(06-09-2014 12:18 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  That $72M is gross revenue. We did not distribute that much.

(06-09-2014 12:14 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emdm45ehljf/6-american/

FYI, the MWC distributed 31m, since AAC is often compared to them.

The Big East distributed 50mil. So much for the BE having more revenue.

(06-09-2014 05:51 AM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  Plus I thought it was supposed to be 100 M.

(06-09-2014 06:25 AM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  They fail to realize that UofL and RU don't get any of the NCAA credits.

(06-09-2014 12:23 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(06-09-2014 12:18 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  That $72M is gross revenue. We did not distribute that much.

All of that is distributable income. Bowl payouts and ncaa credits are always paid out. If I'm wrong, show me how.

(06-09-2014 12:14 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emdm45ehljf/6-american/

FYI, the MWC distributed 31m, since AAC is often compared to them.

The Big East distributed 50mil. So much for the BE having more revenue.

(06-09-2014 01:16 AM)The T-Shirt Wrote:  This sh!t. This shi!t right here. The more of this I see the more its driving me away from the sport. Which I guess is what the ESPN overlords want (less resistance). Look at what theyve done. We care how much freaking money we can scrounge out of the cushions! What the f*ck is up with that. This is f*cking collegiate sports, and we, as sports fans have been forced to care about the ******* revenue and not the scores.

Of course, this opinion will simply be viewed as one of a peasant fan of an unwanted team. But no, f*ck that, my opinion wouldnt be any different had we been the first team taken when all this sh!t started. I DONT want my Bearcats in the Big 12 (not that this is likely) because I dont give two f*cking sh!ts about playing those teams on a regular basis. And even if the Cats somehow find a way to find the recruits to one day be a power in that conference (not even kind of likely, if we ever got in in the first place) and just crushed teams regularly, whats the point? UC has nothing in common, geographically or culturally with Texas or Oklahoma or freakin Baylor. But this has become something our fanbase is clamoring for. Why? Because of a paycheck that we as fans will NEVER see!

Oh, we want a new conference for a shot at the NC? Outside of the windfall that comes with it, whats a championship from a half-a$$ed FOUR team playoff even truly mean. Four teams... from FIVE conferences (they cant even include all the champs from the almighty chosen conferences in their superior little world), chosen from a SELECTION COMMITTEE! Where records are as important as the amount of bias in a room that includes CONDY FREAKING RICE. Ill start caring when its at LEAST an 8 team playoff.

I actually like this conference. Dont love it, but like it. The schools for the most part make sense as regular matchups. In an ideal world, I'd like to see us in the ACC. Not for the money, but because thats where Pitt and UL are. (If WVU and Memphis were there, it would be frickin perfect). Those are our rivals. Rivalries WERE college football. Its what made it different from the pros. In all honesty, I literally wouldnt care if all we ever got were 1 star or unranked recruits that got to go up against other low level recruits, so long as one side was wearing a Bearcats uniform and the other side were in Pitt or UL colors. Wouldnt care. Wouldnt care whos coach is getting paid more, which department was making the most revenue. Because I'd be watching the Keg game, or the RCR game. Thats what SHOULD matter, and still does to me.


We've, as a nation of college sports fans, lost all sight of what this was about. Its not our fault, not entirely anyway, its been forced upon us, and its gonna be the reason that one day I just walk away. The only thing keeping me going is knowing that at the end of the day, no matter what, my Bearcats will once a week run onto the field and play SOMEBODY in a game of football. Unfortunately, thats not the important part anymore.

The rants over now. Kind of just took it and ran with it. I'm not yelling or berating anyone, just... venting. This is the internet after all. TL;DR Dont care, read it or dont, I said what I had to say.

(06-09-2014 01:16 AM)The T-Shirt Wrote:  This sh!t. This shi!t right here. The more of this I see the more its driving me away from the sport. Which I guess is what the ESPN overlords want (less resistance). Look at what theyve done. We care how much freaking money we can scrounge out of the cushions! What the f*ck is up with that. This is f*cking collegiate sports, and we, as sports fans have been forced to care about the ******* revenue and not the scores.

Of course, this opinion will simply be viewed as one of a peasant fan of an unwanted team. But no, f*ck that, my opinion wouldnt be any different had we been the first team taken when all this sh!t started. I DONT want my Bearcats in the Big 12 (not that this is likely) because I dont give two f*cking sh!ts about playing those teams on a regular basis. And even if the Cats somehow find a way to find the recruits to one day be a power in that conference (not even kind of likely, if we ever got in in the first place) and just crushed teams regularly, whats the point? UC has nothing in common, geographically or culturally with Texas or Oklahoma or freakin Baylor. But this has become something our fanbase is clamoring for. Why? Because of a paycheck that we as fans will NEVER see!

Oh, we want a new conference for a shot at the NC? Outside of the windfall that comes with it, whats a championship from a half-a$$ed FOUR team playoff even truly mean. Four teams... from FIVE conferences (they cant even include all the champs from the almighty chosen conferences in their superior little world), chosen from a SELECTION COMMITTEE! Where records are as important as the amount of bias in a room that includes CONDY FREAKING RICE. Ill start caring when its at LEAST an 8 team playoff.

I actually like this conference. Dont love it, but like it. The schools for the most part make sense as regular matchups. In an ideal world, I'd like to see us in the ACC. Not for the money, but because thats where Pitt and UL are. (If WVU and Memphis were there, it would be frickin perfect). Those are our rivals. Rivalries WERE college football. Its what made it different from the pros. In all honesty, I literally wouldnt care if all we ever got were 1 star or unranked recruits that got to go up against other low level recruits, so long as one side was wearing a Bearcats uniform and the other side were in Pitt or UL colors. Wouldnt care. Wouldnt care whos coach is getting paid more, which department was making the most revenue. Because I'd be watching the Keg game, or the RCR game. Thats what SHOULD matter, and still does to me.


We've, as a nation of college sports fans, lost all sight of what this was about. Its not our fault, not entirely anyway, its been forced upon us, and its gonna be the reason that one day I just walk away. The only thing keeping me going is knowing that at the end of the day, no matter what, my Bearcats will once a week run onto the field and play SOMEBODY in a game of football. Unfortunately, thats not the important part anymore.

The rants over now. Kind of just took it and ran with it. I'm not yelling or berating anyone, just... venting. This is the internet after all. TL;DR Dont care, read it or dont, I said what I had to say.

(06-09-2014 01:16 AM)The T-Shirt Wrote:  This sh!t. This shi!t right here. The more of this I see the more its driving me away from the sport. Which I guess is what the ESPN overlords want (less resistance). Look at what theyve done. We care how much freaking money we can scrounge out of the cushions! What the f*ck is up with that. This is f*cking collegiate sports, and we, as sports fans have been forced to care about the ******* revenue and not the scores.

Of course, this opinion will simply be viewed as one of a peasant fan of an unwanted team. But no, f*ck that, my opinion wouldnt be any different had we been the first team taken when all this sh!t started. I DONT want my Bearcats in the Big 12 (not that this is likely) because I dont give two f*cking sh!ts about playing those teams on a regular basis. And even if the Cats somehow find a way to find the recruits to one day be a power in that conference (not even kind of likely, if we ever got in in the first place) and just crushed teams regularly, whats the point? UC has nothing in common, geographically or culturally with Texas or Oklahoma or freakin Baylor. But this has become something our fanbase is clamoring for. Why? Because of a paycheck that we as fans will NEVER see!

Oh, we want a new conference for a shot at the NC? Outside of the windfall that comes with it, whats a championship from a half-a$$ed FOUR team playoff even truly mean. Four teams... from FIVE conferences (they cant even include all the champs from the almighty chosen conferences in their superior little world), chosen from a SELECTION COMMITTEE! Where records are as important as the amount of bias in a room that includes CONDY FREAKING RICE. Ill start caring when its at LEAST an 8 team playoff.

I actually like this conference. Dont love it, but like it. The schools for the most part make sense as regular matchups. In an ideal world, I'd like to see us in the ACC. Not for the money, but because thats where Pitt and UL are. (If WVU and Memphis were there, it would be frickin perfect). Those are our rivals. Rivalries WERE college football. Its what made it different from the pros. In all honesty, I literally wouldnt care if all we ever got were 1 star or unranked recruits that got to go up against other low level recruits, so long as one side was wearing a Bearcats uniform and the other side were in Pitt or UL colors. Wouldnt care. Wouldnt care whos coach is getting paid more, which department was making the most revenue. Because I'd be watching the Keg game, or the RCR game. Thats what SHOULD matter, and still does to me.


We've, as a nation of college sports fans, lost all sight of what this was about. Its not our fault, not entirely anyway, its been forced upon us, and its gonna be the reason that one day I just walk away. The only thing keeping me going is knowing that at the end of the day, no matter what, my Bearcats will once a week run onto the field and play SOMEBODY in a game of football. Unfortunately, thats not the important part anymore.

The rants over now. Kind of just took it and ran with it. I'm not yelling or berating anyone, just... venting. This is the internet after all. TL;DR Dont care, read it or dont, I said what I had to say.