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Texags received 1.1 million dollars from the 12th man foundation. No wonder Billy reports everything is sunshine and roses in the Aggie sports departments. It seems to me that @immamac is overlooking a potential revenue source. "The 12th Man Foundation, Texas A&M’s athletic fundraising arm, saw its annual revenue drop by more than $25 million from fiscal year 2023 to 2024—just as it assumed the hefty financial burden of helping cover former Aggies football coach Jimbo Fisher’s massive buyout. According to a copy of the organization’s latest tax return, obtained by Sportico, the 12th Man Foundation reported bringing in $95.7 million in FY24, set off against $116 million in expenditures. It brought in $121 million in total revenue for FY23, according to its previous IRS filings. The latest returns show the foundation’s overall reported shortfall owed primarily to a decrease in contributions and grants, which went from $113 million in FY23 to $85 million in FY24. During that same span, Texas A&M’s athletic department expenditures jumped nearly $50 million, according to the school’s NCAA financial disclosures, from $194.6 million in FY23 to $243.8 million in FY24—the fourth-highest increase among FBS public universities. A 12th Man Foundation spokesperson did not respond to an email inquiry. In addition to supplementing the Aggies’ athletics department with tens of millions of dollars to fund scholarships, programs and facilities, the 12th Man is also partially on the hook for paying former football coach Fisher’s record-setting, $77 million buyout after he was fired in November 2023 with eight years left on his deal. Through the fiscal year 2024, Fisher was due $26.7 million of the liquidated damages. Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork previously said that the 12th Man Foundation would apply unrestricted funds to cover the initial $19.4 million Fisher was due within 60 days of his firing. That payout is not individually identified on the return. The 12th Man Foundation ended the past fiscal year with $216 million in net assets or fund balances, according to its tax return, down from $231.3 million at the start of the cycle. The organization’s president and CEO, Travis Dabney, earned a total compensation package of $552,610, as the 12th Man saw its overall salaries jump nearly 13% to $7.37 million. Leading the list of 13 independent contractors paid six figures or more was Maroon & White LP—the parent company of the online fan forum TexAgs.com—which received $1.1 million for “external marketing services.” The law firm Norton Rose Fulbright followed with $674,444.
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I miss the good old days when Trump was accusing Qatar of state sponsored terrorism at the highest levels. Donald Trump has accused Qatar of sponsoring terrorism at the highest levels, in an extraordinary escalation of the diplomatic row with one America’s most important military partners in the Middle East. Speaking in the White House rose garden on Friday, Trump said he had decided “the time had come to call on Qatar to end its funding … and its extremist ideology.” His comments marked his most forthright intervention in a crisis triggered on Monday when Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies launched a co-ordinated diplomatic and economic campaign to isolate Qatar. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/09/trump-qatar-sponsor-terrorism-middle-east- Texas Recruiting Notes 2027: I remember watching his dad play
Let's not forget # 11 in your program but # 1 in your hearts ...- Tariff wars, they have began
Small business that makes/sells showerheads does experiment to see if people really will pay more for something made in the USA. Results? Nope. Not once. https://afina.com/blogs/news/made-in-usa- Trump’s America
In plain sight: Fun fact: AG Pam Bondi, who approved Trump’s $400M jet gift from Qatar, was a paid lobbyist for Qatar, earning $115K a month.- Trump’s America
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- Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
Or a country-western songwriter.- Things not going well in the world: India-Pakistan edition
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- The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Sadly, I think Cat Sadowski is a bot.- Pritzker
Either that or just lean into it. "Yeah, I'm a big guy. I like eating good food. Steaks. Potatoes. Real food. I'm sorry if that bothers you. If the worst thing you can say about me is that I'm fat, I'll take that. Because the worst thing that you can say about the other side is that they're shredding the Constitution. So your choice is a guy who loves steak or a guy who wants to be a dictator." In an American in which 70% of Americans are fat/obese, I don't think it's that big of an issue.- Pritzker
I like him. Smart. Rich. Compassionate.- 2026 Long Snapper Trott O'Neal
The last true long snapper we had was South Austin's mom, right? Seriously, I love how the staff is turning over every rock to incrementally improve every position.- Trump’s America
This is an instance in which I will gladly step up my financial contributions to NPR and PBS to help compensate for the cuts.- Trump’s America
I mean, let's face it, the root cause of this is that we've created a world in which the exploitation of the natural environment for personal economic gain is the best economic model we've come up. This would be okay if the earth's resources were unlimited.- Trump’s America
RFK Jr. did.- Trump’s America
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She's not wrong. - Trump’s America
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