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re: Portal Extravaganza - Scooter Finley world tour continues edition
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:17 pm to War Eagle 777
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:17 pm to War Eagle 777
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How can you go to 7 schools? How many years of eligibility does he get?
That’s what I don’t understand; how he gets 7 years but Pavia and Chambliss get denied?
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Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:24 pm to AUFan2015
quote:The bio you linked has him listed as a WR.
Jlee said Antavious Richardson from ND is a transfer CB to watch
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:43 pm to SlimCharles140
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The bio you linked has him listed as a WR.
Jlee said that's what ND signed him to play but he never played a snap for them, he played CB and QB in HS
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:48 pm to borotiger
I think the way other teams are spending so much is because they are signing deals with private equity firms. Multiple teams are doing it. Pretty sure I saw where LSUs deal with Sam Leavitt was largely paid by private equity.
If others are doing that and we aren’t no wonder we are getting our asses handed to us on the lines
If others are doing that and we aren’t no wonder we are getting our asses handed to us on the lines
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:56 pm to auburn2eugene
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I think the way other teams are spending so much is because they are signing deals with private equity firms.
I've heard this is being done, or at least talked about being done. What I don't understand is the ROI. The private equity firm can't become a partner or a shareholder and take a % of the profit and they have no mechanism to improve the player so it makes little sense to me.
I've never been a finance guy but I thought I had a solid grasp of the fundamentals. Someone pls educate this retired engineer.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:10 pm to borotiger
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The private equity firm can't become a partner or a shareholder and take a % of the profit and they have no mechanism to improve the player so it makes little sense to me.
Are the schools offering part of their bowl payouts as % of the profits?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:36 pm to Placekicker
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Are the schools offering part of their bowl payouts as % of the profits?
Unless they're private, the schools are non profit. The only thing I can think of is they invest in a player, prop him up and then "sell" him in the next portal cycle. I'm probably way off but that's all I've got now.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 11:34 pm to borotiger
Utah is the only one I’ve seen connected to it
Posted on 1/14/26 at 1:02 am to Weagle25
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Finley to Incarnte Word. Somehow his 7th school
Interestingly enough I think both his parents are highly educated if I’m remembering correctly. Like one parent a doctor and the other a scientist or something like that.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:55 am to Fearless_and_True
quote:I think the ncaa hands years out to under the radar guys because no one is watching but with players like Pavia everyone would notice and use them as examples to get extra years.
That’s what I don’t understand; how he gets 7 years but Pavia and Chambliss get denied?
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 2:57 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:03 am to auburn2eugene
quote:We probably don't have enough companies lined up to pay for our players at the rate other programs in richer states do. Some companies will use the players as celebrities (even if they don't care about the schools) just for advertising. Bama is in the same boat.
If others are doing that and we aren’t no wonder we are getting our asses handed to us on the lines
They will have to make schools pool money or cap it to fix the mess that the NCAA spent years to control.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 3:51 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:43 am to auburn2eugene
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I think the way other teams are spending so much is because they are signing deals with private equity firms. Multiple teams are doing it. Pretty sure I saw where LSUs deal with Sam Leavitt was largely paid by private equity.
"Private equity" is a legal mechanism better known as a booster, nothing more or less.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 4:53 am to trinidadtiger
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"Private equity" is a legal mechanism better known as a booster, nothing more or less.
That is incorrect. PE is funding from a private investor or investor group in exchange for an equity stake, ownership, in an entity.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 6:07 am to wareaglepete
Oh for Petes sake,
The equity they own is a piece of paper. Do we think Black Rock sees it as a good investment of our pension fund to pay an OT in Utah?
Just a different way to skin a cat, just like the Yellow Wood logo on our field.
Regarding paying players, Im certain, as others have mentioned, we gave some significant raises to many on our current roster to keep them out of the portal.
And we seem to be spending our money quite wisely, and not being cheap. I would like a few more linemen. But look at our OL that hit the portal. Chaplin at FSU, other than that, some still dangling, one to Toledo, another to Iowa State, what did we lose exactly?
We picked up 3 starters in the portal, thats not bad at all.
The equity they own is a piece of paper. Do we think Black Rock sees it as a good investment of our pension fund to pay an OT in Utah?
Just a different way to skin a cat, just like the Yellow Wood logo on our field.
Regarding paying players, Im certain, as others have mentioned, we gave some significant raises to many on our current roster to keep them out of the portal.
And we seem to be spending our money quite wisely, and not being cheap. I would like a few more linemen. But look at our OL that hit the portal. Chaplin at FSU, other than that, some still dangling, one to Toledo, another to Iowa State, what did we lose exactly?
We picked up 3 starters in the portal, thats not bad at all.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 6:34 am to trinidadtiger
You seem certain yet all your arguments have turned out to be shite.
(-1)(Trinidad): Correct Answer
Got any more 5-8 bums that aint done shite transferring in?We got plenty of roster space
(-1)(Trinidad): Correct Answer
Got any more 5-8 bums that aint done shite transferring in?We got plenty of roster space
Posted on 1/14/26 at 6:38 am to jangalang
Dont you lay that on me Ricky Bobby.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:40 am to Blueline379
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Hes the first college football player to have a masters of the universe
Post of the year
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:52 am to jvilletiger25
LOL
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Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:01 am to auburn2eugene
quote:Ruins everything it touches. Prove me wrong.
paid by private equity.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:04 am to trinidadtiger
Understand your thinking, but your terminology is wrong. You could say private funding. Now, the private equity being talked about in the thread is a real thing. Utah was for sure looking at it. What the equity piece is, I have no idea.
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