And #1 would be......

http://www.footballticketsonline.com/mos...-programs/

hook em!!!

Top 20 Most Valuable College Football Programs
1.University of Texas: $133 million valuation
2.Michigan: $120 million valuation
3.Notre Dame: $103 million
4.LSU: $102 million valuation
5.Georgia: $99 million valuation
6.Alabama: $95 million valuation
7.Florida Gators: $93 million valuation
8.Auburn: $85 million valuation
9.Tennessee: $84 million valuation
10.Arkansas: $83 million valuation
11.Nebraska: $82 million valuation
12.Oklahoma: $80 million valuation
13.Penn State: $79 million valuation
14.Wisconsin: $76 million valuation
15.Oregon: $74 million valuation
16.USC: $68 million valuation
17.South Carolina: $67 million valuation
18.Washington: $65 million valuation
19.Michigan State: $57 million valuation
20.Ohio State: $63 million valuation

Not surprised by the top two at all. I'm surprised to see Washington though.. and Ohio St so low.

(02-19-2013 09:47 PM)cocky Wrote:  Not surprised by the top two at all. I'm surprised to see Washington though.. and Ohio St so low.

i was surprised by ohio state as well...maybe a michigan man wrote the article

The new way to determine top college football programs, not wins and losses but M O N E Y !!!!!!!

I guess nothing else is important but money and it doesn't matter if you sell out everything, just get the big bucks. I am starting to loss my passion for college football with all this greedy garbage stuff.

(02-19-2013 11:50 PM)SgtGoldenEagle Wrote:  The new way to determine top college football programs, not wins and losses but M O N E Y !!!!!!!

I guess nothing else is important but money and it doesn't matter if you sell out everything, just get the big bucks. I am starting to loss my passion for college football with all this greedy garbage stuff.

To analogize with HBG current events....is just like a tornado...mindless and selective in destruction

If Texas is #1, I'm surprised Texas A&M isn't in the top 20. They were 11th in the country in attendance (87,000 a game), about 20K ahead of Arkansas and almost 30K a game ahead of a couple of Pac-10 schools on that list. In terms of merchandise, I see as many A&M stuff in Texas as I do UT.

(02-19-2013 11:50 PM)SgtGoldenEagle Wrote:  The new way to determine top college football programs, not wins and losses but M O N E Y !!!!!!!

I guess nothing else is important but money and it doesn't matter if you sell out everything, just get the big bucks. I am starting to loss my passion for college football with all this greedy garbage stuff.

I agree with the thrust of your comment. Programs' value to the world of athletics shouldn't be based on money. Since this ranking was performed by Forbes magazine however, I'm not surprised that it's a strict financial analysis. They would be completely out of their realm if it wasn't. But I suppose that hasn't stopped anyone else from being an "expert" in college athletics

(02-20-2013 09:07 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  In terms of merchandise, I see as many A&M stuff in Texas as I do UT.

If you're in Houston, Houston has always been much more of an A&M town than Dallas, Fort Worth, or just about anywhere in the state other than Bryan/College Station.

The fact that 40% of the top 20 are SEC schools doesn't surprise me. Shoot, even their second tier is taking over additional markets. Ole Miss has smothered Memphis and the Commercial Appeal with advertising and promotion.

Hugh Freeze is even giving a free pep rally over breakfast at long-time Memphis Tiger stronghold, Hope Church on March 9th.

"One town, one goal, one team!"


LINK: Banner Ad...Front Page Commercial Appeal online

Since none of our programs are ever likely to be on lists like these, I always find it odd to see them on Gang of 5 member boards.

Surprised to see UW on there. LSU BLEH.