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Athletic Budget Questions
guinpen:
I agree with your basic theory,
4lessgovt:
I posted these questions to get a better understanding of the economics of Division 1 athletics outside of the power 5 conferences. I have no intention of turning this thread into YSU joining the MAC. I heard many numbers thrown out by the YSU faculty about the money spent on sports and want to use the MAC schools for perspective. Thanks Spiderlegs & BidDWSU for the links. I have only had a chance to look at them briefly and the key seems to figure out what they are including in the definition of revenue.
Lets_Talk:
guinpen,
Thank you for understanding it is a theory, and not something specific. Just seems to make sense to me that the major programs are going to want to keep as much money as possible for themselves. This new playoff system does not give a team outside the "power 5" conferences an opportunity to make the playoffs, unless said team is Notre Dame. Heck, there is only 1 spot allotted in the "New Year's 6 Bowls" for the other 6 FBS conferences combined.
I think it's more a question of how all of this is going to shape up in the end, rather than if there will be more changes. This would be god for programs like YSU, because they would then be playing with schools such as KENT,Akron, App State, Ga Southern, OU...etc.
I think 6 conferences with 14 teams each makes the most sense. ND and BYU will likely want to remain Independent, and they have enough fan support nationwide and money to do so and still be in whatever the top level is called.
I could be way off though. Time will tell.
Lets_Talk:
4lessgovt,
Sorry if you saw my post as attacking you. That was not my intention. As for figuring out what is included as revenue, good luck with that. I think there is alot of "fuzzy math" being used by most schools, including YSU. Then there is the fact Private Schools do not have to release any financial info if they choose to keep said info private.
Spiderlegs:
--- Quote from: Lets_Talk on December 05, 2014, 09:42:32 PM ---YSU is NOT going to the MAC. I wish people would stop with YSU to the MAC. Also, YSU is NOT moving up to FBS. If anything, over the next 5-10 years, the "power 5" conferences will gain more autonomy, maybe 5-10 schools now in FBS will opt to remain in FBS, and then there will be a combining of FCS and those schols that decide the cost is not worth the benefit to remain FBS in football.
And, it would not surprise if the schools that play FCS but give only limited scholarships or no scholarships are allowed to drop to a lower division. College football a far as divisions will be completely different in another 5-10 years for D1 schools, and YSU is NOT going to be in the highest tier/level.
I envision about 85-90 teams. The current "power 5" all go to 14 teams, and then possibly a 6th Conference is added with 14 teams. That would be 84 teams. ND and BYU have enough power and $$$$$ to remain Independent.
Army and Navy drop down to whatever the name is for the 2nd tier. Another possibility is staying with 5 power conferences, and each conference having 16 schools. That adds up to 80, plus Notre Dame and BYU.
These are just a few of the scenarios I envision, and the new playoff starting this season will likely expand to 8 teams.
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Another possibility is that Congress steps in and pops the athletic spending bubble, which could force significant change on college sports. I don't now if it has the votes for this yet, but the idea is gaining traction. See this link:
http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/ncaa-congressional-hearing-cory-booker-jay-rockefeller/?pos=fbbtn
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