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Utah Utes 500M Private Equity Deal
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:27 pm
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/sources-university-of-utah-nearing-landmark-private-equity-deal-expected-to-generate-500-million-150236377.html
What a nightmare, I could see some desperate SEC schools making a deal like this.
What a nightmare, I could see some desperate SEC schools making a deal like this.
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:29 pm to EastTXHorn
ugh, PE kills everything in touches IME
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:46 pm to EastTXHorn
I grow closer to giving up on college sports all the time. Its being ruined and there are more important things in life.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:51 pm to EastTXHorn
Otro Capital is the pe group.
Looks like they hold an F1 team & some company that promotes kids summer camps.
Imma hold on to my $$. Thanks anyway
Looks like they hold an F1 team & some company that promotes kids summer camps.
Imma hold on to my $$. Thanks anyway
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:57 pm to EastTXHorn
I see a bunch of Utah fans taking a victory lap on twitter. What a bunch of retards, this is a terrible idea.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:57 pm to EastTXHorn
Crumble selling a lot cookies to pay the PE
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:59 pm to IamNotaRobot
The shitstorm is coming.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:04 pm to EastTXHorn
PE needs to be broken up. I’ve worked in PE and I’ve seen how destructive it is. The soul of America has been bought up and commoditized. Everything is just soulless corporate bullshite now.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:06 pm to EastTXHorn
Publicly funded institutions making moves. This stuff is getting out of control.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:08 pm to Gman84
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The shitstorm is coming.
Was fun while it lasted.
NFL is a sterile sports product. Shame, college football is heading down same path.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:09 pm to ManBearSharkReb
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PE needs to be broken up. I’ve worked in PE and I’ve seen how destructive it is. The soul of America has been bought up and commoditized. Everything is just soulless corporate bullshite now.
This can’t be said enough. As much as we conservatives beat up on big government, and rightly so at times, corporations are not even close to being our friends. They will bleed out their own family members in a heartbeat to pick away at the carcass for an extra dollar. Shameful on so many levels
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:11 pm to ManBearSharkReb
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PE needs to be broken up. I’ve worked in PE and I’ve seen how destructive it is. The soul of America has been bought up and commoditized. Everything is just soulless corporate bullshite now.
Replying so I can like this^^ more than once
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:31 pm to EastTXHorn
No one gives jack sh*t about Utah. Why would they make a deal with them?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:48 pm to Slums_Alum
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This can’t be said enough. As much as we conservatives beat up on big government, and rightly so at times, corporations are not even close to being our friends. They will bleed out their own family members in a heartbeat to pick away at the carcass for an extra dollar. Shameful on so many levels
Complete understatement.
They are throwing employees out of windows by the thousands chasing the AI dream right now. Seems to be a fad that is still gaining steam.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 12:36 am to EastTXHorn
I thought about this earlier, and it's pretty obvious why this is happening. Most, if not all, programs are being heavily subsidized by the general fund. It's not publicly known about big schools doing it, but it's 100% happening and the allocations are simply being hidden. Athletic programs expenses have gone hyperbolic, from coaching contracts to NIL to facilities, etc. Regents/Trustees/Presidents/AD's can no longer control what's happening. Coaches are getting paid $100 million and phoning it in. Players are getting guaranteed NIL deals and then opting out.
In comes private equity, who will take control, cut costs and demand accountability. The universities might not sue a player who fails to perform, but private equity certainly will. Unironically, this will put an end to all of the bullshite that's gone down over the last few years with NIL
In comes private equity, who will take control, cut costs and demand accountability. The universities might not sue a player who fails to perform, but private equity certainly will. Unironically, this will put an end to all of the bullshite that's gone down over the last few years with NIL
Posted on 12/10/25 at 12:40 am to EastTXHorn
If the world were fair, all property related to the universities belongs to the citizens, since they granted land tax priveleges, and/or money.
Disgusting. The PE firm could end up forcing contracts on the team, and therefore university, for services at inflated prices while stripping out the assets and saddling debt onto the university.
Disgusting. The PE firm could end up forcing contracts on the team, and therefore university, for services at inflated prices while stripping out the assets and saddling debt onto the university.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 3:47 am to ManBearSharkReb
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PE needs to be broken up.
Broken up?
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I’ve worked in PE and I’ve seen how destructive it is.
What have you done?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 4:21 am to EastTXHorn
I don’t see how this ends well for Utah. There is no organic demand or support for Utah sports. Once the concept is proven, all the “brands” will get on board and Utah will be back where they started but with the albatross of PE around their neck. I’m assuming the PE thinks they can get their return before the inevitable fall. Perhaps Utah is just trying to get something while they can by being the first. Texas Tech has somewhat created the framework. On final thought, how does this end well for any of us football fans?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:25 am to EastTXHorn
in essence, if you ever wanted to buy a pro team, there are now 100+ teams for sale.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:35 am to EastTXHorn
Kentucky is doing this with JMI and I hate it.
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