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Stech
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Texas Tech proving all you need is to spend 💵, and you can buy success too

Keep an eye on those checks and balances now. 👀
Posted: 05/12/2025 at 08:10 PM ET
(In response to this post by Big12 guy)

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Interesting article on Saban and Cody Campbell fixing College Football **
Stech • 05/12/25 06:46 PM ET
the only fix if for it to BUST from greed.
MrFantastic! • 05/14/25 06:02 AM ET
A couple of random thoughts on all of this have been strolling thru my head
HokieAl • 05/13/25 09:37 PM ET
Anyone know what this guy did to make his fortune?
I85Hokie • 05/13/25 12:23 PM ET
He's a pretty impressive guy. Made his fortune building then selling (link)
HokieToph • 05/14/25 10:19 AM ET
I read somewhere that his grandma used to give him
Big12 guy • 05/13/25 04:50 PM ET
I had the same question.
RVAHokie05 • 05/13/25 03:13 PM ET
Politicians and billionaires are gonna make player revenue sources
ancient alien 2018 • 05/12/25 09:33 PM ET
yeah, this is a complete joke of an idea.**
reestuart • 05/13/25 02:46 PM ET
What could possibly go wrong? 🤣**
Stech • 05/12/25 10:46 PM ET
If there is in fact Federal intervention,
Big12 guy • 05/12/25 07:44 PM ET
This is likely......
2hhoop3 • 05/12/25 09:44 PM ET
This means that collegiate sports will
Big12 guy • 05/13/25 08:03 AM ET
Thanks for the info.....
2hhoop3 • 05/13/25 10:22 AM ET
Mine as well. the public part of this, while
Big12 guy • 05/13/25 10:36 AM ET
When you say championed......
2hhoop3 • 05/13/25 11:15 AM ET
I read it as a total, not just his money,
Big12 guy • 05/13/25 11:43 AM ET
I believe Texas Tech has the top-ranked transfer class this cycle...
SMU Pony • 05/12/25 10:53 PM ET
Texas Tech proving all you need is to spend 💵, and you can buy success too ◄
Stech • 05/12/25 08:10 PM ET
What success have they had so far?**
Pylons • 05/13/25 03:20 PM ET
Starts with recruiting a top class, it’ probably won’t happen overnight but
Stech • 05/14/25 08:54 AM ET
Well sure, but it's quite well-established that
Pylons • 05/14/25 09:45 AM ET
Apparently every team in Texas has football-crazy, oil-rich alumni.
Truthahn • 05/13/25 09:04 AM ET
This is what killed the Southwest Conference, could it make the media $ not
Stech • 05/13/25 09:58 AM ET
The SWC was killed because Texas wanted more money. **
Big12 guy • 05/13/25 10:40 AM ET
That might have been the straw that broke the camel's back, but a lot more
Stech • 05/13/25 10:47 AM ET
pretty much the whole conference was in trouble or had been recently.
reestuart • 05/13/25 05:24 PM ET
SMU didn't do anything that other schools were doing. If you
Big12 guy • 05/13/25 11:01 AM ET
I do think you are right that everyone was probably doing it at some level
VTHokie2000 • 05/14/25 02:58 PM ET
They had to make an example out of some one, and a
Big12 guy • 05/14/25 03:14 PM ET
I don't disagree the NCAA had to make an example out of someone. I'm not
VTHokie2000 • 05/14/25 03:45 PM ET
I don't think they were going to go after a public University for
Big12 guy • 05/14/25 03:55 PM ET
FWIW there have been only 5 times the NCAA has implemented the death
VTHokie2000 • 05/14/25 04:20 PM ET
Big Energy VT style: Didn't VT give a truckload of firewood to Bruce Smith?
Truthahn • 05/13/25 12:16 PM ET
You’re right others were doing the same, that’s a good reason Southwest Con
Stech • 05/13/25 11:54 AM ET