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(06-28-2019 07:54 AM)Banter Wrote:  

(06-27-2019 09:48 PM)Section 200 Wrote:  Looks like UConn ultimately ran out of money to spend on football. Are there other American schools at risk? Maybe Tulsa or ECU could be next? UC, Memphis, Houston, UCF, USF & Temple are all big schools in areas that support football, SMU and Tulane are rich and Navy is both rich and sponsored by the Defense Department.

Sad to see UConn go - I expected to see a MAC team run out of money before UConn - but they were late to start & the last one in is usually the first one out when times get tough. One less gimme on the schedule after this year.

The MAC makes a decent amount of money off their TV deal as well (~900K per team) and get good TV exposure for football. The problem is their games are on mid-week which kills their attendance/ticket revenue. Doesn't help all of their students and alums support OSU or Michigan more than their own schools either.

The MAC is super stable. All teams with the exception of Buffalo and NIU are in about a 4-6 hour drive from one another? Makes everything incredibly efficient for all sports.