DudeAnon wrote:Xudash wrote:DudeAnon wrote:All financial indicators indicate college athletics has never been stronger. Y'all are a bunch of pessimists
Do a little research into the amount of student fees that subsidize most college athletic departments (i.e. outside probably the top 15 - 20 schools; the Ohio State, Texas and Alabama's of the world) and get back to us on your thoughts about the financial strength of college athletics, at least at the highest level for especially programs that field a football team.
In my lifetime I have seen college athletics do nothing but get larger. Bigger stadiums, tv deals, ticket prices etc. But somehow I am supposed to conclude the sport is dying vs minor league football?
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Discussions are ongoing between Kansas and the Big East regarding KU hoops leaving for the BE should the B1G not extend an offer.
This would be massive for the Big East and could be enough to finally sway Gonzaga into joining.
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Discussions are ongoing between Kansas and the Big East regarding KU hoops leaving for the BE should the B1G not extend an offer.
This would be massive for the Big East and could be enough to finally sway Gonzaga into joining.
These folks are pushing a KU to BE narrative. Not likely imho.
KU made $38M (2020) in the Big 12. Even with restructuring...(OU/UT out, Houston, BYU others in)... the conference's (B12) stock drops by 50% post UT/OU, but probably down to the $15-20M/year level.
Coming to the BE guarantees a drop in pay down to less than $10M - even with a new deal upcoming in 2024/25. What a great move on KU's part, volunteering to give up $28+million in revenues? Sure they will.
Twitter / social media folks stirring da pot...clickbait stories.
Besides, with a bit of patience, their are better realignment fish to fry up ahead.
Jasper67 wrote:
What the next likely scenario would be is that premier basketball schools which were left out of B1G/SEC expansion would look to form their own basketball centric league rather than joining an expanded Big East or sticking with their old conference mates. The core group around which to build such a league would be the following group of past national champions:
Duke
Kansas
Louisville
Syracuse
Baylor
UConn
If the Big East is going to look to expand to improve their revenue potential, they have to look at school like their current members. I don’t think that their current members are looking to go back to the old hybrid concept, nor do I think that schools with football like Kansas looking to a group of non-football schools for their future home. Any future BE expansion would only come from schools which can move the revenue needle. That list begins with Gonzaga if they’re willing to do what USC and UCLA have just done.
billyjack wrote:I approved several posts on two threads by "Jasper" without reading too deeply into his commentary. I was intrigued about him maybe being a Manhattan College alum, so i figured i'd give him a shot. Hoping for some inside dope on Steve Masiello, lol.
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