(08-06-2023 12:45 PM)CarRamrod Wrote:  

(08-06-2023 12:38 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(08-06-2023 12:33 PM)CarRamrod Wrote:  Agree with most of your points, however, the reality is ESPN is going to pay about $2mil/school in the Sun Belt contract. It doesn't seem ESPN thinks that highly of our value.

There must be something in that blacksburg water brainwashing everyone within about 30 miles of Chokie land.

The story from some corners was the SBC was only going to add 2 schools, and then ESPN stepped up with more money for the entire conference to get us (and ODU) included.

That $2m number is the AVERAGE value of all SBC members that is equally shared, not what ESPN likely spent to make sure we were included.

No, I understand that. But wasn't the previous SBC payout in the $1m range? Thus the ODU, USM, JMU, and Marshall adds doubled the value which is great, but it's hard to know where that extra $14m is distributed amongst the 4. I'd absolutely love being in the ACC if some of our SBC rivals came too, but I am reluctant to think there's any chance of this happening in the next 5 years.

When the SBC contract is up, will there be any competing bids other than ESPN?

I think ESPN will show increased interest if JMU can continue to build its brand. ESPN did see value with us getting into SBC and helping to increase value in the SBC. JMU was limited in FCS, so you can not expect them to immediately see us as prime value. In 5 years our value mY be much higher than before.

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