(12-02-2013 12:36 PM)masttg Wrote: The old AA.com has jumped on the 'EMU should move down' bandwagon.
http://www.mlive.com/opinion/ann-arbor/i...er_default
Weird how beating UM in baseball for 4 or 5 years in a row doesn't get a 'UM baseball should move down' editorial.
Why that is a STUPID editorial.
It mentions 23% of 10.73M on FB or 2.5M as football costs.
EMU gets:
1). NETS > 1.0M per year in road game - home FB game guarantees. Not unusual for us to get say 1.5M / year from schools like PSU, Rutgers, etc.
2). EMU (and each MAC school, other than newbie, UMass) supposedly received between 8 -900K from the BCS (thanks! NIU) this year. For 2014 each MAC team could get the same amount through the college FB playoff payouts.
3). MAC is or has re-negotiated their contract with ESPN. I heard 1M / year / school in print. I'm not sure it is that high but still.
In short, these 3 revenue streams should equal the out-of-pocket costs for FB.
GLIAC probably gets 100K / team / school.
EITHER I or the Ann Arbor News are dead wrong.
IF my facts are right, the News is dead wrong. FB will pay for itself going forward.
If my facts are wrong, then the News can make their case.