(09-15-2021 09:00 AM)freshtop Wrote:  I know I am biased, but I think ESPN would offer a very mild increase to the per team payout to add WKU to the MAC if that becomes an option. We seem to draw respectable ratings (usually known for a high powered passing offense, people like watching high scoring games), and our basketball rights are usually worth a little as well (usually have some marquee home games in OOC).

I don't see the pair including WKU that increases the value of #MACtion games by 20%+. It is the same number of midweek games, after all ... the extra games in the November inventory are Saturday games.

Maybe an improvement in the value of MAC MBB, but that would not be enough to make a pro-rata increase in the value of the contract for a single bid conference.

Quote: Probably not enough to offset splitting CFB Playoff payouts, but enough to at least warrant a discussion.

So I expect it would be a drop in direct media contract money per school even before splitting the CFP money.