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BIG BANG THEORIES: THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER-CONFERENCES (PART 1)
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BIG BANG THEORIES: THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER-CONFERENCES (PART 1)
http://www.mrsec.com/2012/12/big-bang-th...es-part-1/

Conference USA

Current or Future School Total Revenue in ’11-’12 in Millions
Old Dominion (future) 35.2
Tulsa 31.1
Rice 30.2
Florida International (future) 27.4
UAB 27.3
Marshall 26.4
UTEP 23.5
Middle Tennessee State (future) 23.1
Florida Atlantic (future) 21.7
North Texas (future) 20.4
Texas-San Antonio (future) 20.2
Southern Miss 19.7
Louisiana Tech (future) 17.0
Charlotte (future) 14.3


The total revenue for those 10 schools was $337.5 million in 2011-12. That’s a per-school average of $24.1 million in total athletic revenue.

Now we’ve really hit the zone of the have-nots. C-USA has had to rebuild itself as the Big East has raided it to refill its ranks. When you’re getting raided by the Big East, it’s not a good sign.

It’s hard to imagine any of the current C-USA programs finding their way into one of the remaining major conferences. For that matter, could any of those schools afford to pay its athletes? You can bet that when a new “super-division” inside the FBS forms, providing bigger scholarships will be a big piece of the puzzle. These schools probably couldn’t afford to keep up.
12-20-2012 02:50 PM
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RE: BIG BANG THEORIES: THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER-CONFERENCES (PART 1)
Part 2. Interesting, including the comments section.

http://www.mrsec.com/2012/12/big-bang-th...es-part-2/
12-21-2012 11:25 PM
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RE: BIG BANG THEORIES: THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPER-CONFERENCES (PART 1)
Quote:It’s hard to imagine any of the current C-USA programs finding their way into one of the remaining major conferences.

Per the stats he used in part 2 (http://mup.asu.edu/research2011.pdf) UAB ranks 28th in research spending. Eleven of the schools ranked above UAB do not play 1-A football. No SEC school ranks ahead of UAB.

On to the ACC!
12-23-2012 06:43 PM
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