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Old 06-18-2022, 03:42 PM   #2630
sterlingice
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Originally Posted by Swaggs View Post
Fun conversation starter from a mailbag I saw on the Athletic. Without directly copying and pasting, the premise is how much and how long would it take for a billionaire to make a non-powerhouse program into a championship contender. So, they suggested Bezos agreeing to fund the University of New Mexico (where his father apparently attended) or a Saudi prince deciding he wanted to boost UMass into a title contender.

Here are the categories to spend in:

Facilities (the mailbag author argues that the training and meeting room facilities are more important than the actual stadium to start with):

Head Coach:

Coaching Staff:

NLI player payroll:

Logistical/Travel expenses:



I'll fill in the blanks of what the author thought in a little while.

Isn't this basically the T. Boone Pickens plan on steroids?

SI
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