Somewhat related, I read an article recently about layoffs that Utah's athletic department is getting forced into as part of their private equity deal. My general understanding is that they are laying off long-term university employees and replacing them with a cheaper "outside" agency, conveniently owned by the PE group.*

* If someone knows the true story here, please correct me, as this last part is squarely a "I read this on the interwebs" source.

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decisions. So short term getting billionaires to spend huge money on their team increases profits for everybody.

But long term it seems like its going to turn off a lot of fans. I'd analogize it to when they decided World Series games should all be on at 830 at night. Good for short term profits, but long term probably lost a lot of younger fans.

I believe ratings are continuing to increase, although public opinion is in the toilet.

FWIW, I didn't watch a single minute of the playoffs this year. I wasn't boycotting, but after the ND snub, I just didn't care. And I went to IU for grad school.

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But I really need a title as well.

Before all this shit just careens off the cliff for good.

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