*This is only for universities that license through IMG.

http://www.clc.com/News/Archived-Ranking...ction.aspx

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Kentucky
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Georgia
9. North Carolina
10. Arkansas

11. Oklahoma
12. Texas A&M
13. Wisconsin
14. Nebraska
15. Tennessee
16. South Carolina
17. West Virginia
18. Auburn
19. Penn State
20. Missouri

21. Florida State
22. Kansas
23. Oklahoma State
24. Clemson
25. Louisville
26. Texas Tech
27. Virginia Tech
28. Illinois
29. Arizona
30. Arizona State

31. Syracuse
32. UCLA
33. Washington
34. Duke
35. Purdue
36. Utah
37. Miami (FL)
38. Boise State
39. Oregon State
40. Minnesota

41. California
42. Stanford
43. Washington State
44. Mississippi
45. Maryland
46. TCU
47. Virginia
48. Cincinnati
49. BYU
50. Colorado

51. Georgia Tech
52. Pitt
53. Connecticut
54. East Carolina
55. Montana
56. Boston College
57. Rutgers
58. Vanderbilt
59. Georgetown
60. Army

61. UCF
62. Wyoming
63. South Florida
64. Nevada
65. New Mexico
66. Memphis
67. Northwestern
68. Texas State
69. Fresno State
70. Louisiana

71. Colorado State
72. Marshall
73. Gonzaga
74. James Madison
75. Montana State

(08-13-2013 06:16 AM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  *This is only for universities that license through IMG.

http://www.clc.com/News/Archived-Ranking...ction.aspx

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Kentucky
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Georgia
9. North Carolina
10. Arkansas

11. Oklahoma
12. Texas A&M
13. Wisconsin
14. Nebraska
15. Tennessee
16. South Carolina
17. West Virginia
18. Auburn
19. Penn State
20. Missouri

21. Florida State
22. Kansas
23. Oklahoma State
24. Clemson
25. Louisville
26. Texas Tech
27. Virginia Tech
28. Illinois
29. Arizona
30. Arizona State

31. Syracuse
32. UCLA
33. Washington
34. Duke
35. Purdue
36. Utah
37. Miami (FL)
38. Boise State
39. Oregon State
40. Minnesota

41. California
42. Stanford
43. Washington State
44. Mississippi
45. Maryland
46. TCU
47. Virginia
48. Cincinnati
49. BYU
50. Colorado

51. Georgia Tech
52. Pitt
53. Connecticut
54. East Carolina
55. Montana
56. Boston College
57. Rutgers
58. Vanderbilt
59. Georgetown
60. Army

61. UCF
62. Wyoming
63. South Florida
64. Nevada
65. New Mexico
66. Memphis
67. Northwestern
68. Texas State
69. Fresno State
70. Louisiana

71. Colorado State
72. Marshall
73. Gonzaga
74. James Madison
75. Montana State

I'm surprised Penn State is so low.
Perhaps the recent scandal has hurt sales.
I would have expected FSU to be a little higher as well.

Where's Indiana? Ohio State?

Guess not IMG

(08-13-2013 08:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Where's Indiana?

They don't license through IMG. Here's the list of schools that do.

Edit: Much better list http://www.clc.com/Clients.aspx

Rutgers just signed a deal with IMG for all this last month.

[img]http://[/img]Did you know that the logo of the Collegiate Licensing Company is a drawing of the Old Well on the Carolina Campus?

Check it out.

http://www.clc.com/News/Rankings-Annual-2012-13.aspx

No Johnny Football

(08-13-2013 08:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Where's Indiana? Ohio State?

Guess not IMG

No Iowa either. They would be very high up on that list as well.

(08-13-2013 09:07 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 08:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Where's Indiana? Ohio State?

Guess not IMG

No Iowa either. They would be very high up on that list as well.

Really? My guess is that they would be in the 25-30 range. You guys have been pretty down recently and it looks like recent success does impact this list.

Surprised ECU is so low with their "rabid" fan base. VT is a little lower than I thought they would be as well. I look at VT as WVUs equal in almost everything

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I'm surprised Penn State is so low.
Perhaps the recent scandal has hurt sales.
I would have expected FSU to be a little higher as well.
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before the scandal they were 10th

in a 2 year period they drop from 10th to 12 then from 12th to 19th

thats a pretty big drop

A large number of octogenarians in nursing homes surely must spend all of their Social Security checks on ND gear.

That is the only reasonable explanation for ND being #3 on this list.

As several have said on these boards, ND has no fans, they are hard to find and they are all senior citizens. :)

(08-13-2013 09:59 AM)TerryD Wrote:  A large number of octogenarians in nursing homes surely must spend all of their Social Security checks on ND gear.

That is the only reasonable explanation for ND being #3 on this list.

As several have said on these boards, ND has no fans, they are hard to find and they are all senior citizens. :)

Not in Louisville, Kentucky, Indianapolis , Indiana or Cincinnati, Ohio, where Notre Dame is followed by many.

Huge chunks of Catholics follow ND. Anyone who said you guys don't have fans is a giant fool.

(08-13-2013 09:37 AM)OldGoldnBlue Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:07 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 08:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Where's Indiana? Ohio State?

Guess not IMG

No Iowa either. They would be very high up on that list as well.

Really? My guess is that they would be in the 25-30 range. You guys have been pretty down recently and it looks like recent success does impact this list.

Surprised ECU is so low with their "rabid" fan base. VT is a little lower than I thought they would be as well. I look at VT as WVUs equal in almost everything

I can understand why you might think that but you really have to understand the Hawkeye Nation in order to know just how much merchandise they purchase.

Look at the Wall Street Journal's latest evaluation. Iowa was ranked 11th. Other Big Ten folks understand how strong Iowa is in this regard but outside of that, everyone else really doesn't understand. Iowa is one of the strongest selling brands in the Big Ten and their numbers aren't as dictated by success as most school's are.

(08-13-2013 10:11 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:59 AM)TerryD Wrote:  A large number of octogenarians in nursing homes surely must spend all of their Social Security checks on ND gear.

That is the only reasonable explanation for ND being #3 on this list.

As several have said on these boards, ND has no fans, they are hard to find and they are all senior citizens. :)

Not in Louisville, Kentucky, Indianapolis , Indiana or Cincinnati, Ohio, where Notre Dame is followed by many.

I am absolutely sure that Terry was being his usual sarcastic self in that way in which he loves to respond and taunt folks that think Notre Dame athletics are on the decline in terms of fan following across the nation.

Sometimes it irritates me a little the way he goes about it but this attempt was spot on bullseye.

Well said Terry. I laughed.

(08-13-2013 10:29 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:37 AM)OldGoldnBlue Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:07 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 08:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Where's Indiana? Ohio State?

Guess not IMG

No Iowa either. They would be very high up on that list as well.

Really? My guess is that they would be in the 25-30 range. You guys have been pretty down recently and it looks like recent success does impact this list.

Surprised ECU is so low with their "rabid" fan base. VT is a little lower than I thought they would be as well. I look at VT as WVUs equal in almost everything

I can understand why you might think that but you really have to understand the Hawkeye Nation in order to know just how much merchandise they purchase.

Look at the Wall Street Journal's latest evaluation. Iowa was ranked 11th. Other Big Ten folks understand how strong Iowa is in this regard but outside of that, everyone else really doesn't understand. Iowa is one of the strongest selling brands in the Big Ten and their numbers aren't as dictated by success as most school's are.

I'd concur that Iowa sells a ton of apparel. They're probably like the Big Ten version of Arkansas or South Carolina in relation to this list: they're not necessarily the most sexy national brand name, but their alumni base and home state have a ton of rabid fans that will spend money on Hawkeye products.

(08-13-2013 10:36 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 10:29 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:37 AM)OldGoldnBlue Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:07 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 08:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Where's Indiana? Ohio State?

Guess not IMG

No Iowa either. They would be very high up on that list as well.

Really? My guess is that they would be in the 25-30 range. You guys have been pretty down recently and it looks like recent success does impact this list.

Surprised ECU is so low with their "rabid" fan base. VT is a little lower than I thought they would be as well. I look at VT as WVUs equal in almost everything

I can understand why you might think that but you really have to understand the Hawkeye Nation in order to know just how much merchandise they purchase.

Look at the Wall Street Journal's latest evaluation. Iowa was ranked 11th. Other Big Ten folks understand how strong Iowa is in this regard but outside of that, everyone else really doesn't understand. Iowa is one of the strongest selling brands in the Big Ten and their numbers aren't as dictated by success as most school's are.

I'd concur that Iowa sells a ton of apparel. They're probably like the Big Ten version of Arkansas or South Carolina in relation to this list: they're not necessarily the most sexy national brand name, but their alumni base and home state have a ton of rabid fans that will spend money on Hawkeye products.

Exactly, I would say they are very much like Arkansas.

It certainly helps that Iowa goes with the ever popular colors of Black and Yellow (Gold). That color combination sells and wears well.

(08-13-2013 09:59 AM)TerryD Wrote:  A large number of octogenarians in nursing homes surely must spend all of their Social Security checks on ND gear.

That is the only reasonable explanation for ND being #3 on this list.

As several have said on these boards, ND has no fans, they are hard to find and they are all senior citizens. :)

I know this was tongue in cheek but I was surprised Notre Dame wasn't at least one spot higher.
They have tons of fans in the northern panhandle of WV.

(08-13-2013 10:31 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 10:11 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:59 AM)TerryD Wrote:  A large number of octogenarians in nursing homes surely must spend all of their Social Security checks on ND gear.

That is the only reasonable explanation for ND being #3 on this list.

As several have said on these boards, ND has no fans, they are hard to find and they are all senior citizens. :)

Not in Louisville, Kentucky, Indianapolis , Indiana or Cincinnati, Ohio, where Notre Dame is followed by many.

I am absolutely sure that Terry was being his usual sarcastic self in that way in which he loves to respond and taunt folks that think Notre Dame athletics are on the decline in terms of fan following across the nation.

Sometimes it irritates me a little the way he goes about it but this attempt was spot on bullseye.

Well said Terry. I laughed.

(08-13-2013 10:42 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 10:36 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 10:29 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:37 AM)OldGoldnBlue Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 09:07 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  No Iowa either. They would be very high up on that list as well.

Really? My guess is that they would be in the 25-30 range. You guys have been pretty down recently and it looks like recent success does impact this list.

Surprised ECU is so low with their "rabid" fan base. VT is a little lower than I thought they would be as well. I look at VT as WVUs equal in almost everything

I can understand why you might think that but you really have to understand the Hawkeye Nation in order to know just how much merchandise they purchase.

Look at the Wall Street Journal's latest evaluation. Iowa was ranked 11th. Other Big Ten folks understand how strong Iowa is in this regard but outside of that, everyone else really doesn't understand. Iowa is one of the strongest selling brands in the Big Ten and their numbers aren't as dictated by success as most school's are.

I'd concur that Iowa sells a ton of apparel. They're probably like the Big Ten version of Arkansas or South Carolina in relation to this list: they're not necessarily the most sexy national brand name, but their alumni base and home state have a ton of rabid fans that will spend money on Hawkeye products.

Exactly, I would say they are very much like Arkansas.

It certainly helps that Iowa goes with the ever popular colors of Black and Yellow (Gold). That color combination sells and wears well.

The tale back home in the Pittsburgh area is that the Steelers were asked and granted permission to Iowa to use or continue to use those.

Is that a folk tale or does it have a basis in fact? I have heard that for quite a long time from a number of different people.

These are only institutions affiliated with CLC so many schools (USC, Oregon, OSU, KSU, etc.) are not included.