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Brint Ryan

FRISCO, TEXAS — Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider, will be the presenting sponsor of the Frisco Football Classic college football bowl game.

The Frisco Football Classic presented by Ryan will feature Miami (OH) (6-6), representing the Mid-American Conference, and North Texas (6-6), representing Conference USA, on Thursday, Dec. 23, at 2:30 p.m. CT at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game will air on ESPN.

“We are delighted to welcome Ryan as a presenting sponsor of the Frisco Football Classic and look forward to having this leading Dallas-based company as part of a fantastic college football bowl event, “said Frisco Football Classic executive director Sean Johnson.

“Ryan is proud to sponsor the Frisco Football Classic and support student-athletes from these two incredible schools, said Ryan Chairman and CEO G. Brint Ryan. “We wish them continued success both on and off the field.”

The Frisco Football Classic presented by Ryan is one of 18 college football bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events during the 2021 Bowl Season. Fans can purchase tickets at https://friscofootballclassic.com/ and follow the bowl online on twitter @FBFriscoClassic or Instagram at FBFriscoClassic.

Ryan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance and technology services. Ryan is a nine-time recipient of the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 3,100 professionals and associates serves over 18,000 clients in more than 60 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies. For more information, visit ryan.com.

Note: “Ryan” and “Firm” refer to the global organizational network and may refer to one or more of the member firms of Ryan International, each of which is a separate legal entity.

ESPN Events 
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of 35 collegiate sporting events nationwide. The roster includes five early-season college football games, 17 college bowl games, 12 college basketball events and a college softball event, which accounts for approximately 400 hours of live programming, reaches nearly 64 million viewers and attracts over 800,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in more than 10 markets across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

For more information, visit the official website, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube pages.

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Didn’t that UNT alum’s worldwide mega-business sponsor other major CUSA events, too? 
Ryan needs more than just a UNT academic bldg. named after him—he needs our next UNT satellite or free-standing campus named for him. 😌
What a great alum this guy is.👍👍
 

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G. Brint Ryan is a UNT alumnus who received bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting with an emphasis in taxation. He's donated $1 million to the athletic department and $30 million to create a business school -- the largest donation in school history.

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/02/04/university-of-north-texas-gets-biggest-gift-ever.html

Dammit. I knew I should have majored in accounting with an emphasis on taxation.

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1 minute ago, DeepGreen said:

Doesn't he also sponsor CUSA football games on TV?  Fox Sports (Direct TV 219).

Yes.  

Off topic but related to Ryan, he is renovating the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells at this time.

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And, prior to taking on the Baker Hotel in Mineral wells, Brit Ryan headed the renovations of the Settles Hotel in Big Spring.  The Settles is one of those grand old hotels like the Baker.  I envy his ability to see what a project can be rather than what it appears to be.

 

So is the correct name of our bowl game the FRISCO BOWL CLASSIC presented by RYAN     ?

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1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

And, prior to taking on the Baker Hotel in Mineral wells, Brit Ryan headed the renovations of the Settles Hotel in Big Spring.  The Settles is one of those grand old hotels like the Baker.  I envy his ability to see what a project can be rather than what it appears to be.

 

So is the correct name of our bowl game the FRISCO BOWL CLASSIC presented by RYAN     ?

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Yep.  Living out this way, I need to stop in and see The Hotel Settles.  I know many people that have stayed there for a weekend "away" and have raved about it.  There isn't much to do in Big Spring outside of that hotel, but Ryan grew up in Big Spring so it was important to him.  The portrait at the top of the grand staircase is of his mother.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/up-with-the-old-hotel/

HOTEL SETTLES - Updated 2021 Prices & Reviews (Big Spring, TX) - Tripadvisor

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45 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

The Baker has a long, long way to go before it is ready to go.

In the mid 1980’s my “2 degrees” from TAMU boss & I squeezed thru a loosely chained door to the Baker Hotel because we wanted to see how it looked.  We both knew its history from the post-Great Gatsby era.  Well, it  was in shambles & the Brazos Ball Room where Big Bands like Tommy Dorsey had  played was equally in shambles.  (No, we saw no ghosts on that day). 

An old timer in Weatherford told me as a kid he was a Baker Hotel bell hop & I immediately thought of the kid in “The Shining”(no, take it back I meant the kid in the lobby in Christopher Reeves/Jane Seymour’s “Somewhere In Time” which was filmed at Michigan’s Grand Hotel). 

Anyway the local old timer told me how one day he took Doris Day’s luggage to her Baker room & then said “that was the ugliest woman I ever saw plus she didn’t even tip me.” 😊

Some of the famous names to appear on the Baker Hotel guest list include Judy Garland, Clark Gable, the Three Stooges, Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird, Roy Rogers, Will Rogers, Marlene Dietrich, Mary Martin, General Pershing, Dorothy Lamour, Sammy Kaye, Jack Dempsey, Helen Keller, and Ronald Reagan.

Note:  I think they left Jimmy Stewart & Doris Day off the above list. 

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8 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

The portrait at the top of the grand staircase is of his mother.

Sadly she was killed far too young by a drunk driver.

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I drive to Mineral Wells from time to time to check on the Baker.  There is a man there that owns a water company called Crazy Water.  He told me the majority of work being done at the 
Baker is on the inside.  The first and second story will be used for hotel check=in and for retail.  The middle few floors will be used for the hotel function and the top  will be available as condominiums.   The project was to take 2 years and millions of dollars.  

I've never met B ret Ryan but I look foward to visiting with him and talk hotel renovation.

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On 12/15/2021 at 10:58 AM, rcade said:

G. Brint Ryan is a UNT alumnus who received bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting with an emphasis in taxation. He's donated $1 million to the athletic department and $30 million to create a business school -- the largest donation in school history.

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/02/04/university-of-north-texas-gets-biggest-gift-ever.html

Dammit. I knew I should have majored in accounting with an emphasis on taxation.

He didn't create the business school. He donated a ton of money to get it named after him.

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