Pablo Torre:
Yes, so this is the star quarterback in the incoming freshman class. And his name is Bryce Underwood.
And all you need to know about him is that he has been the high water mark when it comes to both, I would say, the market economy, but also the absurdity of college football, because his main benefactor, his booster, so to speak, has been Larry Ellison, who is, of course, former Oracle CEO, a billionaire many times over, somebody who has apparently entered a relationship with a woman who is his fifth or sixth wife.
I say that with the ambiguity built in because it’s not clear, but we know that it’s the case because she, the woman in question, is an enormous Michigan football fan. And so Larry Ellison, in conjunction with the new seemingly love of his life, decided to fund the greatest gift you could give to a Michigan football fan, which is the next great star quarterback.
And so it is football mercantilism in a sense. It is also familiar, in the sense of these kids have always been the hottest commodities, but now we are getting a peek behind what used to be a pretty opaque curtain.
