<![CDATA[Michigan's Contract with Nike]]>Yes, I'm actually making a Michigan thread...

This contract will impact a lot of schools going forward. OSU too.

God damn though

"According to contract details released by the Michigan athletic department, the university's deal with Nike is worth $169 million over 11 years, making it by far the richest of all apparel deals in collegiate athletics. The contract, which will supply all 31 Uā€M athletic programs with uniforms, footwear, apparel and equipment, will pay $76.8 million in cash and $80.2 million in apparel.

Michigan will receive $12 million upfront, followed by $10.1 million-$10.9 million annually in cash and apparel/equipment."

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@mld-woody said:

Yes, I agree that you don't have anything to back your statements up...

You made a comment we could be getting less money and how that could be an issue. I let you know we're fine financially either way.

You then took that as me saying Michigan is the best at everything, ever. I state facts, if you disagree, disprove them.

Other than that this back and forth is getting old. I think I'll just reply to you in the other thread now. Idk if it is jealousy, ignorance, or you just trolling... But it's getting old.

By your logic there should be a laundry list of things they are taking less money on because good ole Mr. Ross will help them out.

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@mld-woody said:

Sure. A little extra clarification helps. Especially since more than just Michigan's football program has been "under attack" on this board...

If it is under attack it has primarily been from internal cancer cells. Maybe Harbaugh is chemotherapy for the program....or maybe not.

(Don't you just love the analogies that I come up with? šŸ˜‰ )

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/519005https://brownsboard.com/post/519005Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:54:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:25:23 GMT]]>Sure. A little extra clarification helps. Especially since more than just Michigan's football program has been "under attack" on this board...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518996https://brownsboard.com/post/518996Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:25:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:21 GMT]]>In this context woody. This context is the college football page. I didn't think this would be that hard for an engineer to figure out.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518995https://brownsboard.com/post/518995Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:12:50 GMT]]>The only area Michigan matters in is football? You mean to you personally or everyone?

And yeah, we haven't been very good recently. The #2 v #1 game, and a BCS win a few years later, but that's it.

Everything is in place now to correct that. CFB goes in cycles. Michigan being down isn't the norm. It will be corrected and hopefully we don't hit a down patch again like this for decades.

Every big team can/will have it happen. We'll have to see when that is for Bama and OSU.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518974https://brownsboard.com/post/518974Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:12:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:40:51 GMT]]>Look, in this context there's only one area in which michigan matters: football. They're not good at it. They haven't been good at it for a long time now. They're not on the level of OSU or Alabama. Not even close. I don't care about jim harbaugh. Until they prove it on the field they are a doormat.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518938https://brownsboard.com/post/518938Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:40:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:34:22 GMT]]>Yes, I agree that you don't have anything to back your statements up...

You made a comment we could be getting less money and how that could be an issue. I let you know we're fine financially either way.

You then took that as me saying Michigan is the best at everything, ever. I state facts, if you disagree, disprove them.

Other than that this back and forth is getting old. I think I'll just reply to you in the other thread now. Idk if it is jealousy, ignorance, or you just trolling... But it's getting old.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518935https://brownsboard.com/post/518935Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:34:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 01:52:16 GMT]]>It's in your tone. "With donors like Stephen Ross, we do just fine." Yes, it is technically accurate, but it's an incredibly lame attempt at bragging.

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@wargograw said:

It emanates from your posts.

Any comment I make about the Michigan's relative standing in some category is based on fact. If you disagree, provide your own argument for why I'm wrong.

Don't use those situations to say u think they're the best at everything ever. Follow along, and try not to create a straw man here.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518905https://brownsboard.com/post/518905Wed, 29 Jul 2015 01:31:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:09:45 GMT]]>Any school can get rich alumni to give money............

But only 1 BIG TEN school has ever won the BCS National Championship

and then the same school won the 1st Playoff

The BCS was around for 16 years, Ohio State played in 10 BCS games.............more then anyone...........went 6-4

They also played in 3 title games going 1-2

The 2nd best Big Ten team played in 5 BCS games and went 2-3..............and that's 2 different teams.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518893https://brownsboard.com/post/518893Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:09:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:04:20 GMT]]>It emanates from your posts.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518882https://brownsboard.com/post/518882Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:04:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:22:49 GMT]]>I said that? Where did I say that?

I mean, you're posting it like I did... So it must exist somewhere.

I'll wait...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518863https://brownsboard.com/post/518863Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:22:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:48:08 GMT]]>Yes, the guy who thinks no school on earth can possibly compare to Michigan in any category is going to tell me I'm in a bubble. Project much?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518851https://brownsboard.com/post/518851Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:48:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:44:52 GMT]]>Probably. You're right, it does seem a little strange the school has that high of an endowment. Having some of that Walmart money helps though

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@mld-woody said:

Oh, I thought you meant they actually donated $1 billion to the school.

The total endowment is about 1.2 Billion. As I said, I can only surmise that a huge chunk of that came from them.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518807https://brownsboard.com/post/518807Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:07:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:14:00 GMT]]>Oh, I thought you meant they actually donated $1 billion to the school.

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@mld-woody said:

I Google'd "Walton Family College Donation" and I see mostly articles about hoe they don't donate enough. What school was it?

Trinity University in San Antonio. It is a small school of only 2500 students, yet has over a 1 Billion dollar endowment.

It has a bigger endowment than: Baylor, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee

About the same as Texas Tech.

Per student, it has the 24th highest endowment to student ratio in the nation.....Most of the ones ahead of it have names like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Cal Tech, Duke, and a few much more well know smaller schools like Williams, Smith, Pomona, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Wellesly.

Let's just say that it is the least well known of the top 25.....and probably considered to be the least in academics of that group. Don't get me wrong, it is a good school. But they are tightwad pricks at that place given the resources they have. Their endowment to student ratio is almost double that of Cornell, where my son is attending grad school.....and at least 5 times that of the undergrad school where he went. They have one fifth the resources that Trinity had....but gave 4 times the money than Trinity.

I guess I am only assuming that a school that small...that unknown...and not that highly ranked academically compared to others with the same resources must have gotten a lot of it from the wealthiest family in America, one of whom attended that school. Maybe not. Maybe the Waltons are just as tightassed with their donations as they are at giving their employees a decent wage.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518798https://brownsboard.com/post/518798Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:05:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:44:04 GMT]]>I Google'd "Walton Family College Donation" and I see mostly articles about hoe they don't donate enough. What school was it?

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@mld-woody said:

Yes, Ross only donated $200 million. No biggie.

We also do pretty well with endowments and athletic revenue...

The point is, we have plenty of money (as do some other schools). We chose Nike for other reasons than money and still got the largest deal ever. The money wasn't the main concern.

I'm not overstating Michigan here. It is just hard for some SEC fans to look outside of their bubble sometimes.

The school my daughter goes to got a Billion dollars from the Walton Family....as the daughter attended there. But their sphincter's are tighter than a dried up dead frog's ass. Not only that, instead of dispensing those funds to help educate their students, the Walton's will "lend you money".....that you have to pay back at a probable above market rate of interest I have no doubt.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518793https://brownsboard.com/post/518793Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:41:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:53:29 GMT]]>Yes, Ross only donated $200 million. No biggie.

We also do pretty well with endowments and athletic revenue...

The point is, we have plenty of money (as do some other schools). We chose Nike for other reasons than money and still got the largest deal ever. The money wasn't the main concern.

I'm not overstating Michigan here. It is just hard for some SEC fans to look outside of their bubble sometimes.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518775https://brownsboard.com/post/518775Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:53:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:46:11 GMT]]>Yes no one else has any huge donors. All having a huge donor does is put you on par. You really think Michigan is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's precious.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518733https://brownsboard.com/post/518733Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:46:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 23:16:39 GMT]]>Nike apparently gave a smaller offer than Adidas or UA, and it is now still the largest in the country.

Michigan doesn't really need to chase money. With donors like Stephen Ross, we do just fine

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/518718https://brownsboard.com/post/518718Mon, 27 Jul 2015 23:16:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Michigan's Contract with Nike on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:42:33 GMT]]>Woody, sorry if this was already discovered. We debate Adidas vs. Nike on my A&M board all the time. It's important to note that while Nike may give a bigger contract, the payout to the school could still be less than before.

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@mld-woody said:

Like I said, I don't think you could understand without being involved with the school/team.

I could understand....I just don't care.

Oh, gotcha. He's QB short, but football player average. Maybe slightly above average for a HB, idk.

Right...more halfback build.

Definitely smart. Overloading a rookie with a bunch of new positions is a dumb idea.

Sure.

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