Ivy League Football to FCS Post-Season Play in 2025

[Vowelguy]

One thing's for sure, if it comes down to the Ivys have an absolute NIL advantage.....Yale's endowment is ~30 billion.

So?
That money is already being used for lots of things; FB ain’t moving to the top of the list.

 

[Vowelguy]

Don't be so sure. The Ivy League only began in the 1950s and it may be time for some of the schools to get more engaged with football. Don't kid yourself that football players have to meet the same academic standards as the rest of the Ivy League applicants. A few might but over the years many didn't.

I don’t if this is still in effect but they used to have to report the SAT scores of the players, and it could only be a certain percent below the SAT scores of general students.

 

[Rich]

So?
That money is already being used for lots of things; FB ain’t moving to the top of the list.

LOL I know you're not serious......the CAGR on those endowments is between 8-10% per annum, 100% tax free.

They don't have a problem with competing priorities so much as they have a 'Brewster's Millions' problem. Also the endowments EXCLUDE special alumni 'gifts' earmarked for specific projects like facilities improvements etc.

My point stands. They could buy every 5 star recruit each year with the Gomez Adams petty cash the CIO has lying around. And the returns to the xchool on that investment would be immense. Just depends if they want to get their hands dirty with the bread and circuses of the Common Man.

 

[temery]

Title IX would prevent any school from funding NIL for just fb.

 

[Vowelguy]

LOL I know you're not serious......the CAGR on those endowments is between 8-10% per annum, 100% tax free.

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Yes, and they have that money earmarked for things — salaries, financial aid, tuition subsidy, upkeep — It’s not going unused and could be simply applied to FB.

Yes they could decide FB is more important than some things. But it’s not simple.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Aside from the (alleged) rule that a school cannot pay NIL money, the earnings on endowments remain tax free only if they are used for student aid (it's been that way for more than a decade and a half).

Additionally, in most cases, endowed funds (not earnings on said funds) are earmarked for specific purposes. There isn't really a path for say Princeton, Yale or Harvard to take $15 million or so of endowed funds a put together a football team to compete with the top of the SEC or B1G.

I also would be surprised if any true decision makers at any Ivy League school would be interested enough in having a national championship football program in the 21st century that they would be in favor of raiding the school's endowment to chase a title.

 

[Vowelguy]

Aside from the (alleged) rule that a school cannot pay NIL money, the earnings on endowments remain tax free only if they are used for student aid (it's been that way for more than a decade and a half).

Additionally, in most cases, endowed funds (not earnings on said funds) are earmarked for specific purposes. There isn't really a path for say Princeton, Yale or Harvard to take $15 million or so of endowed funds a put together a football team to compete with the top of the SEC or B1G.

I also would be surprised if any true decision makers at any Ivy League school would be interested enough in having a national championship football program in the 21st century that they would be in favor of raiding the school's endowment to chase a title.

Exactly