Comments on: Michigan is Worth Almost Twice as Much as Ohio State In Forbes’ Most Valuable College Football Rankings, Texas Still No. 1

By: Dawgfather

Dawgfather — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:10:45 +0000

You nailed it, compared to every team in the west besides USC.

By: St. Bear

St. Bear — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:52:35 +0000

Ohio State finishing 19th is notable. According to Forbes, Ohio State is only the sixth most valuable football program in the Big Ten, slightly beneath Michigan State. It is less valuable than Washington. Despite Ohio State winning 10 of the last 12 against Michigan, the Wolverines team is nearly twice as valuable. Must be the uniforms. One would think such a result would call the metric itself into question?

Just imagine how low they’d be without E. Gordon Gee doing his thing.

By: sctrojans

sctrojans — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:48:49 +0000

The program has one of the richest histories and strongest fan bases in the west.

Compared to who? Aside from SC, western football is traditionally an abyss

By: Dawgfather

Dawgfather — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:40:06 +0000

The team playing poorly during the Ty era did not bring the program to low depths. Support and ticket sales are still strong. The program has one of the richest histories and strongest fan bases in the west. #19 on that list is not surprising to me at all.

By: Wide Word of Sport (?)

Wide Word of Sport (?) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:31:11 +0000

I am confused as to why the blurb under the headline read, “and Washington (gasp)?”

Remember when ND firing Ty Willingham was racism and he was going to do great at Washington? He brought that program to never-before-seen depths and ran away to hide.

By: Wide Word of Sport (?)

Wide Word of Sport (?) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:28:08 +0000

When Jason put you on notice it was less about what you said and more about a perceived, by him, obsession with Duffy and his posts.

hence my commenting only on content, without any regard for byline.

Lots of old people with a shitload of $$$ at Michigan games.

So Ann Arbor is playing with their gold fiddles, watching Detroit burn basically.

By: knifeyspoony

knifeyspoony — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:16:04 +0000

Pay the marketers!

except for E. Gordon Gee, who is the mediocre mozzarella in the pizza crust that is Ohio State football.

By: starkweather

starkweather — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:04:00 +0000

I am confused as to why the blurb under the headline read, “and Washington (gasp)?”

Kellen Moore, for one, would have been.

By: Dawgfather

Dawgfather — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:02:48 +0000

I am confused as to why the blurb under the headline read, “and Washington (gasp)?”

By: The Wayne Fontes Safari

The Wayne Fontes Safari — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:14 +0000

Lots of old people with a shitload of $$$ at Michigan games. Not sure if it still holds, but at one time recently they claimed having the largest living alumni base in the country.

Other than the Adidas logos on the uniforms, there is also no advertising of any kind in or around Michigan Stadium.

//Not counting the airplanes circling around pre-game pulling strip club banners since Michigan probably doesn’t get any revenue from it.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:46:32 +0000

He made a good hire at Uconn. Not sure why he was so bad at Kansas SC

That’s why he is nicknamed East Coast Lew around these parts. His style worked on the East Coast. Not here. We are an easy going bunch.

Jerry Falwell is dead.

I know. He started Liberty. Racist homophobe bastard.

By: sctrojans

sctrojans — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:37:45 +0000

And according to Christopher Hitchens (now also dead) if they had done an enema on Falwell’s body he could have been buried in a matchbox.

Great line. Hitchens was awesome

By: sctrojans

sctrojans — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:35:07 +0000

The blame goes to East Coast Lew Perkins for Gill ever being hired in the first place.

He made a good hire at Uconn. Not sure why he was so bad at Kansas

By: starkweather

starkweather — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:29:37 +0000

When Jason put you on notice it was less about what you said and more about a perceived, by him, obsession with Duffy and his posts.

It was the google searches.

By: ms621

ms621 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:25:20 +0000

Jerry Falwell. He’s already got a job. Head coach at Liberty. They won the conference this year. Whatever conference they are in.

Jerry Falwell is dead. And according to Christopher Hitchens (now also dead) if they had done an enema on Falwell’s body he could have been buried in a matchbox.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:23:08 +0000

Speaking of Gill, who’s odds on favorite moron to hire that idiot? Squawk

Jerry Falwell. He’s already got a job. Head coach at Liberty. They won the conference this year. Whatever conference they are in.

The blame goes to East Coast Lew Perkins for Gill ever being hired in the first place.

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:21:08 +0000

Texas the most valuable despite underachieving the past three years. I can see where the players bring in that revenue and not the brand recognition of the school.Pay the ~~players~~ marketers!

By: payaso

payaso — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:19:41 +0000

Texas the most valuable despite underachieving the past three years. I can see where the players bring in that revenue and not the brand recognition of the school.

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:18:52 +0000

Speaking of Gill, who’s odds on favorite moron to hire that idiot?

.. and don’t say Charles Barkley

By: ms621

ms621 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:15:05 +0000

You know what is funny about this? KU is still paying Mangino and Gill a couple million dollars each a year not to be KU’s coach.

Well hey, at least you guys have basketball to fall back on.