Private Equity Is Coming for Coll...
Private Equity Is Coming for College Sports, And Universities May Regret It

Filtered with TJ Walker by TJ Walker

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Private equity is moving deeper into college sports, and universities are being offered an irresistible deal: take a lot of money now and give up part of tomorrow’s revenue.

On this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ looks at the rapidly changing economics of college athletics, including multimillion-dollar coaches, direct athlete compensation, private-equity investment, expensive credit lines, television revenue, sports betting, and what happens when universities start operating more like financial companies than schools.

Also in the episode: the controversy surrounding John Galliano and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the difference between legitimate criticism and actual antisemitism, J.D. Vance, Tucker Carlson, and Nick Fuentes, New York City’s restrictions on student use of AI, Massachusetts Democrats sticking with older incu ... 

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