(09-12-2020 09:46 PM)fresnofanatic Wrote:  

(09-07-2020 08:43 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The problem I see here is - if these schools are all currently making no more than $7m a year in media money (the AAC schools), with most making much less than that - what makes you think that ESPN or anyone else would be willing to pay $20 million a school for this conference?

I don’t see $20million per either. But $12MM per might be a deal supported by a network for the following 2 big reasons...

1). More fans per team interested in all the teams listed because NY6 garunteed for AAC champ. This also would boost local booster support from local businesses wanting to get in the action being associated with their local “power conference” team.

2). Multiplied by 24 in 5 time zones, LDS, all 3 military academies, and people like me who would watch AAC East and Central games because they’re my Bulldogs’ conference mates.

I agree ️

I’d think $12M/school plus guaranteed auto bid to NY6 with true P6 status, if all worked out by ESPN (teams they want, time slots they’ll guarantee filling weekly, and money per school more than what AAC gets now) the presidents will look hard at that.