buy the entire athletic department? Even the most profitable departments do not have P&L's that would excite them. Divesting/ceasing non-profitable sports to improve the P&L comes with a variety of potential challenges. Finally, just a general question, how many PE deals work out well for others beside the PE firm? They're generally(not all) blood sucking leeches that strip the carcass for quick cash returns from asset sales, dress up the cadaver and foist it upon naive investors in an IPO or other transaction while parachuting out of the deal with nice total returns.