As it stands now, each Power 5 league earns roughly the same payout each year, regardless of how many teams it sends to the CFP or how far they advance. That has created some friction, especially for schools in leagues that are expanding.

For example, Alabama, a team that has participated in the CFP almost every year of its existence, would be making less per year than Washington State, which has never come close to participating — all because a 16-team SEC will be dividing its revenue by more members than a 10- or 12-team Pac-12 will.

The compromise agreed upon Wednesday reduces disparity and allows the focus to be on per-school payouts instead of per-league payouts that then get sliced different ways based on varying membership size. Payouts to the Group of 5 leagues remain unchanged.

https://theathletic.com/3904973/2022/11/...rose-bowl/

Wow, I would have thought there would have been a bump for the G5 as well. Talk about a stocking full of coal.

(11-16-2022 09:56 PM)otown Wrote:  Wow, I would have thought there would have been a bump for the G5 as well. Talk about a stocking full of coal.

It'll be more money just based on the billions more the expanded CFP will make. But we're in the same spot regarding the percentage shared. I'm not surprised by this in the least, I expected it because the P5 isn't going to ever allow a level playing field in the post season. Same as it ever was..

Well at least it's not going down.

If the percentage stays flat, the G5 will get more money. I think that is all the G5 could have hoped for. If the pot doubles the G5 money doubles. Same is true for P5, they don't get bigger piece of the pie, but do get a bigger pie to take it piece out of.
If G5 ends up with more money and a guaranteed spot in the playoff it is in good shape.

(11-17-2022 08:22 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  If the percentage stays flat, the G5 will get more money. I think that is all the G5 could have hoped for. If the pot doubles the G5 money doubles. Same is true for P5, they don't get bigger piece of the pie, but do get a bigger pie to take it piece out of.
If G5 ends up with more money and a guaranteed spot in the playoff it is in good shape.

The more important distinction(using the Bama-Wazzu example) is that a 16-team SEC was getting the same payout as the 12-team PAC. I think P5 is switching to a "per school" model. Relevant to the bigger G5 leagues, despite them not changing our model.

Are the G5's making it equal per school as well? If not, it is possible the CFP money per school will be greater than media payouts per school. My question is.....why did the AAC expand so big?

(11-17-2022 08:49 AM)otown Wrote:  Are the G5's making it equalper school as well? If not, it is possible the CFP money per school will be greater than media payouts per school. My question is.....why did the AAC expand so big?

All CFP/NY6 payouts are per school, distributed to the conference, then redistributed by the conference to the conference members. AAC determines how much the final payout per member really is. AAC pays the participating member more than the other members.

At $6M per team payout for CFP Appearance paid to the conference.

No, I don't see a scenario where the AAC distributes more CFP money to the members than Media money.

Going through the numbers:
If AAC (in the best case scenario) is being paid $7M per team in media.
7 x 14 = $98M Conference per year

98 / 6 = 16.3 games the AAC would need to participate in to equal media payout
(Even then that amount is not evenly distributed within the conference because the participating member receives more than the non-participating members)

(11-17-2022 09:04 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  

(11-17-2022 08:49 AM)otown Wrote:  Are the G5's making it equalper school as well? If not, it is possible the CFP money per school will be greater than media payouts per school. My question is.....why did the AAC expand so big?

All CFP/NY6 payouts are per school, distributed to the conference, then redistributed by the conference to the conference members. AAC determines how much the final payout per member really is. AAC pays the participating member more than the other members.

At $6M per team payout for CFP Appearance paid to the conference.

No, I don't see a scenario where the AAC distributes more CFP money to the members than Media money.

Going through the numbers:
If AAC (in the best case scenario) is being paid $7M per team in media.
7 x 14 = $98M Conference per year

98 / 6 = 16.3 games the AAC would need to participate in to equal media payout
(Even then that amount is not evenly distributed within the conference because the participating member receives more than the non-participating members)

No, what I am saying is the the P5 just agreed to equal pay for all P5 members these last two years. This means it is no longer the same amount of money per conference. Conferences with more members get more money so it becomes equal per school across the board.

However, the G5 still has that small 20% or so to divide up amongst five conference equally. Have they agreed to doing the same thing as the P5 with their shares? If not, then the AAC took a bigger hit than they expected by expanding so large.

(11-17-2022 09:20 AM)otown Wrote:  

(11-17-2022 09:04 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  

(11-17-2022 08:49 AM)otown Wrote:  Are the G5's making it equalper school as well? If not, it is possible the CFP money per school will be greater than media payouts per school. My question is.....why did the AAC expand so big?

All CFP/NY6 payouts are per school, distributed to the conference, then redistributed by the conference to the conference members. AAC determines how much the final payout per member really is. AAC pays the participating member more than the other members.

At $6M per team payout for CFP Appearance paid to the conference.

No, I don't see a scenario where the AAC distributes more CFP money to the members than Media money.

Going through the numbers:
If AAC (in the best case scenario) is being paid $7M per team in media.
7 x 14 = $98M Conference per year

98 / 6 = 16.3 games the AAC would need to participate in to equal media payout
(Even then that amount is not evenly distributed within the conference because the participating member receives more than the non-participating members)

No, what I am saying is the the P5 just agreed to equal pay for all P5 members these last two years. This means it is no longer the same amount of money per conference. Conferences with more members get more money so it becomes equal per school across the board.

However, the G5 still has that small 20% or so to divide up amongst five conference equally. Have they agreed to doing the same thing as the P5 with their shares? If not, then the AAC took a bigger hit than they expected by expanding so large.

Exactly. The G5 distribution will be more based on the larger pie but the financial disadvantage remains and it also looks like the ghetto G5 term will live on.