https://x.com/i/status/2018723188109386147
This is unsustainable.
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https://x.com/i/status/2018909259296059596
If this happens itās going to illustrate what a crock of shit the current system is.
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If Jimmy Donsldson wants to invest in his de facto hometownās FBS program, thatās his prerogative.
Afterall, arenāt we expecting that our new AD will make local fundraising a priority?
Itās certainly his prerogative. Other than being a Niner fan, that doesnāt bug me. But I think the point is that he is so high visibility and is not widely regarded as a sports fan, so this would shine a light on how ridiculous the system is if someone could walk in and throw obscene amounts of money at a program with the heavily stated and promoted intention of seeing just how much money it takes to buy a championship.
Texas Tech already caught a decent amount of flack for trying it with Cody Campbell, but at least he was a former TT player and a member of their Board of Regents. He is the classic type of rich alumni booster.
Mr Beast is a showman who never attended ECU and never graduated from college. Thatās going to come off as a stunt, no matter how well he sells it.
I kind of want him to do it to be honest. Iād hate it as a Niner fan but Iād love for him to out the system as a CFB / college sports fan - to show how broken it is.
I hope this happens. Will be fun to watch and play against them.
If they donāt make it past the first round of the CFB I guess all the money went down the drain.
How many times can you do this?
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Thatās what would make this a legit NIL deal. Itās weird but he has a real business and something like this would fit right into his model.
If itās 100million Iāll be shocked.
Who the hell is Mr Beast??? Damn Iām old I guess
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thatās not it. Itās the fact that no one person can keep up with all the diverse media personalities that have come about due to YouTube.
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If you had younger kids you would know.
His name is Jimmy Donaldson and he lives in Greenville NC. He is I guess the biggest YouTube personality going. His shtick is that he gives away most of the money his channel generates. He also has some kind of production deal with Amazon for various game shows and such.
He has had some controversy around him and some of his friends who he keeps around as his staff.
Turns out he just did Hot Ones. His episode premiered today:
As gimmicky as that show is, the host tends to ask really good questions.
Some thoughts from around college sports;
If Houston is poor in the Big 12, we must be one step from homeless.
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Need to add āor charge a general student athletic feeā to that very sarcastic post.
Damn. The football coach wasnāt enjoying his job. He wasnāt enjoying going to work some days.
Welcome to the club pal. Youāre like 90% of the population. Cry me a river.
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Iām more jealous that he had the luxury of quitting.
I do think itās depressing how even the supposedly fun / dream jobs also suck just as badly these days. What are we supposed to daydream about / aspire to, if even they have to deal with the soul sucking b.s. that the rest of us have to somehow grind through day after day for our entire miserable lives? Thereās apparently no escape from this mortal prison and the crime of being born.
I daydream about retirement.
As do I my friend, but with the way things are going, no $ amount nest egg is going to be safe from the current inflationary freight train. I donāt know if anyone I know will truly be safe from it in retirement.