I’m sure Johnny Football had absolutely nothing to do with the astounding profit Texas A&M turned in 2012. (To put that number in perspective, it’s over half of what the rest of the conference put together made.)
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Get The Picture · Bloviation for the Dawgnation
Get The Picture 
That horse has been dead for some time, but let’s beat the sh*t out of it!
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You can beat a lot of deceased equines for 38 million.
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“flailing against expired equines” is an old Sentel-ism.
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I cant’t resist Good Senator, but good for the Aggies. That is quite a return on investment for them. And Johnny got an education and a chance to showcase his talents against the best competition in the nation which he will surely parlay into an NFL contract and endorsement deals that will dwarf A&M’s profits.
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Translation: LALALALALALALAICANTHEARYOU. 😉
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“And Johnny got an education…” No, Johnny Football dropped out of school after fall semester, and I suspect stopped going to classes way before that. No degree. No real education. Just football and, fine, that’s paying off handsomely for him. But what about all the other A&M team members? And the other players at all the other schools? And all the other 99% of the players “who will be going pro in something other than sports?” That’s why the NCAA is FOS.
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And A&M is FOS, too.
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FOS yes, but at least they have an indoor practice facility! Just sayin…
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That’s what Steve Patterson thinks but only because A&M doesn’t want to expand its brand to Syria
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You are right, Johnny surely sees the money and could afford to pass on the opportunity of the education he was provided. As for the other players that might not go pro then they should take advantage of the education they are given in exchange for their play. Perhaps A&M did not realize the same return on investment on the risk they took on those other players, but c’mon, Johnny Footballs are rare players. Not sure I see your point.
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You think it’s the schools who assume the risk? Seriously?
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Yeah, I’m not really seeing a risk on the school’s part either.
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Sure. You don’t really know how a recruit will turn out. Think of Crowell at UGA a few years ago. Was a 5 star recruit that turned out to be a bust. Other players turn out great, so yes there are no sure things. Alot of teams did not even recruit Johnny.
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“And Johnny got an education and a chance to showcase his talents against the best competition in the nation which he will surely parlay into an NFL contract and endorsement deals that will dwarf A&M’s profits.”
If so, his agent better have all three pitches working
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1779801-whats-johnny-manziel-worth-how-about-740-million#articles/1779801-whats-johnny-manziel-worth-how-about-740-million
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I’ll gladly swap my diploma for $38 million. Just saying.
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$20,000 to $37,000,000 is only a rounding error
“Texas A&M is in damage-control mode after a recent Bloomberg.com article, quoting multiple university officials, appeared to minimize Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel’s worth to A&M.
The article reported that the school claimed Manziel directly brought A&M only $20,000, putting a decidedly small-time spin on things compared to the afterglow of the moment less than a year ago. At the time, A&M touted a study that claimed the latter portion of the 11-2 debut season in the SEC and Manziel’s Heisman resulted in $37 million in media exposure for A&M.”
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-aggies/20131105-what-s-texas-am-johnny-manziel-worth-am-backtracks-after-bloomberg.com-article-minimizes-heisman-winning-qb-s-financial-contribution.ece
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Somehow I’m confident that Johnny got his. And I know that everyone at Auburn got theirs.
just sayin’
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Naw, Homes, them Awbuns still got theirs, but they got soma our’n, too.
Mutherfuckers.
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+1
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SEVEN schools from the SEC turned a higher profit than us last year, including Kentucky and Arkansas? How is that even possible?
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Rounding error?
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Is it just me, or do those statistics paint a rather sobering picture of Georgia’s place in the conference power hierarchy?
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Well, Greg was considering mounting a Gurley for Heisman Campaign but why bother because another high ankle sprain would just result in another unrecouped overhead line item
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Yeah, after I posted it I went back and looked and saw that we were 8th in the conference in revenue as well, so it’s not like we only had lower profit because we outspent folks.
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I blame Bobo.
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…..because they spend like 17 dollars on football
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I thought everyone was buying Kevin Sumlin visors?
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The Kliff K. sunglasses line is about to really take off for Texas Tech, and Bama can expect a tidy profit from the Nick Saban “I Don’t Have Time for This Shit” high fiber cereal.
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Well I’m all for loosening the NCAA’s stranglehold but just a bottom line and nothing about what’s included is meaningless. Good effect though.
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“Do Football Victories Influence Giving?”
Texas A&M Foundation President Eddie Davis wrote an editorial in the Texas A&M Foundation magazine Spirit in fall of 2011 titled: “Do Football Victories Influence Giving?”
After reviewing data dating back to 1996, he concluded there was usually no correlation between the two, noting that donors often plan a gift for years before giving the school the money. Nevertheless, he concluded the column with a thought on why a good football season — like a Heisman Trophy — is still important to the university and its fans.
“Finally, winning football games – while perhaps not directly correlated to giving totals – has many positive psychological effects. Certainly the institution’s overall brand interest is improved. Typically applications for admissions go up. Athletic ticket sales go up. Football team performance provides a frame of reference for alumni involvement, socialization and pride with reference to our peers
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“And, you know, to hell with the statistics,” he said. “It just makes us all happier people.”
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/740f5222#/740f5222/2
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I’m curious … Why is Mizzou 16 million in the red? Is that partially due to their exit fee to join the SEC?
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I believe they undertook massive facility upgrades. First phase over 100 million with about 3/4 of that done through bond financing. They are spending a ton of money, which puts them in the red is my guess.
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