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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Aug 18, 2022 9:52:07 GMT -6
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Post by williamtsherman on Aug 18, 2022 11:12:22 GMT -6
Wow. Each Big10 school could cover the yearly losses of 6 or 8 MAC football programs with that sort of money.
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Post by villagepub on Aug 18, 2022 11:15:05 GMT -6
Wow. Each Big10 school could cover the yearly losses of 6 or 8 MAC football programs with that sort of money. We could ask AOC to author legislation for that. We need to reallocate the wealth. Hey, everyone needs to pay their "fair share." |
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 18, 2022 12:06:53 GMT -6
Wow. Each Big10 school could cover the yearly losses of 6 or 8 MAC football programs with that sort of money. We could ask AOC to author legislation for that. We need to reallocate the wealth. Hey, everyone needs to pay their "fair share." You may have a point that the only way the mid majors survive is with an outside subsidy. But the source either from CFB or the NFL seems more likely than from fringe Congressional representation.
I fear we are on own and the sky is slowly falling.
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Post by villagepub on Aug 18, 2022 15:34:52 GMT -6
We could ask AOC to author legislation for that. We need to reallocate the wealth. Hey, everyone needs to pay their "fair share." You may have a point that the only way the mid majors survive is with an outside subsidy. But the source either from CFB or the NFL seems more likely than from Minnesota's fringe Congressional representation.
I fear we are on own and the sky is slowly falling.
Minnesota? |
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 18, 2022 15:51:09 GMT -6
You may have a point that the only way the mid majors survive is with an outside subsidy. But the source either from CFB or the NFL seems more likely than from Minnesota's fringe Congressional representation.
I fear we are on own and the sky is slowly falling.
Minnesota? My bad, I don't know how I misspoke about the state...
Still. I do think FB at anything like this level at BSU needs a big influx of cash we are unlikely to see.
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Post by williamtsherman on Aug 18, 2022 16:51:22 GMT -6
In my view, MAC football has a rock-solid foundation: The ability to reach into the pockets of students and take their money. MAC football could hardly be more of a joke in terms of fanbases, TV ratings and general public interest, but none of that matters. The students have to pay, and if they don't like it, they can just STFU.
If, on the other hand, MAC football was financed by a $15 million per school yearly TV contract, that would be based on viewership and sometimes tastes change (e.g. NASCAR) and TV viewers are free to tune out at any time. A much shakier situation.
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 18, 2022 18:10:56 GMT -6
Student fees aren't going to match increasing costs. Much less matching competition.
Just falling further behind.
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Post by jburton on Aug 18, 2022 21:44:07 GMT -6
This is bananas! Might as well drop all sports or down to D3
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 19, 2022 6:53:43 GMT -6
FB is the money pit.
This is a mess even in the well funded programs, may need a luxury tax to curb NIL if there's going to be a semblance of parity there.
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Post by jburton on Aug 19, 2022 8:01:41 GMT -6
With that kind of money at play, we need to drop the charade of "amateur sports" or "scholar athlete". The tail is officially wagging the dog.
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 19, 2022 9:00:08 GMT -6
With that kind of money at play, we need to drop the charade of "amateur sports" or "scholar athlete". The tail is officially wagging the dog. The issue for BSU is that "we" are not in the same universe as the big conferences. "THEY" have already dropped the charade and "we" are just pretending to be in the same league.
In most sports it is not as evident as CFB. The NCAA tournament brought revenue to CBB that has preserved some parity but with NIL I fear that is going to disappear soon enough.
The big schools are using this revenue to support all their other programs, so that will eventually trickle down to impact the non revenue sports where we often now can compete. Imagine P5 schools throwing what for them would be just a few dollars toward creating more men's VB for example. Or, investing in any other men's Programs where we are closer to be competitive now. Or, even throwing more money at women's sports where we are now nationally competitive.
Factor in NIL being easier to raise for the older schools with bigger alumni bases and you may be right, the NCAA has previously preserved some degree of the amateur sports ideal, but it is on the way out.
NCAA sports may eventually be all about a new "D3" kind of competition.
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Post by villagepub on Aug 19, 2022 9:09:24 GMT -6
Soooo, we're not finishing the football stadium?
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Post by 00hmh on Aug 19, 2022 10:17:48 GMT -6
Soooo, we're not finishing the football stadium? I think it is finished when it is never close to full.
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Post by villagepub on Aug 19, 2022 13:39:11 GMT -6
Soooo, we're not finishing the football stadium? I think it is finished when it is never close to full.
Rhetorical sarcasm |
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