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Deep Creek said:
You’ve gotten out of SEC jail and gotten your SEC Homer Card back!

Pretty obvious there isn’t a lot of significance in the number of close games. It does beg the question of CFB fans. Would you rather watch close games among two mediocre (or even bad) teams or a blowout by a big brand name team against any non big brand?

I think the viewership numbers answer that question. The vast majority of viewers prefer to watch the big brands even if games are blowouts or the big brand isn’t very good at the point in time. (Viewers kept watching USC, ND, Texas, etc even in some pretty crummy years.)

I’ll switch from watching Ohio State destroy Northwestern in favor of a close game between Wake Forest and NC State. But, I’m obviously in the minority. I’m pretty sure the viewership numbers for the Ohio State/Northwestern blowout would be three to four times those of a one score Wake/NCState game.
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I am with you unless I need a particular outcome from the other teams.
 
Love's donated $10 million to OU softball last year which helped build that incredible new stadium. Now the Kimrey family has doubled that and donated $20 million to baseball and football. The new baseball stadium will look great now next to the softball stadium.


Kimrey Family Contributes Historic Gift to OU Athletics
7/22/2024
NORMAN — Brian and Kim Kimrey of Bartlesville, Okla., have pledged a historic $20 million gift to the University of Oklahoma baseball and football programs, OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione announced Monday.

The latest donation, $10 million each to baseball and football, marks the third gift pledged to OU’s baseball program by the Kimrey family, pushing their support for baseball stadium upgrades to over $15 million. Their major gift to the football program will supportfuture Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadiumenhancements.

Nice to have oil money doners!
 
Wishbone said:
Love's donated $10 million to OU softball last year which helped build that incredible new stadium. Now the Kimrey family has doubled that and donated $20 million to baseball and football. The new baseball stadium will look great now next to the softball stadium.


Kimrey Family Contributes Historic Gift to OU Athletics
7/22/2024
NORMAN — Brian and Kim Kimrey of Bartlesville, Okla., have pledged a historic $20 million gift to the University of Oklahoma baseball and football programs, OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione announced Monday.

The latest donation, $10 million each to baseball and football, marks the third gift pledged to OU’s baseball program by the Kimrey family, pushing their support for baseball stadium upgrades to over $15 million. Their major gift to the football program will supportfuture Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadiumenhancements.

Nice to have oil money doners!
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sounds like the commercials worked ..BOOOOMMMEERRR

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Wishbone said:
Wasn't there a gofundme to pay for your new baseball coach?
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yeah.. it was the next step after charging money to fans to attend spring games.. oh wait..that's not us
 
Thiefery said:
yeah.. it was the next step after charging money to fans to attend spring games.. oh wait..that's not us
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lol OU charges and still shatters attendance records. Can you imagine how many people would show up if it was free?
 
Wishbone said:
lol OU charges and still shatters attendance records. Can you imagine how many people would show up if it was free?
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I assume the money was given to charity. I think UGA once charged $5 and then gave it to charity.
 
Just got an email from OU this evening and it had some interesting information.

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department posted record-setting fundraising numbers during the 2023-24 fiscal year for the OU Sooners Cub, securing $110.3 million in total donations and pledges from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.

17,171 members made the contributions.

Let's do the math. $110,300,000 divided by 17,171 = $6423.62 average contribution
 
Goldbug said:
Just got an email from OU this evening and it had some interesting information.

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department posted record-setting fundraising numbers during the 2023-24 fiscal year for the OU Sooners Cub, securing $110.3 million in total donations and pledges from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.

17,171 members made the contributions.

Let's do the math. $110,300,000 divided by 17,171 = $6423.62 average contribution
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I'm doing my oart.
 
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