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Post by Judge Smails on Jan 20, 2024 12:15:36 GMT -8
Did you actually read the story you linked? Well over half of the $1 billion went to academic facilities, including $500 million towards the science facility. In addition, he didn’t fully fund the track center or Autzen or tatt court, so your statement that he has donated $1 billion to uo athletics is incorrect. "Oregon officials have declined to quantify Knight’s total contributions. They said the list above “does not reflect other giving from the Knights over the years to support faculty and teaching not related to a facility gift.”"
You know Judge, you are a big reason I have taken more than one multiple-year break from this board. The amount of asshattery around here is not really what I expect from beaver fans. I think it's time for another break.
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Post by beaverology on Jan 20, 2024 12:22:02 GMT -8
The Matthew Knight Arena was the most expensive on-campus basketball arena in the history of the United States. Much like Hayward, the cost was downplayed with an estimate of $200M but that wasn't accurate and with cost overruns probably closer to $250M.
We're at 2 buildings and already at $520M.
Duck apologists, please stop.
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Post by Judge Smails on Jan 20, 2024 12:26:05 GMT -8
The Matthew Knight Arena was the most expensive on-campus basketball arena in the United States. Much like Hayward, the cost was downplayed with an estimate of $200M but that wasn't honest and with cost overruns probably closer to $250M. We're at 2 buildings and already at $520M. Duck apologists, please stop. He did not fund the full amount for both buildings. He gave the lead gift, not the full amount. They have a lot of other big $$ donors. It’s not just Phil. Not uck apologizing, but if you post something as fact and either don’t have a source or you post a source that contradicts your claim, you’re going to get called out. |
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Post by beaverology on Jan 20, 2024 12:37:05 GMT -8
Hatfield Dowlin Complex: $140M
Named for Phil Knight's mother, but hey, because he only put up 99% of the $140M and not 100%, it doesn't count!
We're at $660M and we've only done 3 buildings. Duck apologists, stand down.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jan 20, 2024 12:37:46 GMT -8
Knight gives a lot of money. He did not pay for TTATT Court. IIRC, TTATT Court was paid for by $200 million in state of Oregon-issued construction bonds. Knight donated $100 million to the legacy fund, to insure UO would not default on the bonds. "Design and construction of the arena, built to replace 84-year-old McArthur Court, were financed by $200 million in state-backed bonds. But the project was conceived and driven by alumnus and Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who pledged $100 million to help repay the bonds."www.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2011/02/audit_oregons_matthew_knight_a.htmlI have no idea how much money he donated to the Hayward Field project. As far as I'm concerned, the more money he wants to sink into an overpriced, over-the-top facility that gets used maybe 30 times a year and is generally 1/2 to 3/4-empty when in use, is fine with me. Better there than baseball. |
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Post by Judge Smails on Jan 20, 2024 12:40:54 GMT -8
Knight gives a lot of money. He did not pay for TTATT Court. IIRC, TTATT Court was paid for by $200 million in state of Oregon-issued construction bonds. Knight donated $100 million to the legacy fund, to insure UO would not default on the bonds. "Design and construction of the arena, built to replace 84-year-old McArthur Court, were financed by $200 million in state-backed bonds. But the project was conceived and driven by alumnus and Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who pledged $100 million to help repay the bonds."www.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2011/02/audit_oregons_matthew_knight_a.htmlI have no idea how much money he donated to the Hayward Field project. As far as I'm concerned, the more money he wants to sink into an overpriced, over-the-top facility that gets used maybe 30 times a year and is generally 1/2 to 3/4-empty when in use, is fine with me. Better there than baseball. It doesn’t help. I don’t think he can read. He’s still posting the same garbage. |
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Post by beaverology on Jan 20, 2024 12:47:29 GMT -8
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Post by Judge Smails on Jan 20, 2024 12:54:49 GMT -8
Go take a math class first. Another poster provided proof that he didn’t pay for one of the buildings and you still choose to ignore it. I’m done. Time to watch football. |
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Post by beaverology on Jan 20, 2024 12:58:40 GMT -8
New scoreboard in Autzen: $12M
How much for the new Indoor Practice Facility?
Look at this, UO and Phil Knight are so embarrassed about how much money they've spent this is what is says for new Indoor Practice Facililty:
"The cost of the new indoor practice facility is not specified and will be funded “entirely with private philanthropy and will be managed through the UO Foundation,” per a release."
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Post by beaverology on Jan 20, 2024 13:02:59 GMT -8
Uncle Phil has an Edifice Complex.
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Post by beaverology on Jan 20, 2024 13:14:33 GMT -8
MM8 Performance Center $20M + the $12M for the scoreboard. We're at $782M + I need to add the Moshosfky Center that was $25M so we're over $800M and we still need to add the new Indoor Practice Facility. Let's call it $200M
There, we're over $1B and we also need to remember Phil donates $30M a year to the duck athletic dept to balance the books: so last 20 years at $30M = wow, is that $600M more dollars?
Next, we can factor in the Nike component, cash paid for recruits, unis, bling, shoes, gear, advertising, empployment, etc. That's gonna be a big number.
We're approaching $2B in athletic donations.
I think my work is done here.
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Post by beaverology on Jan 20, 2024 13:18:22 GMT -8
Wait, I forgot Phil's donations to Division Street NIL and buying all those players, the high school recruits and transfers.
This is a big number. Way bigger than where we started at $1B.
With zero rings, Phil Knight has got one horrible ROI.
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 20, 2024 13:20:55 GMT -8
Then you read wrong or joined your friend in making up BS. Knights' largest donations are to academics and dwarf athletic donations. At Oregon, other academic institutions, health care, and community organizations the vast number of $ are not to athletics. Pretty easy to document. Try it sometime. Here is just one excerpt from one of hundreds of articles: "...most of Knight’s big-ticket donations have headed to health care facilities, academic institutions and political campaigns... Over $2 billion of the the Knight family's fortune has been donated to research, academics and politics in the last two decades... The Knights invested $1 billion into the University of Oregon in two tranches for the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerated Scientific Impact for bioengineering and applied scientific research and training. Out of the classroom, the Knights have donated hundreds of millions of dollars into a new library, a new law school building, a basketball arena and improvements to Hayward Field and Autzen Stadium..." FFS... anymore BS you and your histrionic buddies want to toss out? There were articles documenting Phi's gifts to uo sports to the tune of a half a billion several years ago, before covid, before the track. The stadium, the locker rooms (a couple times?), the AD complex, the athlete dorm, the grandiose weightroom, the basketball arena. And that's the old stuff I can remember, there's probably more. Who knows how much of the 270 million buck track facility came directly out of Phil's pocket. There were rumors/accusations of direct player money and future job hire involvement by Phil/Nike well before NIL became allowed. Now that NIL is allowed, I don't really care about who donates what to NIL. I didn't really care about all of Phi's previously documented legal donations. I'm kinda envious that we don't have a comparable sugar daddy, them's the breaks. But there's no denying Phil has sent a LOT of dollars the direction of uo athletics, and that billion $ number may not be far off. Those quotes are from 2023... Phil does not finance every project hence the bond debt on every project mentioned. And, the two biggest (the only ones for Oregon I know) NIL collectives are not Phil or Nike run. You can spout rumors all you'd like... facts simply dispute that. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Jan 20, 2024 13:22:49 GMT -8
Obsessedwithphilology:
“Work.” Funny
Let’s just say for fun and to appease you that Knight has spent over a Billion on UofO. So what? What’s your point? He’s a mega-rich guy that loves sports at his alma mater. I love Oregon State so much if I had that kind of money I would probably do something similar. Again, try to bring your whole effort to its dramatic conclusion. I’m on the edge of my seat.
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 20, 2024 13:23:44 GMT -8
"Oregon officials have declined to quantify Knight’s total contributions. They said the list above “does not reflect other giving from the Knights over the years to support faculty and teaching not related to a facility gift.”"
You know Judge, you are a big reason I have taken more than one multiple-year break from this board. The amount of asshattery around here is not really what I expect from beaver fans. I think it's time for another break.
Enjoy your time away! Did he just provide a quote to show more evidence that the other gifting is to "faculty and teaching, not facilities."?? Lol |
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