I know football is driving this bus...


...but if an airballed shot can hit a wall in your basketball venue, you're an automatic out in my book.

Sory GaSt. Sorry TxSt.

UTSA... fix that ****. Like, now.

(12-05-2014 11:07 PM)Big Duke Wrote:  Borrowed this from another thread

Info From Equity in Athletics

Total Revenues by Team

Conference USA

01.) Old Dominion University - $37,504,701
02.) Rice University - $34,822,708
03.) University of Alabama at Birmingham - $31,018,623
04.) University of North Texas - $29,415,940
05.) The University of Texas at San Antonio - $28,328,850
06.) Florida International University - $28,104,059
07.) Western Kentucky University - $27,715,961
08.) Middle Tennessee State University - $26,845,205
09.) Marshall University - $26,818,980
10.) The University of Texas at El Paso - $25,723,452
11.) Florida Atlantic University - $21,991,245
12.) University of Southern Mississippi - $20,789,759
13.) Louisiana Tech University - $17,483,342


JAMES MADISON - $37,522,548

When I think of "revenue", I think of ticket sales and TV monies. I think the above list includes student fees and state/school support so the above is misleading.

(12-06-2014 09:17 AM)Flat Tire 2 Wrote:  

(12-05-2014 11:07 PM)Big Duke Wrote:  Borrowed this from another thread

Info From Equity in Athletics

Total Revenues by Team

Conference USA

01.) Old Dominion University - $37,504,701
02.) Rice University - $34,822,708
03.) University of Alabama at Birmingham - $31,018,623
04.) University of North Texas - $29,415,940
05.) The University of Texas at San Antonio - $28,328,850
06.) Florida International University - $28,104,059
07.) Western Kentucky University - $27,715,961
08.) Middle Tennessee State University - $26,845,205
09.) Marshall University - $26,818,980
10.) The University of Texas at El Paso - $25,723,452
11.) Florida Atlantic University - $21,991,245
12.) University of Southern Mississippi - $20,789,759
13.) Louisiana Tech University - $17,483,342


JAMES MADISON - $37,522,548

When I think of "revenue", I think of ticket sales and TV monies. I think the above list includes student fees and state/school support so the above is misleading.

Exaxtly my point. Very misleading.

Good segment on Gameday regarding UAB's plight. I think people's eyes are opening to the inner workings and what really happened. Plus most of the country already despise the Crimson Menace anyway.

(12-06-2014 09:32 AM)MUHERD76 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 09:17 AM)Flat Tire 2 Wrote:  When I think of "revenue", I think of ticket sales and TV monies. I think the above list includes student fees and state/school support so the above is misleading.

Exaxtly my point. Very misleading.

Neither student fees nor state support at Rice. I suspect it does include gifts, and Rice is like at $38M toward endowing athletic scholarships like Stanford ($100M goal), and very near announcing on a $30M+ fundraising goal for the football stadium.

Baseball is also a significant revenue source. $15 a ticket times 20 home games times >3,000 adds up, plus the Regionals and all the people (like me) who drop $20 on a burger, fries and beers during the game.

I don't doubt the Rice numbers. Also betting Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, Marshall and UAB have contribution from AAC exit fees.

(12-05-2014 06:42 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(12-05-2014 06:28 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(12-05-2014 04:49 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  Don't see those kind of bucks for the AAC in a look in situation. Not with the kind of poo-poo they are producing on the football field. There is no reason for ESPN to give them more.

Now once the AACs contract is up....the AAC will be marketable for more money with a quality basketball conference. If they can get the per school dollars on the level of the Big East it wouldn't surprise me.

If the rumors about Cincinnati and Memphis to the Big 12 prove true, that would trigger a clause in the ESPN contract that could reopen the AAC contract. Could be a wild winter in G5 realignment.

I still cant believe nobody is scooping up UConn. I would think they would go before Memphis. If Cincy, UConn and Memphis leave, the CUSA is just as good as the AAC in all sports and the value of the AAC drops like a rock in basketball.

If I was the B12, I would go with Memphis and UConn to put basketball in the B12 on par with the ACC.

There is nothing they can do football wise to bolster their status.

(12-06-2014 09:00 AM)49erlew Wrote:  I know football is driving this bus...


...but if an airballed shot can hit a wall in your basketball venue, you're an automatic out in my book.

Sory GaSt. Sorry TxSt.

UTSA... fix that ****. Like, now.

Rice until recently for decades had its much feared "Blue Curtain of Death"


The former "Jungle Gym", unairconditioned though it was, was packed for SWC games during the latter part of Rices' Scott Thompson era in the late 80's/early 90's and gave Rice a tremendous and intimidating home court advantage rivaling Duke's famous Cameron Indoor Arena. Don't make fun of stuff like that-it can be a real advantage if played right by the school:



Our new men's basketball coach, Mike Rhoades from VCU is having a rough start so far trying to turn on a dime and change Rice to an all-uptempo, trapping, 40 minutes of mayhem team, but these pictures show that Rice can fill and regularly sell out Autry (now Tudor Fieldhouse) when the product is exciting. Just wait! Go Owls!