bopahull replied to the topic New TE Commitment in the forum Football 2 days, 13 hours ago
I saw some highlights of the kid. Very impressive receiving and blocking. He should be a nice addition to the TE room in 2025.
bopahull started the topic Phil Steel forecast in the forum Football 2 days, 13 hours ago
2008 National Champ replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 2 days, 16 hours ago
Not to mention the deals he references were partnerships whereby the schools and the networks are incentivized to maximize the short-term revenue while increasing the value of all parties. And at no point did the schools give up anything other than their ability to broadcast their games on their own.
Once people start throwing around words like…[Read more]
2008 National Champ replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 2 days, 16 hours ago
This is from a few years ago and is actually better than I was remembering. I thought the stadium naming rights were closer to 1 MM per at the top end.
2008 National Champ replied to the topic Which game are you most looking forward to this fall and why? in the forum Football 2 days, 16 hours ago
I don’t think they’ll have a choice
oc_ute replied to the topic Favorite childhood teams in the forum NBA 2 days, 17 hours ago
late 70’s raiders (ken stabler era). i now could care less. i guess i’m a bills fan at this point.
cal / la angels still follow
salt lake golden eagles. had season tickets in late 70’s. doug palazarri era. paul tantardini was our goon. rick bowness was one mean MF. nickname was one punch and i was there.
prior to the jazz, i was a…[Read more]
ReconUte replied to the topic Favorite childhood teams in the forum NBA 2 days, 17 hours ago
I grew up mostly in Simi Valley but moved here when I was 15.
NBA-wasn’t really a fan of basketball while I was a kid. Jazz fan now. Not much of a fan lately though. Stockton & Iverson are my favorite players.
NFL-Chiefs (a real Chiefs fan) I know 30 plus years of suffering so these past 5/6 years have been Heaven and I’m eating it up! All my…[Read more]
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Hosting another Olympics will be made official on July 24th! in the forum Misc 2 days, 17 hours ago
That’s basically it, yeah. Having a racing background helped me get the job (understanding where to push the snow so it’s not near the race line and doesn’t create a safety hazard is important), but that’s about it.
You really just have to have the skill set to snowplow and sideslip down pretty steep, water-injected pitches, and the quad strength…[Read more]
MDUte replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 2 days, 18 hours ago
Yea I have no idea what the $ amount the naming rights would generate. But I thought I saw people throwing out the $50M figure on Twitter and $3M per school. Seems way high to me too.
UteThunder replied to the topic Which game are you most looking forward to this fall and why? in the forum Football 2 days, 19 hours ago
Wouldn’t be 3 years in a row. Utah didn’t go to the Rose Bowl last year.
2008 National Champ replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 2 days, 20 hours ago
I can’t think of anyone that would pay ~ 50 MM per annum (16 teams @ 3 MM per) to put their name on the conference. More likely they’d do a 10 year deal for that amount which now gets you down to 0.3 MM per team.
CityCreekUte replied to the topic Worst parts of the game day experience and how to fix them? in the forum Football 2 days, 21 hours ago
Asshole fans are asshole fans. I think people being wasted is just kind of a way of making an excuse for themselves. Plenty of people are drinking enough to be buzzed and not assholes and plenty of people who don’t drink at all are still assholes.
MDUte replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 2 days, 21 hours ago
Absolutely. I was going to say Utah, Kansas, and Oklahoma St as the likely 3 schools pushing back on PE. Totally agree with you, though, that there has to be a number of others who are wanting to position themselves for the chaos of future realignment.
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Knoblocker replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 2 days, 22 hours ago
Absolutely. Conference realignment isn’t over. The Big 12 media rights deal is up in 2031. Every athletic department is positioning themselves for the next round. It ain’t just Utah and Kansas.
Yormark is just trying to get us all paid. My point was aimed at people who belittle the Big 12 for doing this when SEC/Disney/CFP/Fox/B1G have been…[Read more]
MDUte replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 2 days, 22 hours ago
I think I heard that there are 3 B12 schools who have pushed back on the PE idea. And I’d be willing to bet that 2 of those schools are Utah and Kansas. Why? Because if the B12 does a PE deal and all the schools sign onto it, it will make it basically impossible for any B12 schools to leave the conference early if an opportunity arose to join the…[Read more]
MDUte replied to the topic Worst parts of the game day experience and how to fix them? in the forum Football 2 days, 23 hours ago
I think they should shut down the Tailgating lots an hour before kickoff. Sound off a big “RED SIREN” signaling to all of the Tailgaters to start making their way over to the stadium. That would help out a lot IMO.
And if they did this, I would think the tailgaters would be fine with it because they are already getting up there early to tailgate.…[Read more]
MDUte replied to the topic B12 considering private equity investment of up to $1B in the forum Football 3 days ago
Very true, naming rights certainly aren’t going to close any of the gap that exists between the B12 and the P2. But if it could mean an extra $3M to each member school, that’s still $3M that the program could certainly use.
GameForAnyFuss replied to the topic Worst parts of the game day experience and how to fix them? in the forum Football 3 days, 1 hour ago
Worst part of the game day experience: Half the people not showing up until after the 1st quarter.
How to fix it: Hell if I know.
Actually, I had an idea once. It would not be legal in any way, but a guy can dream, right? The idea: At the end of the 1st quarter, assigned seating goes away. Anyone who wants to sit in your seats can have them. If…[Read more]
MDUte replied to the topic Worst parts of the game day experience and how to fix them? in the forum Football 3 days, 12 hours ago
Totally agree with everyone about the need for a better intro song the team runs out to. I get that Whitt’s an 80’s hair band fanatic and so I don’t mind the Motley Crue “Kickstart My Heart” song…I just think we can do a lot better.
Maybe this is one that doesn’t change until it’s Scalley’s time and he puts his stamp on things. But I’d love…[Read more]