(02-09-2019 02:52 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(02-09-2019 02:11 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  Rumor is BYU is getting paid $8 million a year. Is it true?

Before anybody start with realignment scenarios for BYU, it all starts and ends with Utah. Unless they get a Big XII invitation (in its current form), BYU won’t join a conference while Utah enjoys the benefits of being in a P5 league. They’d rather stay independent and play multiple P5 rather than playing a MWC or AAC schedule.

It changes. What people have been able to piece together is that they are paid more for appearances on certain networks. If they are on ESPN or ABC---they earn more than being on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Based on the numbers, 8 sounds a little high and would be a figure they might approach in a best case scenario where all their games are on ESPN and ABC. My guess is 4-6 million a year is more where they typically live under this deal.

BYU gets between 800K and $1.2M per game, depending on which channels BYU's home games are broadcast. BYU reserves the right to one annual BYUtv game, which gets nothing from ESPN (BYUtv revenue to BYU athletic department is not disclosed...but I would be surprised if it's anything).

The 2016 season included 2 ESPN games, 1 ESPN2, and 1 ESPNU game. BYU broadcasted both the Southern Utah and UMass home games on BYUtv (so that they could have afternoon kickoffs in cold November weather against weaker opponents). If you assign $1.2M to the ESPN games, $1M to the ESPN2 game and $800K to the ESPNU game, the total is $4.4M...about what the F1do's referenced article calculated.

Last year included 4 ESPN2 and 1 ESPNU broadcasts. So, the 2018 ESPN payout was likely around $4.8M.

The 2019 schedule includes Utah, USC, Washington, and Boise State, plus Liberty (and Idaho St. for BYUtvu) which will likely net BYU between $5 and 6 million (assuming the four good games get at least ESPN2 coverage, and at least one game gets ESPN coverage).