You're talking about something different.
Because of the public's demand for college sports, broadcasters and advertisers are throwing a lot of money at it. The P2 cartel's greed to keep ALL the money may well be ruining those sports. I think I agree with you there.
But there is nothing intrinsically wrong with schools accepting the windfall and using it to better the teams, or better the schools, or decrease tuition, or pay the athletes, or ease the burden on the taxpayers.
The mistake would be letting the financial sector in to raid the cash. Because thats what they would be doing.
I think some of the PE fantasists here really are naive enough to think those firms are coming in to help. Others are probably hoping to work in those firms and want to get their share while they can. Whatever.
If you are in business school, or lap up stock market, PE people are like gods.
If you worked with them, and realize that they have to drop their pants when they go to the bathroom, then you see them more as people.
They are capital. They are also using other people’s money to generate returns that consistently heavily out perform the market.
So, their interest is in free cash flow. That’s it. That is what they are there to generate .you must know that going in.
They are excellent at efficiency, process enhancement and analysis.
They are hit or miss on-execution, disregard culture culture and change management, and seriously really don’t focus on the customer.
That is my one criticism. Fanatics apparel is a good example of lack of focus on customer and product. It’s all marketing, efficiency, and scale. Their products are actually less quality than what we have had previously at a premium price.
Edit: I hate fanatics apparel.