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Wanting a ROI is probably the wrong approach

Posted on: April 9, 2025 at 10:16:03 CT

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In college athletics.

The old owners of European sports clubs were billionaires that just wanted their usually hometown team to be great, they didn’t really care if the team made much money.

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We're #40! We're #40! - Delicious MU - 4/8 17:28:57

I still say it would be fascinating if - Genco98 MU - 4/9 08:43:04

What's the ROI? - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 09:20:57

What is Saudi Arabia's ROI on LIV? - Genco98 MU - 4/9 11:24:53

Wanting a ROI is probably the wrong approach - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/9 10:16:03

Sure. They still owned the teams and had value in them - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 10:18:35

Some big companies might simply look at it as an - alwaysright MU - 4/9 10:34:49

I don't know big business, but millions in as write offs - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 10:40:28

There are lots of examples of rich guys giving shlt loads - alwaysright MU - 4/9 11:03:03

$1 million isn't a lot of money - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 11:24:35

But the value of rich guys has escalated faster tgan - alwaysright MU - 4/9 11:33:56

Rich guys rarely like losing money - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 13:34:00

RE: Rich guys rarely like losing money - Genco98 MU - 4/9 15:01:55

Correct, but some of them don’t consider that losing money. - alwaysright MU - 4/9 14:13:19

That’s where the collectives come into play - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/9 10:42:55

Yes but that's beyond the original premise - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 10:45:51

It would be too difficult to just buy 1 sport - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/9 10:48:43

Reconstituted Organic Ice - alwaysright MU - 4/9 10:09:01

It’s not exactly the same but BYU is kind of doing that - wu-tangtiger MU - 4/9 08:58:30

I didn't look at the entire list - Where is Drake ranked?(nm) - alstl MU - 4/9 08:04:55

Drake was #140 - Delicious MU - 4/9 08:38:50

Coaching matters(nm) - alstl MU - 4/9 09:34:57

you sure?(nm) - TigerA MU - 4/9 09:36:04

Unrealistic buyouts also matter(nm) - alstl MU - 4/9 09:40:14

why do you care about the buyout? 1) gates is doing - TigerA MU - 4/9 09:51:04

If his buyout was 0 - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 10:13:24

agree(nm) - TigerA MU - 4/9 10:18:53

And if it was zero a lot more teams would be sniffing - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 10:21:15

39.5(nm) - TigerA MU - 4/9 08:38:20

Sounds about right - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/9 07:55:13

I wonder how good Mizzou would be without pro - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/8 19:23:57

It's a question without an answer - Genco98 MU - 4/9 08:05:36

Wow that's lame - Beakerbasher KC - 4/8 19:09:44

#8 in the SEC. I’ll take it. (nm) - Outsider MU - 4/8 17:31:09