Sell the Team

[Cornpoke]

Wyoming football should look at a new way to compete in the NIL era: private money. One idea is selling a private-equity-style stake in the program to a Wyoming billionaire — essentially giving a wealthy investor a chance to “own” part of Cowboy football, like a pro team, and in return provide a major, ongoing stream of NIL support. If Wyoming can’t match big programs dollar-for-dollar, but a single deep-pocketed backer could change recruiting, retention, and the program’s long-term direction under college football’s new money-driven model.

There are plenty of billionaires that would love to own a sports team. Reid Rasner tried to purchase TikTok, why not Wyoming football? There are some big players in this state such as a the late Foster Friess or Joe Ricketts. Imagine the programs UW could compete with if Wyoming football became a billionaires hobby. Why Burman, the boosters, and the athletic department are not rubbing elbows with these guys is beyond me. I've been in sales all my life, I don't mind taking no for an answer, at least I tried. Is UW Football trying?

 

[LawPoke]

Wyoming football should look at a new way to compete in the NIL era: private money. One idea is selling a private-equity-style stake in the program to a Wyoming billionaire — essentially giving a wealthy investor a chance to “own” part of Cowboy football, like a pro team, and in return provide a major, ongoing stream of NIL support. If Wyoming can’t match big programs dollar-for-dollar, but a single deep-pocketed backer could change recruiting, retention, and the program’s long-term direction under college football’s new money-driven model.

There are plenty of billionaires that would love to own a sports team. Reid Rasner tried to purchase TikTok, why not Wyoming football? There are some big players in this state such as a the late Foster Friess or Joe Ricketts. Imagine the programs UW could compete with if Wyoming football became a billionaires hobby. Why Burman, the boosters, and the athletic department are not rubbing elbows with these guys is beyond me. I've been in sales all my life, I don't mind taking no for an answer, at least I tried. Is UW Football trying?

As it stands, the ROI and costs of ownership of any part of Wyoming football are not attractive for even the most speculative of investors. Talk about risk...

 

[Cornpoke]

As it stands, the ROI and costs of ownership of any part of Wyoming football are not attractive for even the most speculative of investors. Talk about risk...

I'm not suggesting it as a ROI... This would be for status and a write off

 

[Cowduck]

Sorry, no. College athletic programs at public universities are public trusts and should be guarded ferociously as such.

 

[303cowboy]

Wyoming football should look at a new way to compete in the NIL era: private money. One idea is selling a private-equity-style stake in the program to a Wyoming billionaire — essentially giving a wealthy investor a chance to “own” part of Cowboy football, like a pro team, and in return provide a major, ongoing stream of NIL support. If Wyoming can’t match big programs dollar-for-dollar, but a single deep-pocketed backer could change recruiting, retention, and the program’s long-term direction under college football’s new money-driven model.

There are plenty of billionaires that would love to own a sports team. Reid Rasner tried to purchase TikTok, why not Wyoming football? There are some big players in this state such as a the late Foster Friess or Joe Ricketts. Imagine the programs UW could compete with if Wyoming football became a billionaires hobby. Why Burman, the boosters, and the athletic department are not rubbing elbows with these guys is beyond me. I've been in sales all my life, I don't mind taking no for an answer, at least I tried. Is UW Football trying?

Rasner is a fraud. He's cosplaying as a rich investor..

 

[OrediggerPoke]

Rasner is a fraud. He's cosplaying as a rich investor..

100%

 

[ragtimejoe1]

We need to figure out how to integrate WYO athletics with other state functions. Tourism, imo, is low hanging fruit.

 

[Cornpoke]

Sorry, no. College athletic programs at public universities are public trusts and should be guarded ferociously as such.

Then we will continue with the same results. Just trying to think outside the box to compete at a higher level in College Football.

This is not an investment, it's an Ego play for a Billionaire to own a team. The current state of CFB allows for this kind of situation whether I agree with it or not.

 

[Brew_Poke]

Then we will continue with the same results. Just trying to think outside the box to compete at a higher level in College Football.

This is not an investment, it's an Ego play for a Billionaire to own a team. The current state of CFB allows for this kind of situation whether I agree with it or not.

I'd settle for being competitive at this level, G6.

 

[laxwyo]

Then we will continue with the same results. Just trying to think outside the box to compete at a higher level in College Football.

This is not an investment, it's an Ego play for a Billionaire to own a team. The current state of CFB allows for this kind of situation whether I agree with it or not.

They all talk about being innovative until it's time to be innovative. In all actuality, most of them just want us to win college football games in a sport that simply just doesn't exist anymore.