So I will ask here as we have some bright people.
I think David Ubben wrote a column about how the LIV model could create a new world of money controls sports. The money in the NFL is already too high so that might be an outlier but let's look at one professional league and one college sport.
If the Saudi investment fund bought the Washington Nationals (since it should be a team with a large fan base, lobbying dollars that can purchase tickets and a TV Contract). Would a team such as the Washington Nationals take the 2024 season by storm on all levels? They could take the free agency field and fill all of the holes on the team: sign Ohtani, and add bats like Chapman and what not. Make the payroll around 250 million from currently I thinks it's 80 or so and then be division contenders. The only thing I don't like is the division they are in, but everything else screams this is a fit. The lobbying money from Washington can afford premium seats, the average income in Northern Virginia is higher then most and the team could work.
Now onto my favorite part of this: if a certain club or group that might post on here reached out to the Saudi Fund and was allocated a certain amount of money every year in exchange for premium seating and what not, could the influence be enough to buy a NCAA title in Basketball and/or BCS title in football. If this group said we have been in touch and the Saudi fund is willing to donate 25 million for athletics. They can recruit something like 5 million for NCAA BASEBALL NCAABasket ball and NCAA Women's Basketball and 10 million on Football, think of the NIL deals.
In other words can you buy championships? I think Matt Tshibe is trying to do it at Michigan State and I am wondering if it is something to look at for other multi billion dollar investments.
I think David Ubben wrote a column about how the LIV model could create a new world of money controls sports. The money in the NFL is already too high so that might be an outlier but let's look at one professional league and one college sport.
If the Saudi investment fund bought the Washington Nationals (since it should be a team with a large fan base, lobbying dollars that can purchase tickets and a TV Contract). Would a team such as the Washington Nationals take the 2024 season by storm on all levels? They could take the free agency field and fill all of the holes on the team: sign Ohtani, and add bats like Chapman and what not. Make the payroll around 250 million from currently I thinks it's 80 or so and then be division contenders. The only thing I don't like is the division they are in, but everything else screams this is a fit. The lobbying money from Washington can afford premium seats, the average income in Northern Virginia is higher then most and the team could work.
Now onto my favorite part of this: if a certain club or group that might post on here reached out to the Saudi Fund and was allocated a certain amount of money every year in exchange for premium seating and what not, could the influence be enough to buy a NCAA title in Basketball and/or BCS title in football. If this group said we have been in touch and the Saudi fund is willing to donate 25 million for athletics. They can recruit something like 5 million for NCAA BASEBALL NCAABasket ball and NCAA Women's Basketball and 10 million on Football, think of the NIL deals.
In other words can you buy championships? I think Matt Tshibe is trying to do it at Michigan State and I am wondering if it is something to look at for other multi billion dollar investments.
