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As if things weren't bad enough, they could be getting worse
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:15 pm
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:18 pm to TideSaint
Wait so like they are basically buying the athletic dept?
Like if Mark Cuban bought into Baylor and did the hiring/firing and reaped a portion of the revenue?
Like if Mark Cuban bought into Baylor and did the hiring/firing and reaped a portion of the revenue?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:30 pm to Sandkhan
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Wait so like they are basically buying the athletic dept?
That is how it reads to me.
Chris Childers and Rick Neuheisal feel the same according to their radio show on Sirius XM this morning.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:35 pm to TideSaint
This is why we can’t have nice things
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:37 pm to TideSaint
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Chris Childers and Rick Neuheisal feel the same according to their radio show on Sirius XM this morning.
Neuheisel was telling the story this morning that when Pebble Beach sold to private investors years ago, seven investors paid $750,000,00 each. Today that investment is worth 14 million. This is the way that college football is heading.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:38 pm to TideSaint
Private equity getting involved in something has never turned out to have disastrous long term consequences.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:38 pm to Kerrygold
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This is why we can’t have nice things
Private equity firms have gotten their grubby hands on Jersey Mike's and Denny's recently.
They better not be coming after Waffle House.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:45 pm to TideSaint
What are you talking about? Private equity firms always make the product get better..
eta: I should read the whole thread before responding.
eta: I should read the whole thread before responding.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:46 pm to TideSaint
I ordered Jersey Mikes a couple months ago and it was a bit light on the meat. Made note of it but didn't swear it off. May have been a one-off lazy employee on the slicer.
Ordered it again in the last month and told my family I will no longer be ordering anything from Jersey Mikes because they're serving bread sandwiches.
I knew the private equity enshittification loop was going to happen but I swear this was a speed run.
Ordered it again in the last month and told my family I will no longer be ordering anything from Jersey Mikes because they're serving bread sandwiches.
I knew the private equity enshittification loop was going to happen but I swear this was a speed run.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:54 pm to TideSaint
This is just another reason that we need some rails on this train. If not we are gonna wind up with something like the minor leagues/farm with players getting called up midseason or something. Or teams shopping out a stake in the revenue shares to saudi princes or some shite
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:56 pm to Lucky_Stryke
I'm closer to saying "private equity needs big government regulation because it is death drive, not sustainable, capitalism" than "hell yes, private equity needs to buy my tide!"
This sucks!
This sucks!
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:56 pm to Diego Ricardo
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I ordered Jersey Mikes a couple months ago and it was a bit light on the meat. Made note of it but didn't swear it off. May have been a one-off lazy employee on the slicer.
Ordered it again in the last month and told my family I will no longer be ordering anything from Jersey Mikes because they're serving bread sandwiches.
My wife loves Jersey Mike's. She was super pissed when it was announced that Prattville was getting one about a month after we moved to Texas.
Thankfully, her favorite thing there is the pepper relish and one positive byproduct of the private equity acquisition is they sell the pepper relish in jars at the store now so we just make our own Italian subs at home and use their relish.
We ate that for supper two nights ago.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:57 pm to TideSaint
Alabama needs to have the Saudis sponsor us as their college football team.
They like winners from horses, cars, etc. Why not us.
With this NIL it was always a thought. I know its crazy but with this Utah deal might not be so much
They like winners from horses, cars, etc. Why not us.
With this NIL it was always a thought. I know its crazy but with this Utah deal might not be so much
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:58 pm to Bamadoc
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Alabama needs to have the Saudis sponsor us as their college football team.
They like winners from horses, cars, etc. Why not us.
They've basically taken over the English Premier League, too.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:06 pm to TideSaint
Meh, I think this is a nothing burger.
College athletics don't fit the PE model, so while we may see a couple groups/schools try this, the ROI won't be there for widespread PE takeover.
College athletics don't fit the PE model, so while we may see a couple groups/schools try this, the ROI won't be there for widespread PE takeover.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:52 pm to TideSaint
Does that mean I've got to start watching basketball now??
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:59 pm to BFANLC
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Does that mean I've got to start watching basketball now??
Done shoulda been
Posted on 12/9/25 at 2:01 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Done shoulda been
Sarcasm...hah already do.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 2:57 pm to Bamadoc
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Alabama needs to have the Saudis sponsor us as their college football team.
Ironically, I met two different couples from Saudi Arabia at the LSU game a few weeks ago...
They may be one step ahead of you
Posted on 12/9/25 at 3:01 pm to PuertoRicanBlaze
aTm had a school in Qatar.
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