I’ll take the Vols for a $1 billion

[VAVol85]

I found this article in the WSJ interesting:

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/college-football-ohio-state-revenue-value-5510e348?st=3rMGvy&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Probably behind a paywall, so I will copy the relevant paragraph here:

The Buckeyes would be worth $1.96 billion if the team could be sold on the open market, according to an analysis by Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University Columbus. That puts Ohio State just ahead of Texas ($1.9 billion) and rival Michigan ($1.66 billion), with six other programs—Georgia, Notre Dame, LSU, Penn State, Tennessee and Texas A&M—topping the billion dollar mark.

The analysis is said to be similar to the approach used for valuing NFL franchises and represents several years of data.

Vol fans often assert that we are among the elite programs but it is nice to see financial data that supports our unbiased opinion!

 

[SpookyAction]

Bama and Florida are not in the billion dollar category.

 

[SpookyAction]

The sentence about private equity circling athletic departments is chilling.
If they buy in, it is probably to pump and dump.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

The sentence about private equity circling athletic departments is chilling.
If they buy in, it is probably to pump and dump.

They're not buying into college football as is owning a program. Can a private equity firm create $$$$ for NIL payouts? Damn right

 

[89 VOLS grad]

Bama and Florida are not in the billion dollar category.

Well, They are the two teams laughing all the way to the bank when it comes to the success of their athletic departments considering their supposed wealth! As a fan, I would much rather be on the winning games side vs the money side as far as their success in all sports besides the TN baseball team during the Vitello years!

 

[TNBV]

They're not buying into college football as is owning a program. Can a private equity firm create $$$$ for NIL payouts? Damn right

But why? Private equity only function to make a profit. Where is the profit in paying college athletes to play if you have no stake in the university or brand?

 

[stolitonic]

Gotta admit, I honestly thought it would be higher.

With the exception of a few NFL teams (Cowboys, Packers, etc)-the fanship of most major universities probably exceeds that of NFL teams.

I wonder if the analysis had the stadiums being retained by the schools where applicable? Neyland, the Big House, the Show, etc are all probably worth a pretty penny themselves in terms of revenue generation.

 

[NATHAN05]