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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 20, 2024 14:33:03 GMT -6
Yep, stick with it. At this point it's too late to change course. I'm not too worried about it. I think, even on this board, most people will easily see the point. But while we are on book recommendations, might I suggest this one to you:  Did you find it helpful? |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 20, 2024 12:52:49 GMT -6
Here is what is funny. Our friend Sherman made a fairly innocent mistake in suggesting that spending $15 million on a separate project meant that $4,000/basketball player was readily available. Not much of a big deal really...$4,000/player is a small amount and probably is available. But he made a mistake in saying that because $15 million had been spent it followed that more could be obtained. But you see, I knew...KNEW...that he would be unable to admit a mistake because I've seen enough of him around here. I admit that I then wrote the "economic textbooks" post to goad him because I knew he would be incapable of handling his mistake gracefully. I knew I would have further amusement from his subsequent posts trying to obfuscate his mistake and justify himself. And I did have. Maybe you could say I'm a dick myself for taking advantage of his weaknesses like that. Maybe so. Sorry, but the prior and recent example of a $15 million donor expenditure DOES in fact tend to suggest that the department in question can generate donor money when it needs to. Particular the much lower amounts being discussed in with MAC NIL. You are being a dick, but more in the way of being unable to understand and obvious point. Yep, stick with it. At this point it's too late to change course. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 20, 2024 12:09:58 GMT -6
Oh, I see. So for example SEC football has spent much more money on NIL and on athletics generally as compared to the MAC for the last couple years. So the concept of scarcity would then suggest that the MAC must have a lot more money left to spend on NIL and athletics going forward. Here is what is funny. Our friend Sherman made a fairly innocent mistake in suggesting that spending $15 million on a separate project meant that $4,000/basketball player was readily available. Not much of a big deal really...$4,000/player is a small amount and probably is available. But he made a mistake in saying that because $15 million had been spent it followed that more could be obtained. But you see, I knew...KNEW...that he would be unable to admit a mistake because I've seen enough of him around here. I admit that I then wrote the "economic textbooks" post to goad him because I knew he would be incapable of handling his mistake gracefully. I knew I would have further amusement from his subsequent posts trying to obfuscate his mistake and justify himself. And I did have. Maybe you could say I'm a dick myself for taking advantage of his weaknesses like that. Maybe so. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 20, 2024 10:52:10 GMT -6
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 20, 2024 10:44:15 GMT -6
BSU's ability to recently pry $15 million out of donor's hands DOESN'T suggest to you that donor money can be found for athletics purposes? Well, whatever you say. What is suggests to me is that BSU has already spent $15 million of the funds that were available for athletics purposes. Hence, there is less available for other athletics purposes. Sowell might be a little advanced for you. First, start researching a concept called "scarcity." |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 20, 2024 9:31:55 GMT -6
Add the following: Toledo6'2" Tyler Cochran (isn't he out of eligibility???) Is eligibility still a thing? I think during one of the play-in games last night they said a guy was in his 8th year and was 26 years old. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 20, 2024 9:04:44 GMT -6
Maybe if somebody ever effectively counters one of my arguments here, then I'll turn to some middlebrow political books for pointers. Ok. Arguing that because money was spent on one thing means that money exists to be spent on another thing makes no sense. It's actually the opposite. Money spent on one thing reduces the money available to spend on another. Better get cracking on those books... |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 19, 2024 21:25:39 GMT -6
Well I have partied with James Buchanan (the economist, not the president) and I can assure that Libertarian thought would be basically agnostic on whether or not the indoor facility is stupid. It's a question of cost/benefit, not principle. It has nothing to do with libertarianism. I highly recommend his book Knowledge and Decisions. It will hopefully help you make stronger arguments. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 19, 2024 20:12:11 GMT -6
I guess. I'm not familiar with Sowell's work on indoor football facilities It will be a good thought exercise for you to see if you can extrapolate from the economic principles you’ll learn about to formulate more rational thinking on the topic. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 19, 2024 9:46:31 GMT -6
If BSU can convince gullible people with disposable money to blow $15 million on an idiotic indoor facility boondoggle then, surely, they can scare up $4000 for each basketball player...if they made any sort of effort. Since you love to scold others to crack an economics textbook sometime, I'd encourage you to read some Thomas Sowell. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 18, 2024 11:11:59 GMT -6
Bell and Middleton in the portal this morning. Very disappointed, but not surprised by Middleton. We needed Bell to go! I think Middleton had the most upside on the roster. I'm also disappointed by that. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 18, 2024 7:49:31 GMT -6
I'm curious if what happened to Indiana State affects anyone's position on UMass joining the conference. I believe the argument was made that UMass, rather than just taking the conference's auto-bid, would help raise us up enough to become a two-bid conference. My understanding is that the Missouri Valley is significantly better than the MAC and Indiana State had pretty close to a dream season, yet still did not make the big dance.
I would argue that for conferences outside of the big boys, the auto-bid is the only thing you can count on, so inviting in a team that will immediately compete for it does a disservice to the existing members.
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 15, 2024 4:40:27 GMT -6
No real clues in that Daily News story as to what departures will be. Article was only a review of a weak season finish that we all would like to forget. The daily news guys have proven to be ok at writing post game articles but not very adept at asking questions that need asking So they’re good at the part AI can do but bad at the part that takes human thinking? |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 14, 2024 12:41:01 GMT -6
We're really going to shit on Toledo for choking in the tournament? Pot, meet kettle. There's plenty of shit to go around. |
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Mar 14, 2024 11:07:54 GMT -6
Poor Toledo. I guess I'd rather have their problem than ours, but they still have a pretty serious problem.
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