Stanford about to go all in?

[supersaiyanshel]

Former player donates $50M to Stanford football

The Stanford football program received a $50 million gift from a former player, the school announced Wednesday, marking a significant donation as it attempts to revive the fortunes of the program under general manager Andrew Luck.

www.espn.com

If Cal, Duke, and Stanford decide to fully commit to football, the SEC gonna take another hit.

Those schools got DIFFERENT kind of money, but they still want to preserve their academic tradition. But with Andrew Luck running the show at Stanford now, you gonna start to see them magically start finding the funds to compete with the big boys.

Good buddy of mine in the tech field (SMU alum) said this ain't no vanity gig for Luck either. He's pretty much living at the University and traveling with the team.

Money wise, the SEC cannot compete with the ACC or Big 10. ****, they might not even be on the Big 12 level these days either.

 

[Empirical Cane]

Former player donates $50M to Stanford football

The Stanford football program received a $50 million gift from a former player, the school announced Wednesday, marking a significant donation as it attempts to revive the fortunes of the program under general manager Andrew Luck.

www.espn.com

If Cal, Duke, and Stanford decide to fully commit to football, the SEC gonna take another hit.

Those schools got DIFFERENT kind of money, but they still want to preserve their academic tradition. But with Andrew Luck running the show at Stanford now, you gonna start to see them magically start finding the funds to compete with the big boys.

Good buddy of mine in the tech field (SMU alum) said this ain't no vanity gig for Luck either. He's pretty much living at the University and traveling with the team.

Money wise, the SEC cannot compete with the ACC or Big 10. ****, they might not even be on the Big 12 level these days either.

Then I guess the Ivy League is gearing up to become THE Super Conference.

 

[CANEMC]

Their academic standards might be in the way, but $50M won't hurt.

 

[supersaiyanshel]

Then I guess the Ivy League is gearing up to become THE Super Conference.

It's over for us all if they want in.

Zuck, Billy, and Ballmer would personally hand a billion dollar check to Crimson athletics if they asked.

 

[TheATLCane]

Still have to live in Palo Alto. That's not for everyone (particularly those from the South)

 

[Braduhley]

It's over for us all if they want in.

Zuck, Billy, and Ballmer would personally hand a billion dollar check to Crimson athletics if they asked.

Backup long snapper getting 7 figure NIL deal for sure

 

[423Hurricane]

$50 million gets them started but can they sustain that?

 

[ageezy]

Their academic standards might be in the way, but $50M won't hurt.

this ... their admissions still a hurdle

 

[RightSaidFred]

College football started out being dominated by the ivies. Yale, Princeton, etc have more natties than even we do, thanks to the leather helmet era.

Maybe it all comes full circle at some point in the future. I doubt it, but you never know.

 

[FtLaudCaneFan]

Former player donates $50M to Stanford football

The Stanford football program received a $50 million gift from a former player, the school announced Wednesday, marking a significant donation as it attempts to revive the fortunes of the program under general manager Andrew Luck.

www.espn.com

If Cal, Duke, and Stanford decide to fully commit to football, the SEC gonna take another hit.

Those schools got DIFFERENT kind of money, but they still want to preserve their academic tradition. But with Andrew Luck running the show at Stanford now, you gonna start to see them magically start finding the funds to compete with the big boys.

Good buddy of mine in the tech field (SMU alum) said this ain't no vanity gig for Luck either. He's pretty much living at the University and traveling with the team.

Money wise, the SEC cannot compete with the ACC or Big 10. ****, they might not even be on the Big 12 level these days either.

Music to my ears. I’m sick of the SEC!

 

[DisgruntledSebastianIbis]

Former player donates $50M to Stanford football

The Stanford football program received a $50 million gift from a former player, the school announced Wednesday, marking a significant donation as it attempts to revive the fortunes of the program under general manager Andrew Luck.

www.espn.com

If Cal, Duke, and Stanford decide to fully commit to football, the SEC gonna take another hit.

Those schools got DIFFERENT kind of money, but they still want to preserve their academic tradition. But with Andrew Luck running the show at Stanford now, you gonna start to see them magically start finding the funds to compete with the big boys.

Good buddy of mine in the tech field (SMU alum) said this ain't no vanity gig for Luck either. He's pretty much living at the University and traveling with the team.

Money wise, the SEC cannot compete with the ACC or Big 10. ****, they might not even be on the Big 12 level these days either.

It not just about money, it's about culture and roster building. you can have all the money in the world and still put together a bad roster. They do not concern me. Jim Harbaugh isnt walking back through Stanford's door

 

[hurricaneman]

Then I guess the Ivy League is gearing up to become THE Super Conference.

Not to go on a rant, but this is such a terrible take of a twitter post. Endowments are set up to generate interest payments so that there can be a steady stream of money. You need a lot of money that doesn't go anywhere to do that. I'm also pretty sure a lot of it can't be legally touched.

The second thing is the money the government is giving them is for research purposes. The government does that because the money they put in is assumed to be received back through innovation breakthroughs. I don't think most people understand how accelerated medical breakthroughs have become due to higher ed funding. You walk into a hospital today and the vast majority of that tech and knowledge has been generated by medical grant research through colleges, either directly or indirectly.

In a free market, nobody is going to care about pumping money into doing cancer or neurodegenerative disease research with very little yield other than the continuation of knowledge for the human race. But for people with that disease it could be life changing. I hear people complain all the time that medical companies just want to keep you alive, not cure the disease, because it's financially better for them. As someone once said, the government and government spending is supposed to fill the gaps that the free market won't touch or shouldn't touch.

 

[ssvir]

Then I guess the Ivy League is gearing up to become THE Super Conference.

Ivies don't care about athletics like that

 

[supersaiyanshel]

It not just about money, it's about culture and roster building. you can have all the money in the world and still put together a bad roster. They do not concern me. Jim Harbaugh isnt walking back through Stanford's door

That's where guys like Luck come into play. These things don't happen over night, and no, it's not just about the money, but let's be clear, it all begins and doesn't happen WITHOUT the money and financial investment.

 

[Travis Bickle]

I don't think Cal belongs in your argument, OP. That athletic department has been a disaster for quite some time and you don't have the big money boosters super invested in the football team. Shame too because I've been to a couple games and it's a great atmosphere with a student fanbase waiting for the team to be good.

 

[QuattroCane]

I don't think Cal belongs in your argument, OP. That athletic department has been a disaster for quite some time and you don't have the big money boosters super invested in the football team. Shame too because I've been to a couple games and it's a great atmosphere with a student fanbase waiting for the team to be good.

It's a pretty cool place. Their Olympic sports are crazy, it'll be interesting how this effects them.

 

[Empirical Cane]

Not to go on a rant, but this is such a terrible take of a twitter post. Endowments are set up to generate interest payments so that there can be a steady stream of money. You need a lot of money that doesn't go anywhere to do that. I'm also pretty sure a lot of it can't be legally touched.

The second thing is the money the government is giving them is for research purposes. The government does that because the money they put in is assumed to be received back through innovation breakthroughs. I don't think most people understand how accelerated medical breakthroughs have become due to higher ed funding. You walk into a hospital today and the vast majority of that tech and knowledge has been generated by medical grant research through colleges, either directly or indirectly.

In a free market, nobody is going to care about pumping money into doing cancer or neurodegenerative disease research with very little yield other than the continuation of knowledge for the human race. But for people with that disease it could be life changing. I hear people complain all the time that medical companies just want to keep you alive, not cure the disease, because it's financially better for them. As someone once said, the government and government spending is supposed to fill the gaps that the free market won't touch or shouldn't touch.

Don't want to delve into TH topics...

Every single penny of an endowment relieves pressures/increases purchasing power in other budgetary line items.

 

[AtlAtty]

Still have to live in Palo Alto. That's not for everyone (particularly those from the South)

Do you mean because of the distance? Because I always thought living in Pablo Alto was a draw

 

[Empirical Cane]

It not just about money, it's about culture and roster building. you can have all the money in the world and still put together a bad roster. They do not concern me. Jim Harbaugh isnt walking back through Stanford's door

Its about the money.

Let's not kid ourselves.

If CFB doesn't act quickly with program/salary cap, there won't be much left vs what exists today.

 

[TwentySix]

Not to go on a rant, but this is such a terrible take of a twitter post. Endowments are set up to generate interest payments so that there can be a steady stream of money. You need a lot of money that doesn't go anywhere to do that. I'm also pretty sure a lot of it can't be legally touched.

The second thing is the money the government is giving them is for research purposes. The government does that because the money they put in is assumed to be received back through innovation breakthroughs. I don't think most people understand how accelerated medical breakthroughs have become due to higher ed funding. You walk into a hospital today and the vast majority of that tech and knowledge has been generated by medical grant research through colleges, either directly or indirectly.

In a free market, nobody is going to care about pumping money into doing cancer or neurodegenerative disease research with very little yield other than the continuation of knowledge for the human race. But for people with that disease it could be life changing. I hear people complain all the time that medical companies just want to keep you alive, not cure the disease, because it's financially better for them. As someone once said, the government and government spending is supposed to fill the gaps that the free market won't touch or shouldn't touch.

That Twitter post is just rage bait for the dumbest people alive who have decided schools like Harvard are a negative to society.