

Is there an "Endowment for Dummies" available?
 
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