I know I shouldn't have done it. I know this.

But I had too much Dr. Pepper and my calculator and I posted this on the Tech board. God Bless USA Today and their databases.

Did a little research
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...a-finances.htm
If you want to look at the numbers yourself.

Let's do a blind comparison.

Team A - They average 20,000 per game in football (that's a nice round number, isn't it?). 2,400 in men's basketball.
They have a $15,966,000 athletic budget.
They have 11,000 students in a town of 20,000.
They receiveed $1,463,000 in conference revenue distribution.
They spent $2,554,000 on travel.



Team B - They averaged 20,506 in football. 3,600 in men's basketball.
They have a $19,441,000 budget
They have 25,000 students in a town of 100,000.
They received $982,000 in conference revenue distribution.
They spent $1,740,000 on team travel.


What's funny, is that the difference between Team A (Tech) and Team B (Middle Tennessee) in terms of conference distribution is $481,000. The difference in team travel is $814,000.
So playing in the WAC cost you $333,000.

But WAIT! There's more.

In royalties, advertising, and sponsorships, Tech brought in $485,000.
MT brought in $724,000.

That means that Middle Tennessee is either a) a more popular brand or b) is more likely to bring a message to a wider audience of people. (Isn't that kind of what this whole realignment thing is about.?)

People wanted numbers. There they are.

I am not delusional enough to think that the current manifestation of the WAC is worse than the Sun Belt. It's superior.

Who looks better?

We've got an athletic budget 22 percent bigger, a better schedule, and we've been on national TV a dozen times (counting this season) in the last four years in a conference with the worst TV deal imaginable. Meanwhile, Tech's bragging about six games on ESPN3.com

But... why is Middle Tennessee in such better shape than Tech? One word: Administration. We have one of the best ADs in the country. Yours? Not so much.

That's why we're getting into C-USA ahead of you. That's why it grates on fans of a couple of Sun Belt schools when you act like you're superior just because you play in a better conference.

You were in a better position and pissed it away.

You can check out the Bullpup's reactions here:

http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/showthrea...53&page=11

I really hope they don't wind up back in the sun belt with us.

That said, when all this blows over and Tech is either back in the belt, or trying to go independent, I am going to make sure they eat their crow, make sure they have it showed down their stinking throats. The fans than frequent that message board are just too much, I can't conceive how they can even post what they do. I am biting my tongue for now, but I am really giddy on the inside knowing how screwed that school and its fan base is, because they deserve it, period.

There's a reason every school hates posters from your school, and in this moment, when they should be kissing our shoes hoping to have a home after this season, they're gloating about how their new conference with the likes of UTSA/TSU/Montana etc is going to be even better than the sun belt still. Your program is dying a slow slow death and I am loving every minute of it.