Mike Brem

@IMPERATORAUS Patroclus.

Who is the real hero of the Iliad? Achilles son of Peleus or Prince Hector of Troy?

My wife texted me from work: Her: "Are you watching that new serial killer documentary on Netflix?" Me: "Yeah, I just started episode 3." Her: "Pause it at 22 minutes and 14 seconds." Me: "Okay, paused. It's the crime scene photo of the living room." Her: "Right. Do you see the blood spatter on the wall near the fireplace?" Me: "Uh, yeah. It's pretty gruesome." Her: "Look just to the left of the fireplace mantle. See where the natural light is hitting the wall?" Me: "Yes..." Her: "That’s the exact shade of sage green I want for the guest bathroom."

Thank you, @RODEOHOUSTON!

@RossDellenger Why should it be tax exempt? College athletes already get a tax-exempt scholarship.

Mississippi lawmakers kill a bill that would have made college athletes' NIL money tax exempt.

@McFaul How much of the US's energy passes through the Strait?

The United States has the greatest navy in the world. Not really sure why Trump is begging for help to execute his war in the Strait of Hormuz. Can someone explain this to me?

@MattGlassman312 It's my own lessening interest because we're looking at $10 million rosters. This is no longer college sports.

I have had the same sensation/impression, building over last 5 years. I cannot discern degree it is: (1) reg season less compelling; (2) my own lessening interest; (3) media factors; (4) xfer portal changes; (5) conf realignment; (6) a general sports issue; (7) something else.

@Schwalm5132 Publius?

@CFBHome Okay, how many schools are in the black financially?

Now show how much money is made off these athletes....keep paying athletes

@LFTGPod01 @RossDellenger @On3 Too late for that concern.

@RossDellenger @On3 This would ruin the fabric of the sport

An SEC president says the conference might be forced to “go our own way.” During key meetings in Nashville this week, the league’s executives are set to hold that discussion. More in our weekly sports biz column for @On3 - bit.ly/4syle8W

@RossDellenger @On3 So, does this guy think the SEC will still be allowed to play in March Madness? The CWS?

@MattBrownEP @UndercoverFan24 @grok I'm getting "access denied"

@UndercoverFan24 @grok you could just click the link

in today's Extra Points, we obtained the FY25 operating budget for (nearly) every public school college baseball program here's who spent a lot of money and still sucked, how much you need to compete for an at-large bid, who spent what and more: extrapointsmb.com/p/here-s-what-…

@GataDawgB2B @ChrisMurphyCT @ChrisMurphy Why are we still $30 million in the red?

@MikeBrem @ChrisMurphyCT @ChrisMurphy Tell that to Kelvin Sampson and Willie Fritz. How much revenue did Sampson bring into Houston last year with a Final Four appearance?

Here are my comments at a Senate forum on college athletics. I'm not going to support any bill that artificially limits athletes' compensation just to protect rich coaches and CEOs. For fun, scroll down one tweet to see my short, revealing exchange with Sen. Tuberville.

@TomGrothJr In other words, you're simply rejecting the data. On mute you go.

@MikeBrem Be prepared to eat crow. The lag in reporting along with major revenue increases from playoff expansion, media rights, and NIL - there are a dozen programs at $200M total football revenue.

Today is the day they all died. Remember the Alamo.

@TomGrothJr Here’s the link to the data. knightnewhousedata.org You’re simply incorrect.

@MikeBrem Oh - it is true. NCAA football is generating 100’s of millions of dollars for schools. Historically, they compensate athletes 10% in tuition, room, board, and stipend. Pay players of rev-generating sports >40% and find another funding source for the 20 other sports. Simple.

@TomGrothJr I did. It’s not true.

@MikeBrem I gave you the colleges. Look it up yourself. 12 colleges generate $200M per year on football. No matter what your favorite team makes they simply have to find new funding sources for 20 other sports and compensate their rev-generating athletes >40% with unlimited mobility.

@TomGrothJr In other words, you don’t have a source.

@MikeBrem Link? Sorry - Mike. You cannot afford my hourly rate. The 300 other schools will be just fine. There aren’t 300 schools competing for national championships today are there?

@TomGrothJr @NILnotNLI Link?

@MikeBrem @NILnotNLI Texas, A&M, OSE, Georgia, Michigan, Penn State, Alabama, Tennessee, USC, Oklahoma, and Nebraska all have FB revenue of $200M per year.

Duke University's cost of attendance next year: $96,597 "Athletes aren't paid"

@TomGrothJr Link? But, again, even if that were true, what about the other 300 school schools?

@MikeBrem Texas, A&M, OSU, Georgia, Michigan, Penn State, Alabama, Tennessee, USC, Oklahoma, and Nebraska all have FB revenue of $200M. That is a dozen schools. Pay rev-generating athletes >40% with unlimited mobility. Find another funding source for 20 other sports.

@MemoryMedieval Borghese Gallery.

Friend of mine is going to Rome with his family (3 teenage daughters) for 10 days. Recommend anything in Rome to see/do/eat that isn't the obvious (Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, etc) Thank you!