(09-30-2022 11:24 AM)XLance Wrote: The B1G has already proven that you don't have to have the best product to make the most money.
In many regards the B1G has passed the SEC by.
So I guess it depends on your criteria to be able to answer the question posed by the OP.
https://www.sportico.com/business/commer...234646029/
SEC (counting new members) has had 6 or 7 of the top 10 in revenues every year for 5 years, except for the Covid year, in which it was 9/10.
Their media deal that starts in 2024 looks nice, but it's not going to make up for stuff like this:
13 Wisconsin $148,198,907
14 Kentucky $146,150,480
15 Iowa $145,636,544
Kentucky was #9 that year in the SEC in generated revenues, Wisconsin was #4 and Iowa was #5 in the B1G. And this is a pretty representative sample of the past half decade.
Or, how about this one:
19 Nebraska $133,629,080
20 South Carolina $133,011,012
21 Michigan State $130,636,629
USC was #11 in the SEC, Nebraska and Michigan St were #6/7 in the B1G. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that not many people outside of SEC country realize that USC makes as much money as Nebraska and Michigan St. Well, maybe you do realize it, but not the USC that you're thinking of.
This reminds me of a story about Arkansas' move to the SEC 30+ years ago:
Quote:Although the Arkansas football was coming off back-to-back SWC titles, that success probably wouldn’t transfer to the SEC. Racking up more losses was a real likelihood, former Arkansas football head coach Jack Crowe told Broyles.
“Frank asked me, “Jack, what would you think about us going to the SEC?,'” Crowe recalled in an ESPN.com feature.
“I told him, ‘Let me tell you something, Frank: We have a hard time beating Texas here.'”
“‘There’s five Texases over there. Five.'”
There aren't 5 texases in the SEC anymore, there are 10. And there are 3 in the B1G.