I am not saying it is.........
not here but, it is a joke, potentially a very bad joke. Do you even understand what these deals entail? They are nothing more than a fancily named loan and the touted ancillary operational and marketing excellence the firms bring to the table are in reality their chance to monitor, control and influence their lending arrangement.
Have you seen anywhere the cost of capital assigned to the Utah deal? I have not. However, VC capital comes with premium pricing and terms and those guys rarely get left holding the bag. If Utah had no leverage or even thin leverage, that even raises more questions as to the purpose and use of the funding.
To say I am skeptical of the wisdom of soliciting VC funding is accurate and were I on the board or a supporter of any institution, school or conference, evaluating that type of alternative my first three questions would be (1)what is the need/purpose and projected use of the funding?(2)what is the fully loaded cost of capital for the funding? and (3) what is the timing and expected sources of funding for the repayment? I expect I would have more questions depending on deal specifics but, I know I would have those three on every deal.
Thread Replies (15)
Jim Williams: ACC Venture Capital Play
-- RandomAsianGuy
Feb 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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02/15/26 12:58 PM ET
The real question is this.
-- RandomAsianGuy
Feb 16, 2026 at 01:02 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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02/16/26 01:02 PM ET
Your first paragraph said it all.....
-- 2hhoop3
Feb 16, 2026 at 01:27 PM ET
2hhoop3
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02/16/26 01:27 PM ET
JW is doubling down on VC idea.
-- RandomAsianGuy
Feb 17, 2026 at 06:49 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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02/17/26 06:49 PM ET
Williams raises some valid points.....
-- 2hhoop3
Feb 17, 2026 at 08:16 PM ET
2hhoop3
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02/17/26 08:16 PM ET
True that. Ignoring the USF/AAC angle, he had a point.**
-- RandomAsianGuy
Feb 17, 2026 at 08:40 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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02/17/26 08:40 PM ET
I agree with everything you wrote except for the joke part. Utah
-- Big12 guy
Feb 16, 2026 at 02:43 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/16/26 02:43 PM ET
I am not saying it is.........
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-- 2hhoop3
Feb 16, 2026 at 03:06 PM ET
2hhoop3
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02/16/26 03:06 PM ET
We need to secure a spot in a better conference!
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/16/26 11:16 AM ET
I hope to God VT isn't in the version of the ACC he thinks will emerge.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Feb 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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02/16/26 10:38 AM ET
Hey I don’t disagree. **
-- RandomAsianGuy
Feb 16, 2026 at 01:01 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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02/16/26 01:01 PM ET
The conference he proposes is truly sucky.
-- Hokester
Feb 16, 2026 at 08:42 AM ET
Hokester
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02/16/26 08:42 AM ET
"When you wish upon a star" This guy is hallucinating!!**
-- ancient alien 2018
Feb 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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02/15/26 10:18 PM ET
ND would be out so quick if that happens. Our strength of schedule would
-- goldendomer
Feb 15, 2026 at 02:00 PM ET
goldendomer
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02/15/26 02:00 PM ET