Alabama a 1 billion $ program

if saban hangs around 5 more years, wouldnt surprise me to see us go even higher.

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One billion dollar program....billion. Wow

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How do they come up with these valuations. It;s not like an NFL franchise were there are market comps, recent transactions etc. I mean you quantify the revenue I suppose generated from the team.

I could actually sell the team, I suspect the value would be more like a few billion.

UAB should've taken a hard look at programs like UCONN. They could've been the bball power in the state, now they're jack of all trades and master of none.

Nahh have to disageee with you. Every time a professional franchise comes on the market, the market resets: NFL, MLB, NBA the values just keep increasing irrespective of the cash flow generated by a particular franchise.

Alabama has an imbedded fan base and cash flow that eclipse most of the NFL teams. It is without question a marquee name. Look at the Rams playing in a soccer stadium that doesn’t even sell out. That will change when Hollywood Park comes on line. But Alabama if it was a transferable asset is easily worth $3-$4bn. If there is anything recession proof it is marquee sports franchisees

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I like to see a study on that.

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there is no study on that....we are talking about valuations - Bama can't be sold so this conversation is theoretical.

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I just hope Bama is ready for when the great Bubble pops.

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What bubble? Saban retires? So what?....the shittiest NFL, MLB, or NBA team if it came on the market tomorrow would fetch more that whoever bought to begin with. Trophy, marquee properties defy the economics because there are so few of them and there is so much capital chasing these things. The value isn't in the cash flow necessarily and a reset isn't going to change that. Look at European soccer teams particularly the English Premiere League and what is being paid for those clubs.