(01-15-2021 01:11 PM)BSUTOP25 Wrote:  

(01-15-2021 01:00 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(01-15-2021 12:53 PM)BSUTOP25 Wrote:  

(01-15-2021 12:45 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(01-15-2021 12:34 PM)BSUTOP25 Wrote:  BYU makes far more money as an independent with their own TV deal. The only thing that would make BYU consider a move to the AAC would be revenue closer to what they’re making now and an expanded playoff with an auto bid. Otherwise this scheme is a non-starter.

our tv deal pays 7mil per,
according to foia in 2017 byu made 4.3mil from its tv deal that year...they just signed an extension and the amount is unknown, but its almost certainly less than than what we ar making...and that deal is short term and has no espn+ and espn has only shelled out huge deals that are long term and incorperate espn+ in some way (sec, big 12, aac etc.)

byu doesnt make far more money with their tv deal as an independant... you can argue they get better ticket sales playing an indy schedule but not from tv money

Where are you getting that number? BYU isn’t beholden to FOIA as they’re a private institution. Here’s a link to their latest deal with no financials disclosed:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanquis...dependence

the foia wasnt to byu but to the department of education, where boise reports its revenue
https://lawlessrepublic.com/2017/09/21/b...act-money/

I don’t think we’ll be able to settle on an exact number. The local station in Utah was reporting the old contract to be around $6 million.

https://kslsports.com/423502/byu-espn-co...hru-2026/?

BYU won't give that up especially when they are playing Power 5 teams. I know for sure they like being in the WCC for their Olympic sports, so I don't see BYU joining a conference unless scheduling football games becomes a big hurdle. I still think Air Force as a football-only member is a solid move. I don't think the AAC will get another waiver either, so I'm sure they have a few schools they would like to join.