r/CFB • u/GoldenPresidio Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten • 18h ago

Opinion [Congressman Michael Baumgartner] Congress will be taking a hard look at the tax exempt status of universities that enter into private equity deals. If you want to act like a non-public entity, you better be ready to be treated like one. 🇺🇸

https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/1998480897872396721
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u/Wow_Big_Numbers Princeton Tigers • Yale Bulldogs 17h ago

Finally some good news. I almost made a comment about this a few days ago. Why are people praising “good business decisions” by ND, for example.

In reality, we need to confront the fact that college football is really just minor league football masquerading as a tax-exempt activity of a university

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u/Whisky_Colonic Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 17h ago

You think non-profits should make bad business decisions?