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Hetuck said:
Yeah, I do. And I know that in the real world, .8% isn't a big number. Texas and OSU are pretty close when it comes to marketing and merchandising and profitability and net worth, etc., anectdotal evidence of what some slobs in Chicago are wearing notwithstanding. Any OSU AD setting out to renew the contract with Nike was going to make it the largest contract out there. (And Texas will do the same the next time their contract comes up for renewal and so on.) $2 Million is a face saving figure. It screams "barest minimum."

How much did Adidas offer? Were they given a chance to make an offer? What about Under Armour? Gene could've and should've gotten more. He's making OSU football the most expensive ticket in the nation and makes the excuse that he could charge more. He's gouging the fans as though the Bucks are going to be winning championships every year. (And at those prices, they damn well better be. Just wait until OSU has some down years and see how fans feel about paying those prices.) Hell, he tried to charge $20 for spring game tickets! He's all about squeezing every last dime out of the fanbase but he's playing pussycat with Nike. $2 Million in a contract that size is chump change.
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We weren't negotiating with Adidas an UA: this was a contract extension with Nike.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
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Damn, you think they could have at least gotten USC with that kind of money. 1 national title in '54 (shared with you know who because they couldn't make it to the Rose Bowl because the PAC are STUPID in 55). The may play in the Rose bowl but they haven't been to the Rose Bowl Game since 99 and haven't won it since 86. Mora may have them on the winning path right now, but that's after almost an entire history of mediocrity, and he still hasn't even brought them to a national title game/semifinal, let alone a top bowl game.
Here's a list of their last bowls starting with 2015: Alamo Bowl (W), Sun Bowl (W), Holiday Bowl (L), Fight Hunger Bowl (L), Eagle Bank Bowl (W), Vegas Bowl (L), Emerald Bowl (WFT Never heard of this one, L), Sun Bowl (W), Vegas Bowl (L), Silicon Valley Bowl (again, WFT, L), Vegas Bowl (W), Sun Bowl (L), and in 1999 they made it to THE ROSE BOWL (and got an L).

I have no ill will toward UCLA, actually as the USC rival I'll root for them to crush USC every year, and I like Mora as a coach. This just feels like overpaying by about $50-80M.
 
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TampaBuckeyes said:
Damn, you think they could have at least gotten USC with that kind of money. 1 national title in '54 (shared with you know who because they couldn't make it to the Rose Bowl because the PAC are STUPID in 55). The may play in the Rose bowl but they haven't been to the Rose Bowl Game since 99 and haven't won it since 86. Mora may have them on the winning path right now, but that's after almost an entire history of mediocrity, and he still hasn't even brought them to a national title game/semifinal, let alone a top bowl game.
Here's a list of their last bowls starting with 2015: Alamo Bowl (W), Sun Bowl (W), Holiday Bowl (L), Fight Hunger Bowl (L), Eagle Bank Bowl (W), Vegas Bowl (L), Emerald Bowl (WFT Never heard of this one, L), Sun Bowl (W), Vegas Bowl (L), Silicon Valley Bowl (again, WFT, L), Vegas Bowl (W), Sun Bowl (L), and in 1999 they made it to THE ROSE BOWL (and got an L).

I have no ill will toward UCLA, actually as the USC rival I'll root for them to crush USC every year, and I like Mora as a coach. This just feels like overpaying by about $50-80M.
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This has more to do with the population of southern California (23 million people) than anything else.
 
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TampaBuckeyes said:
Damn, you think they could have at least gotten USC with that kind of money. 1 national title in '54 (shared with you know who because they couldn't make it to the Rose Bowl because the PAC are STUPID in 55). The may play in the Rose bowl but they haven't been to the Rose Bowl Game since 99 and haven't won it since 86. Mora may have them on the winning path right now, but that's after almost an entire history of mediocrity, and he still hasn't even brought them to a national title game/semifinal, let alone a top bowl game.
Here's a list of their last bowls starting with 2015: Alamo Bowl (W), Sun Bowl (W), Holiday Bowl (L), Fight Hunger Bowl (L), Eagle Bank Bowl (W), Vegas Bowl (L), Emerald Bowl (WFT Never heard of this one, L), Sun Bowl (W), Vegas Bowl (L), Silicon Valley Bowl (again, WFT, L), Vegas Bowl (W), Sun Bowl (L), and in 1999 they made it to THE ROSE BOWL (and got an L).

I have no ill will toward UCLA, actually as the USC rival I'll root for them to crush USC every year, and I like Mora as a coach. This just feels like overpaying by about $50-80M.
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UA is throwing out insane numbers to get in the game... as the little guy sometimes you have to way overpay to get a foot in the door.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
This has more to do with the population of southern California (23 million people) than anything else.
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That makes a lot of sense, and I do think that is a big part of why they went with UCLA, increase presence in one of the most populated areas in the country. So I did a little search for the NCAA fan maps, knowing that they are notoriously inaccurate. I found one the NY times did in 2014, where they created a database based on facebook likes for teams and compared it to zip codes to create a map. Most of the maps are crap due to low number of respondents, but by querying facebook they could have millions of data points (I really don't know, just a guess). Scrolling quickly over their interactive map, it looks like UCLA makes up maybe 15% of the greater LA area. The Trojans have maybe 25-30% of greater LA but also have a large fanbase in all of southern california where UCLA has little. From the article:
"In by far the largest American city without an N.F.L. franchise, U.C.L.A. has an embarrassingly small presence, winning just a few ZIP codes (including, yes, 90210) in and around its Westwood campus. The U.S.C. Trojans have everything else: downtown, the Valley, the surrounding area. Yet it’s precisely in the tony Westside neighborhoods, where the Bruins are the more popular team, where many of the Trojans' celebrity fans probably live. No one said L.A. made sense."
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-fan-map.html?_r=0

AuTX Buckeye said:
UA is throwing out insane numbers to get in the game... as the little guy sometimes you have to way overpay to get a foot in the door.
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Agreed, I don't think they said 'lets find a B level NCAA team and pay what they are worth'. I think it was more they knew they wanted to outshine Nike and get news stories for the biggest contract in the country, then find the best school that is at the end of their current contract. In that way, they didn't overpay, they are getting quite a bit of publicity for shelling out that kind of cash.
 
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OHIO STATE REMAINS UNDEFEATED AGAINST MICHIGAN WHILE WEARING ALTERNATE UNIFORMS

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When Ohio State first unveiled its “Land of the Wolves” alternate uniforms ahead of this season's highly anticipated matchup against Penn State, reactions were seemingly split.

Some clamored for the days when their beloved Buckeyes donned gray helmets with Buckeye Leaf stickers and scarlet jerseys, while others — including every recruit we polled — couldn't wait to see the grayscaled look.

No matter which side of the fence on which you stood, though, there's no denying alternate uniforms have become intertwined within the very fabric of the football program.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...nst-michigan-while-wearing-alternate-uniforms
 
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