why is it crazy to think the guy worth $2 billion cant donate $2m a year to ISU NIL?
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I'm very serious when I say the biggest thread on here should be "Brent Blum Appreciation Thread". Outside of TJ and CMC, there's nobody more indispensable to Iowa State right now than @brentblum , in my opinion. JP, BF, etc could retire and I'd feel so much better in our ability to bring in somebody to keep the momentum and success flowing than if Brent left.
Brent is on another level with his passion for ISU and his efforts on NIL are best in the country.
Brent is on another level with his passion for ISU and his efforts on NIL are best in the country.
You are too kind, but it's a whole team effort. Appreciate you all!
From what I’ve gathered he just isn’t a huge fan. Which is fine. The son in laws are obviously and I assume are helpful in retaining TJ.
But we want to be careful because we don’t know who is donating and just not wanting it out there. Not everyone wants it publicly known what they are donating. And someone has been donating pretty heavily towards our matching drives which probably total close to a million just in the match for the year. There’s probably 3 people who that could be. My guess has always been Tyrese. But I have no idea.
Come on Dennis, dish out a little early inheritance so the son-in-laws can bankroll some national championships
seems their interest in ISU Athletics has increased the last few years, evidenced by Albaugh Family Plaza
Denis can be extravagant with his money in some ways (ex: horses, golf courses, corvette collection, event venues, island real estate, etc.)
but i've heard in other ways hes tighter than bark on a tree (ex: driving "old" pickup trucks)
so yeah it wouldn't surprise me if he didnt want his name out there as the spearhead of our NIL fund
IIRC, a good chunk of Walmart money gets spent on Mizzou athletics also. It's a big family.
Fore sure, it's like a 50/50 split of the money goes to those universities. Let's not forget the name change of the Mizzou basketball arena
Just pointing out that having a billionaire sugar daddy does not equal success. Although I am sure it does not hurt. Any billionaire who would like a better return on their sporting investment should give Blum a call, to be honest.
the "wal mart money" when people talk about Arkansas is more from the c suite executives than the Walton family itself
for example, the current WalMart CEO Doug McMillon is a U of A graduate
It doesn't but it doesn't hurt (OU, OSU, Texas, Ohio State have all benefited and had success from very rich individuals). Having JP has saved us.
Funny to think about all the Hokeye fans working and making purchases at WalMart that ultimately funds the Arkansas NIL.
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probably not a wise tweet
What I learned reading the last few pages today. @brentblum needs to find a WeWill chicken/beef supplier. I've been eating a lot of pizza and drinking lots of lager. It must be time for some chicken and beef.....Or maybe Tyson needs to help us out since they bought IBP years ago and have a presence in the state.
Would beef jerky qualify
…prepare yourself.Oh. I do eat lots of beef jerky. That will go with some Ames Lager.Would beef jerky qualify
Because he doesn't care about ISU athletics enough to donate $2 million to directly pay a bunch of 20 year olds. Like I said, he isn't T Boone Pickens or one of these billionaires who is obsessed with their favorite college sports programs.
If you want to play semantics with my use of "could", go for it. The point was clear. Assuming Albaugh is going to fork over millions of dollars every year for our NIL fund is a huge assumption. An NIL fund is not the same as donating to academic programs or athletic facilities with your name on it.
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