Daily Dose of Doom Thread

[MU82]

Cruelty for the sake of cruelty is just good, clean fun. Just as Jesus taught.

[rocky_warrior]

Cruelty for the sake of cruelty is just good, clean fun. Just as Jesus taught.

nm, I'm just asking for trouble...

[Billy Hoyle]

wasn't sure where else to post this, but how excited would Dr. McAdams be today with the release of the Kennedy Files? Who here took his class at MU?

[MU82]

California high school Mater Dei signs 10-year, 7-figure multimedia rights deal with Playfly Sports

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6216896/2025/03/19/mater-dei-high-school-media-deal-playfly-nil/?

In a rare move for high school sports, Mater Dei High School, a private Catholic school in Santa Ana, Calif., signed a seven-figure, 10-year multimedia rights agreement with Playfly Sports, a media and marketing company.

According to Mater Dei, the deal makes the high school the first in the country to sign a third-party multimedia rights deal. The agreement aims to "enhance sponsorship opportunities, media exposure, and fan engagement," the school wrote in a statement Wednesday.

Playfly calls itself a "revenue maximizer" and said in a statement that the deal will bring "substantial" revenue growth and brand partnerships to the school — though neither Playfly nor Mater Dei have named any specific partnerships yet.

"High school sports remain one of the last frontiers of amateur athletics in the United States, trailing college sports by 15-20 years in terms of commercialization and structural development," Kyle Gurganious, Playfly's Director of Marketing and Communications, told The Athletic.

[Hards Alumni]

California high school Mater Dei signs 10-year, 7-figure multimedia rights deal with Playfly Sports

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6216896/2025/03/19/mater-dei-high-school-media-deal-playfly-nil/?

In a rare move for high school sports, Mater Dei High School, a private Catholic school in Santa Ana, Calif., signed a seven-figure, 10-year multimedia rights agreement with Playfly Sports, a media and marketing company.

According to Mater Dei, the deal makes the high school the first in the country to sign a third-party multimedia rights deal. The agreement aims to "enhance sponsorship opportunities, media exposure, and fan engagement," the school wrote in a statement Wednesday.

Playfly calls itself a "revenue maximizer" and said in a statement that the deal will bring "substantial" revenue growth and brand partnerships to the school — though neither Playfly nor Mater Dei have named any specific partnerships yet.

"High school sports remain one of the last frontiers of amateur athletics in the United States, trailing college sports by 15-20 years in terms of commercialization and structural development," Kyle Gurganious, Playfly's Director of Marketing and Communications, told The Athletic.

What does this guy even bring to the table?

[The Sultan]

What does this guy even bring to the table?

I've seen similar companies out there and a number of colleges and universities use them to manage their sponsorship programs. He likely sold himself as a broker with connections to various entities that he claims would want to partner with them. Of course he is taking a cut as well.

[Hards Alumni]

I've seen similar companies out there and a number of colleges and universities use them to manage their sponsorship programs. He likely sold himself as a broker with connections to various entities that he claims would want to partner with them. Of course he is taking a cut as well.

No no, the dining table.

[rocky_warrior]

Apparently, whisky isn't the answer 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2r7enl3d1o

[tower912]

Northern Michigan.   That is all.

[Pakuni]

Time to merge this with the investing thread?

[Uncle Rico]

Northern Michigan.   That is all.

Buried in the news cycle, plus, it'll be part of Canada when we make it one of our states

[Shaka Shart]

Time to merge this with the investing thread?

If we didn't already merge this with the dental crime thread, none of the threads will be merged

[Uncle Rico]

Keystone Pipeline rupture.  Good news keeps coming.  Fill your tanks up.

[tower912]

And to think we have an ancient, still in use, one of those running through the straits of Mackinac.

[MU82]

The person in charge of education in America repeatedly referred to artificial intelligence as A1 last week.

"Kids are sponges - they just absorb everything," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit. "It wasn't all that long ago that it was, 'We're going to have internet in our schools!' Whoop! Now let's see A1 and how can that be helpful?"

Well, it's no Horsey Sauce, but given the quality of school lunches, A1 probably can be very helpful!

[tower912]

In Heinz-ight, that was an unfortunate flub.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

The person in charge of education in America repeatedly referred to artificial intelligence as A1 last week.

"Kids are sponges - they just absorb everything," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit. "It wasn't all that long ago that it was, 'We're going to have internet in our schools!' Whoop! Now let's see A1 and how can that be helpful?"

Well, it's no Horsey Sauce, but given the quality of school lunches, A1 probably can be very helpful!

Setting up the next WWE match.

A1 vs AI

[MU82]

A Minnesota woman seen using a racial slur against a child in a video posted on social media has raised over $300,000 through a crowdfunding campaign, saying she and her family need to relocate for their safety.

https://www.newsweek.com/woman-who-called-kid-n-word-raises-over-300000-relocate-2067470

Some people donating to the GiveSendGo campaign said they were doing so to help stand up for the white race with one donor writing that the "White race is under threat of impending extinction."

"We are all fatigued and know that rather than changing their behavior, minorities insist on trying to police our words," donor Elijah Schaffer wrote alongside a $650 donation.

[Uncle Rico]

India lobbing missiles into Pakistan?  Prolly not great

[Shaka Shart]

India lobbing missiles into Pakistan?  Prolly not great

I prefer the India China border dispute where they just hit each other with sticks every so often.

https://www.newsweek.com/china-india-clash-video-nuclear-weapons-geopolitics-1911017

[Pakuni]

India lobbing missiles into Pakistan?  Prolly not great

This would never happen under ...

[Uncle Rico]

This would never happen under ...

I'll check on signal for updates

[Uncle Rico]

American jets are committing suicide in the Red Sea

[tower912]

Just watched a freaking skunk go into convulsions in my freaking driveway.  Not grilling tonight.   Waiting to see if he finishes dying or gets up and meanders around the neighborhood some more.

[Pakuni]

Just watched a freaking skunk go into convulsions in my freaking driveway.  Not grilling tonight.   Waiting to see if he finishes dying or gets up and meanders around the neighborhood some more.

It's a trap!