Per Balas, no plans for jersey patches at this current time

Posted on August 31, 2026 at 01:50:03 PM by Rich

On the one hand, I like it but the truth is we are leaving 20-25 mill a year on the table so that money will get sucked out of other things like wifi, NCAA plane travel, and ultimately NIL (because donors will get hit up to fill the void so they can't send as much to NIL).

We really are followers on some of this. Again, it is nice not to be total whores but seems like we are perpetually slow moving.

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Per Balas, no plans for jersey patches at this current time - By Rich August 31, 2026 at 01:50:03 PM
- As usual, Balas didn’t really break any news, since Manuel told Sam Webb the same in the interview he conducted last Friday* - By AuntLilly August 31, 2026 at 02:00:26 PM
- I'll say this much. For the bigger schools, the money isn't just for ad on jersey, it's for partnership and enterprise. Michigan has that partnership. Michigan doesn't have a money problem.* - By gbmcq August 31, 2026 at 01:53:41 PM
  - I always hear Michigan doesn't have a money problem but then we are not a top spender on NIL. So which is it?* - By Rich August 31, 2026 at 01:58:00 PM
    - We're not a top spender in NIL? Ok.* - By gbmcq August 31, 2026 at 02:12:07 PM
      - We spend a lot. But the articles I have read do not show us in the top 10* - By Rich August 31, 2026 at 02:16:28 PM
        
        Those people have no idea how much the schools are actually spending. - By gbmcq August 31, 2026 at 02:42:45 PM
    - they are very limited in what they can spend of University money on NIL. The NIL is coming from donors* - By DoctorD August 31, 2026 at 01:58:59 PM
      - Right. But if you put 20 mill in the coffers, you can direct donors to give to NIL instead of the Ath Dept8 - By Rich August 31, 2026 at 02:02:18 PM
- that's not quite what he said * - By Nikos August 31, 2026 at 01:52:25 PM
  - "not as of right now" * - By Rich August 31, 2026 at 02:01:00 PM
    - I'll tell you this - By Nikos August 31, 2026 at 02:14:29 PM
      - Do you think it will be - By Rich August 31, 2026 at 02:17:01 PM
        
        no * - By Nikos August 31, 2026 at 02:18:35 PM

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Per Balas, no plans for jersey patches at this current time