Yes, I'm sure it would get on the air, but what would Mediacom and the other providers be willing to pay for it? Would they pay the BTN rate?
BYU and the Big 12
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Yes, I'm sure it would get on the air, but what would Mediacom and the other providers be willing to pay for it? Would they pay the BTN rate?
No, they wouldn't, but we can agree that if you have high enough subscribers, you can still make enough money to be profitable with a lower rate.
Who sets a school's athletic budget? Is it the school or the conference? Or is it the school, but based off of revenues?
I honestly don't keep track of how conferences are run. All I've really ever learned is how the revenue is shared (TV and bowl game).
The schools set their budgets based on how much revenue they can generate via donations, marketing, conference revenue distribution, etc. NW's budget is about $49 million. OhSU's budget is about $120 million. The Big Ten is reported to pay out about $20 million per school.
I don't know if that $20 million figure includes football gate receipts. Don't forget that all Big Ten schools give 35% of their home game ticket revenue back to the conference, which then distributes the total amount back to conference members in 11 equal shares.
So, schools like NW, Indiana, Purdue have a lot to be thankful for.
Don't forget Illinois. It surprises the hec out of me, but their budget is only about $56,000,000 according to the EADA website, for 10th place in the Big Ten (pre NU). Unless they are somehow hiding revenue from that report...
I've got Illinois on my extreme fantasy list of poaching candidates for the Big 12...
It's Illinois. Considering how the city of Chicago is run, it really wouldn't surprise me if other groups with the state are run the same way... :smile:
Yeah, something's up at Illinois. They just spent $121 mil to renovate the football stadium, they're set to spend $100 mil to rebuild Assembly Hall starting next spring, and also will build a new 4,000 seat arena for VB, wrestling, etc.
Something just doesn't match up...
Mid-life crisis...leave the tried and sure for the wild side. Maybe it's time to change pimps (UT instead of OSU)...
Exactly. Some people don't think things thru the whole way. How about you give me 2 billion dollars and I give you a hug! That would be so awesome!
Anywho I think the BYU thing is intriguing. Would be a great get I think if we could. But I dont see them adding just one team. And unless Jerry Jones steps in to persuade Arkansas to jump from the SEC, I don't see another suitor that can make the money work.
You are wrong.... BYU adds on average 15% of gate receipts wherever they play and sometimes more (they travel well, check the attendance at the OU game last year in Dallas).... They have a Stadium that seats 64,000 and fill it for virtually every game.... They also have the ability to expand another 25,000 seats and will probably do so in the near future (particularly if they should end up being part to one of the Big 6 Conferences).... Their facilities are outstanding and rival the best in the nation...
Their big hang up is that they won't play on Sundays whch may or may not hamper scheduling.... They also share a market with the U of Utah, but they probably have a greater following....
One of the nice things about adding BYU is that they are fairly strong in most every sport (B-Ball and Football especially) and they recruit well in the West (particularly Cali) which could prove to be a good way to kick the PAC 10 for their poaching attempts.... They also carry a very strong name in Cali with the fan base there.
This is just one person's opinion, but if BYU's quest for Independence takes off and does well, the Big 12 might not be the best suiters out there in a year or two...
And, as far as revenue contribution, they are by far the largest contributers to the MWC which is the primary reason that they are looking at Independence....
By contract, BYU has to submit it's intention on what it is going to do for 2011 to the MWC Officials by September 1.... So the Big 12's window of opportunity to grab BYU may be closing.... If the Big 12 passes, they may well be sorry in a year or two....
Oh, andif you haven't seen BYU shirts and fan parafanailia, you either haven't been looking or you haven't been in the right spot because they sell a ton of it... I live in Texas right now for part of the year and in Oregon for the other pasrt of the year and I see it everywhere.
Budget size is dictated by the need.... You also have to look at what is included in the budgets that you are comparing to make sure that you are comparing apples to apples.... BYU is more than capable of meeting its financial obligations....
he PAC 10 Ads and Coaches did want them years ago.... The Board of Regents make the decision though and they don't like Religious based schools.... BYU is specifically thought to be too conservative for them.....Lots of articles out on that very topic....
You got to be kidding me.... Their missions last 2 years and not all their athletes go on one.... Ainge didn't go on one, McMahon didn't go on one, alot have not gone on one, but even if they did.... it's 2 years.... big wow.... College players are physically mature when they get to this level or they don't play anyway.
The primary reason that they are looking to go independent is because they are hampered in their earning potential by a weak television contract.... And, the fact is that they currently contribute far more money to the MWC teams than they receive back from the others including Utah.... Throwing out Revenue numbers in this context makes no senseat all.... its an apples ot oranges comparison...