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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (326)4/10/2019 6:43:34 AM
From: Bill
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And don’t forget, those late pudding nights require an early diaper change.

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To: Bill who wrote (328)4/10/2019 10:07:56 AM
From: Augustus Gloop
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How hard can it be to clean a pan.....Maybe one of the ladies on the thread can tell us <g>

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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (329)4/10/2019 2:21:11 PM
From: SE
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To: SE who wrote (330)4/10/2019 2:24:08 PM
From: Augustus Gloop
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????

When my pans get dirty (if my GF doesn't wash them) I just throw out and buy new ones

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From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell4/13/2019 4:00:39 PM
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How Much Is Your College-Basketball Team Worth?

Kentucky remains the most valuable program in the sport, while the Atlantic Coast Conference has four teams in the top seven

By Andrew Beaton
April 8, 2019 12:04 p.m. ET

One team will be crowned college basketball’s champion on Monday night after a nutty season that included rug heists, controversial calls and one famously broken shoe. But before the confetti falls and “One Shining Moment” plays, there’s another question to answer: Which program is the most valuable in the country?

Hint: Virginia and Texas Tech aren’t close.

Kentucky leads the country with a valuation of $334.2 million, according to an annual study by Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. This is Kentucky’s third straight year atop the rankings, while its value shot up 35.5% over a year ago. John Calipari’s reward for leading the country’s most valuable program: a recent lifetime contract extension.

The annual study assesses what every college team would be worth if it could be bought and sold on the open market like a professional franchise. Brewer’s analysis takes into account each program’s revenues and expenses with cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth projections.

Overall, values across the sport were up 9.3%—a major bounce back after they were down 7.4% a year ago when various issues such as the federal probe that exposed alleged corruption, bribery and kickbacks in the sport threatened its popularity.

While those issues haven’t dissipated, Brewer found that the fundamentals of the sport proved to be extremely strong over the past year, leading to the growth in values. Those key positive factors included encouraging television ratings that indicated fans are still flocking to the sport in spite of any underlying questions that may still exist. “The sport itself is really in good shape,” Brewer said. “There’s a ton of demand.”

Important elements during this season, Brewer noted were the competitive games during the NCAA tournament and, yes, Duke star Zion Williamson. Although Williamson may be in college for just this one season, he brought rejuvenated attention to the sport in a way that can be long lasting, Brewer added.

Wiliamson’s Blue Devils ranked fourth in Brewer’s rankings with a $201.5 million valuation and as one of four ACC teams in the top seven, including Louisville ($238.4 million), Syracuse ($163 million) and North Carolina ($145.4 million). Overall, Kansas ($319.5 million) came in with the second-highest value. And Indiana ranked fifth at $196.2 million, but its value fell by 19.3% with Brewer saying the school’s on-court struggles—it has missed the NCAA tournament for three straight years—are now catching up to one of the country’s most historically successful programs.

The two teams in this year’s title game, No. 1 seed Virginia ($64 million) and No. 3 seed Texas Tech ($40.3 million) ranked 36th and 62nd, respectively. But those low rankings probably don’t matter much to either of them: Both the Cavaliers and Red Raiders are playing for their first ever championship on Monday night.

RANK SCHOOL VALUATION 1-YR VALUE CHANGE

1University of Kentucky$334,220,00035.50%
2University of Kansas$319,470,00067.10%
3University of Louisville$238,400,0002.00%
4Duke University$201,500,00018.70%
5Indiana University$196,200,000-19.30%
6Syracuse University$162,980,0009.00%
7University of North Carolina$145,350,00022.30%
8University of California-Los Angeles$138,390,00043.10%
9University of Arizona$137,380,0002.60%
10University of Wisconsin$131,800,000-18.00%
11University of Illinois$125,860,00024.90%
12Purdue University$124,670,00020.70%
13Ohio State University$117,330,000-18.10%
14Northwestern University$115,670,00015.60%
15University of Arkansas$113,560,00015.60%
16University of Minnesota$106,850,00016.90%
17University of Michigan$102,570,0007.50%
18University of Dayton$100,010,00018.40%
19University of Maryland$99,640,000-24.40%
20Michigan State University$97,290,00042.50%
21University of Nebraska$88,720,00090.90%
22University of Texas$86,240,00011.90%
23Florida State University$79,810,00073.70%
24University of Alabama$79,570,0006.50%
25University of Tennessee$74,550,0000.50%
26Marquette University$72,400,0004.50%
27Stanford University$71,880,00072.50%
28Villanova University$71,080,00064.90%
29University of Missouri-Columbia$70,490,00054.50%
30Clemson University$69,580,00019.80%
31Iowa State University$68,550,0009.10%
32Arizona State University$67,550,00041.40%
33Oklahoma State University$66,650,000-2.30%
34North Carolina State University$66,400,00015.60%
35Gonzaga University$66,120,00037.80%
36University of Virginia$64,040,00028.60%
37Kansas State University$61,970,00010.30%
38Xavier University$61,870,0003.30%
39University of Washington$61,820,000-3.70%
40University of Florida$61,100,000-27.80%
41University of Iowa$59,670,000-6.50%
42University of California-Berkeley$59,600,00022.00%
43University of South Carolina$59,480,000-6.70%
44Brigham Young University$59,300,00062.20%
45University of Oklahoma$58,260,0000.10%
46Texas Christian University$56,390,00042.00%
47Virginia Tech$52,040,00037.50%
48University of Colorado$50,980,00011.90%
49Virginia Commonwealth University$50,520,000-4.50%
50Georgetown University$50,270,000-13.90%
51Pennsylvania State University$50,240,000-19.60%
52Auburn University$49,950,00010.00%
53University of Pittsburgh$49,160,000-19.00%
54University of Memphis$48,100,00015.70%
55Texas A & M University$46,670,0008.40%
56Providence College$46,000,00040.30%
57University of Mississippi$45,480,000-4.20%
58Wichita State University$43,810,00014.10%
59Butler University$43,470,00031.80%
60Vanderbilt University$41,440,000-7.00%
61University of Oregon$41,150,0008.90%
62Texas Tech University$40,290,00017.80%
63San Diego State University$39,520,00027.80%
64St John's University$38,460,000-13.30%
65Louisiana State University$38,040,0004.20%
66University of Georgia$37,640,000-28.50%
67Creighton University$37,470,00019.30%
68DePaul University$36,450,00023.20%
69University of Utah$35,860,00013.90%
70Wake Forest University$35,190,0002.60%
71Mississippi State University$35,150,000-6.10%
72University of Connecticut$34,740,000-52.50%
73West Virginia University$32,650,000-2.60%
74Rutgers University$32,560,0004.90%
75Baylor University$31,900,000-7.20%
76University of Cincinnati$31,260,0000.80%
77Georgia Tech$29,820,0007.90%
78Saint Louis University$29,800,00023.30%
79Oregon State University$29,220,00011.10%
80Southern Methodist University$28,880,0002.70%
81Colorado State University$28,180,00051.10%
82University of Houston$27,520,00012.00%
83University of Miami$27,510,000-45.90%
84Boston College$27,250,000-8.40%
85University of Nevada-Las Vegas$26,450,0002.10%
86Temple University$25,250,00012.20%
87Seton Hall University$24,960,0002.80%
88Loyola University Chicago$23,720,000115.60%
89University of Southern California$23,700,00013.60%
90University of South Florida$22,740,000-40.10%
91University of Nevada-Reno$22,690,000-15.90%
92Washington State University$22,380,000-4.40%
93University of Tulsa$22,040,000-3.30%
94University of New Mexico$20,960,000-2.40%
95Boise State University$20,240,00024.10%
96Davidson College$19,170,00058.10%
97Tulane University$17,630,00021.90%
98George Mason University$17,460,0005.00%
99University of Central Florida$17,110,0000.00%
100University of Massachusetts-Amherst$16,360,000-13.50%

wsj.com

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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (332)4/18/2019 11:37:40 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell
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Thought I'd give some publicity to one of my LL coaches this season as this is one of those rare situations where I'm pretty sure he'd appreciate the recognition.



- Jeff

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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (333)4/23/2019 6:00:24 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell
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Elephant helps guy do crazy dunk

THIS. DUNK. IS. INSANE! 😱

Posted by SportsCenter on Monday, April 22, 2019

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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (332)6/23/2019 1:36:32 AM
From: EL KABONG!!!
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Looks like UConn is very unhappy with their current AAC affiliation. Looking into returning to the Big East... At least for basketball... We won't discuss their football team...

msn.com

EK!!!

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To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (335)6/23/2019 10:53:44 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell
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I saw this tweet today:

In support of UConn: Facts: UConn is the only school to win a national championship coming out of the American Athletic Conference

Mocking UConn: In the AAC’s 6-year history, UConn men’s hoops has finished in the top 4 ONCE (t-3rd), is 13-23 in league play last 2 yrs, has never come close to winning a conference its fans think it’s too good for, and routinely loses to the same Tulsas & SMUs they look down upon.

The reality is that "Big East" is just a name. I'm fascinated by all sorts of companies that were "established in 18xx" that have zero lineage to the original, not to mention that the composition of the signature product is completely different as well. The Big East name and rights to playing in Madison Square Garden were sold long ago by the original owner. But for our generation, there is no question that the name Big East brings back all sorts of great memories, great rivalries, and great players. Kind of like the Browns "going back" to Cleveland. Technically, the Ravens are the "real" Browns insofar as lineage. But I digress...

I think it fair to say that when it comes to sports, the first state anyone thinks of for top quality sports teams is not New York or California, but Connecticut. I'd be happy to explain why, but my phone is ringing and I have to take this call. And I need to feed my bunnies after that. And after that I'm also really busy. I'll likely forget I wrote this by tomorrow, so I guess you'll just have to accept this at face value.

- Jeff

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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (336)11/27/2019 8:27:09 PM
From: Buckey
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Delaware is obviously an off the radar school due to conference and schedule but are looking to go to 7-0 tonight leading by 12 I guess Dec 14th against Villinova will be the true test

looks like no NCAAB boards

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