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Private equity doesn’t inherently “centralize power”; it injects capital and expertise into sectors that are underfunded, inefficient, or financially stagnant. In many industries - sports included - PE has revitalized struggling organizations, preserved jobs, modernized operations, and expanded consumer options. In sports, PE has grown leagues rather than monopolized them: Formula 1 exploded globally after Liberty Media’s investment UFC became a mainstream powerhouse after PE-backed Endeavor professionalized its operations European soccer clubs stabilized financially when PE firms helped restructure debt and upgrade infrastructure These aren’t examples of “killing small businesses”, they’re examples of taking underperforming assets and improving them. PE is also high-risk capital: firms only succeed if the underlying business succeeds long-term. They don’t win unless fans, athletes, and the product win too. PE isn’t automatically predatory; when done right, it brings capital, innovation, and sustainable growth to systems that need it.

to each their own

Ahh the "private equity is evil" trope

A special thanks to John and Janet Donorname!

Like a 40-degree day

That scene where the lady Bunk goes home with has to call McNulty to come get him because he was so wasted that he actually set his clothes on fire since he was worried about the clothes smelling like "cheating"... is an all-time scene

Of course right after signing day

I agree - Campbell used to be a way hotter name but he's cooled off Dillingham has the hotter name now

Things changed fast - he went to USC where he thought he could cruise in the then PAC-12 which is basically now the Big 10. He could run but he could not hide from playing in one of the 2 big boy conferences

Was wondering when Hashtag would sneak back in

NC State tonight will give a shot at redemption - better team than ASU

She is sensationalist hack writing for a the Athletic - a gutter press rag (see the Arch Manning story)

Nah - Arkansas is trash. You can’t put lipstick on that literal pig - horns big time

What’s a goon to a goblin

Just because it wasn’t related to the sideline incident doesn’t mean it’s not related to the root cause. This type of thing smells of alcohol. The hypocrisy at a Baptist school like Baylor knows no bounds. And before anyone says that this is a jump-to-conclusion presumption, isn’t that the point of a thread like this, speculation?

Would relish Clemson losing tonight on the way to missing a bowl

Killed the mavs for me while I could have already not cared less about the NBA. Go STARS!

yes - back in 2019

That list is like a 40 degree day... no The Wire

Not really these days but I get what you’re saying

Anyone else think Gameday always has one game a year where they throw in the towel and go somewhere like James Madison, incorrectly assuming the majority of its audience will like it? I give you this year’s edition: Utah vs. Cincinnati

Ventusky is an awesome website that gives you a lot of different weather metrics to track: https://www.ventusky.com/?p=60.4;-18.1;3&l=temperature-2m

Harder to measure "success" at FAU...

2 weeks away from Duke!

Anything beats the Baylor snot color yellow unis, especially in their toilet bowl home stadium