We're worrying about Bolden, QB, and WR and trying to figure that scenario out...
But here is a $ post about the funds which will accrue to the power conferences and the other conferences, such as the MAC.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../12734897/
"The ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC each will draw a baseline amount of approximately $50 million in the first year of a 12-year contract.
The other five FBS-level leagues will split $75 million – but that's more than five times greater than their combined payday in 2013.
(emphasis mine)
"It's good for everybody," Bill Hancock, the College Football Playoff's executive director, told USA TODAY Sports. "There's more money for everybody."
Heather will have a nice cash infusion to the EMU athletic department budget assuming most of it gets passed through the MAC to the individual schools.
EDIT: (Should have included this text too)
In the final year of the BCS, the baseline distribution to the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and American was $27.897 million.
Conference USA, the Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt split $13.168 million. In 2014-15, the base share for the Power Five is $50 million.
The so-called Group of Five (including the American) will divide $75 million.
So in 2013 four conferences split 13.168M. In 2014, 75M will be split by five conferences including the American.