08-01-2025, 11:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2025, 11:33 AM by Spiny_Norman.)
The #1 priority for the Athletic Department, which has been emphasized in all of the AD-related calls I have attended recently, is revenue-generation. Given his background at Bain, I wonder if Donohoe will be looking at unconventional revenue sources like PE firms. Could Stanford be the first school to offer an interest in its Athletics department in exchange for cash investment (which is not to say that it would be an attractive investment)? I think college athletics is headed that way. I am sure that firms are already building value models and pitch decks for college athletics investment.
As Maple Leaf said, can this guy solve problems? Right now, Stanford has a revenue problem. If that does not get fixed soon, Stanford will have a big cost problem.
As Maple Leaf said, can this guy solve problems? Right now, Stanford has a revenue problem. If that does not get fixed soon, Stanford will have a big cost problem.
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-Casey Jacobsen, Feb 3, 2000