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So Brennan Marion is joining the rampant greed and madness of P4 football:

Colorado forecasts $27 million deficit after Deion Sanders pay raise, NIL payments

The University of Colorado’s athletic department is projecting that it will run a $27 million deficit during the current fiscal year ending in June 2026, in addition to needing $11.9 million in institutional support from the university and $2.2 million from student fees, according to budget figures obtained by USA TODAY Sports.

Those numbers are not final. The athletic department is hoping to bring that deficit down by the end of June with revenue from donations, sponsorships and concerts at Folsom Field. But it has never reported a deficit that big before, which could potentially leave the athletic department in need of more than $41 million in subsidies from the university, including the institutional support and student fees.

Whole article here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/colorado-forecasts-27-million-deficit-after-deion-sanders-pay-raise-nil-payments/ar-AA1RyYT8

From Bob Dunning's Substack column:

“That was a disappointing performance,” said Aggie head coach Jim Les.

“We had a multitude of mistakes at the start of the game and didn’t show a lot of discipline. We had moments when we fought back, but in life you get what you deserve and what you earn and tonight we earned a loss.”

https://www.thewaryone.com/p/aggies-rally-late-but-cant-catch?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2582284&post_id=180779655&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=31ratq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

In the radio post-game interview Les said he was very disappointed with how the Ags played overall tonight. He said that the team made too many defensive mistakes and allowed Hawaii to be the more physical team. He said he told the team that in life you get what you deserve and tonight you got what you deserved. He did say that he liked how we came back and stayed in the game but he felt like the team "just forgot" a lot of the things they had been practicing and preparing for all week. Man, Les can be a very tough coach...

The Ags fought hard and kept the game within reach. That was a rugged, physical game with 44 fouls called. I think we'll beat them when they come to Davis.

Our FT defense has been outstanding though!

Hawaii must have beat us a dozen times already on those inside passes in the paint.

They make it almost impossible for big men to defend without getting into foul trouble.

Sevilla has kept Hawaii from running away with this game in the second half.

Rocak gets whistled for his 4th foul when he had position with his arms straight up and the offensive player jumps into him on the shot. I hate those calls on the big men when the offensive players initiate the contact.

Teams have really shut Sevilla down lately and, when he does get a shot, he's been missing a lot.

33-28 Hawaii at the half.

Yep...it's been pretty ugly so far...

24-24 Hawaii with 3:38 to go in the half. Very physical game and definitely not pretty!

Ags are off to a rough start down 15-5. Hawaii is shooting lights out from 3.

I think a rivalry with Hawaii has been growing over the past few years. The games at Hawaii have often been hard fought and chippy with the crowd really getting into it. The games in Davis have been intense also.

Joseph (Drew) Faulkner V.

The mass exodus is already starting:

The fans on the Hornets Forum are saying that Colorado will need to pay Sac 1.4 million to buy out Marion's contract.

Also from their forum:

As much as this is more fuel to the dumpster fire and is really unfortunate for the players, particularly those that just signed yesterday… I find it a relief. Gimmicky fancy cars on the field during official visits, signing a 4-star QB at the last minute that ended up benched yet Conklin transfers, endless "Go-Go" branding, a one-dimensional run-only play style that racked up ground yards but really isn't satisfying football to watch, post-game rap concerts, etc. Yeah, some of these go beyond Marion but it's still part of the team's culture under his lead as HC. What a joke this has become.

Hopefully Sac gets a HC that can bring some respect and maturity back to the program. +1 For the title of this thread. I'd love to see Taylor back in Sac.

https://bigskyfans.com/threads/bring-back-troy.30224/#post-289943

Also:

https://statehornet.com/2025/12/sacramento-state-brennan-marion-university-of-colorado-big-sky-pac-12-luke-wood-cfb/