IdaGriz01
Well-known member
I thought about putting this on one of the many “new structure for D-I football” threads, but decided it was different enough to deserve its own discussion. I was triggered by the continued commentary about it on talk radio and elsewhere. Of course, college football already has revenue sharing: Bowl money goes to the conferences, which then dole it out to all the conference members by their own formulas, whose details we outsiders never hear about.
No, I’m thinking of a different form of revenue sharing that may be coming. Most “experts” seem to feel that the big boys will go off to form some sort of “super-division.” However, no where have I seen any of them take into account that all but a relative handful of the programs involved are state-supported institutions.
The super-division may well happen. (And whatever happens at the FBS level will surely have a trickle-down effect on the FCS, so it does matter for the Griz.) But they have to get that notion through multiple legislative processes, or at least the respective state collegiate educational structures.
Some interesting stats: Only two states do not have Division-I football. For some strange reason (
), Alaska gets by without it, while the University of Vermont competes only at the club level in football. Among the rest, we find that 42 states have (or will soon have) FBS teams in them. (The rest, like Montana, have only FCS D-I programs.) Of those 42, I was a bit surprised to discover that 35 states have teams in the Power-5 (I thought is was more concentrated than that). Most of those states also have FBS teams in the Group-of-5 “classification.” (Many also have FCS programs. of course.)
If the big boys want to have their own super-money division, what happens to the educational budgets in those 35 states? Because, let’s face it, that association will suck up even more of the available TV and other money than they already do. The states will be left holding the bag in supporting the other programs … with less sponsor money coming in. I don’t think that will play well.
That’s already happened, in effect, in California. The UC Regents have ordered UCLA to pay Cal-Berkeley up to $10 million a year for at least three years to “atone” for how their departure from the Pac-12 basically ruined Cal’s hopes of raking in enough to cover their expenses. (The Bears are already behind the 8-ball anyway.)
https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla...-ucla-pay-cal-10-million-annually-three-years
I think we could see something similar play out in other states between the P-5 and G-5 backers.. It’s just the nature of governments to grab every dime they can get, and we’re talking some pretty big bucks.
No, I’m thinking of a different form of revenue sharing that may be coming. Most “experts” seem to feel that the big boys will go off to form some sort of “super-division.” However, no where have I seen any of them take into account that all but a relative handful of the programs involved are state-supported institutions.
The super-division may well happen. (And whatever happens at the FBS level will surely have a trickle-down effect on the FCS, so it does matter for the Griz.) But they have to get that notion through multiple legislative processes, or at least the respective state collegiate educational structures.
Some interesting stats: Only two states do not have Division-I football. For some strange reason (
), Alaska gets by without it, while the University of Vermont competes only at the club level in football. Among the rest, we find that 42 states have (or will soon have) FBS teams in them. (The rest, like Montana, have only FCS D-I programs.) Of those 42, I was a bit surprised to discover that 35 states have teams in the Power-5 (I thought is was more concentrated than that). Most of those states also have FBS teams in the Group-of-5 “classification.” (Many also have FCS programs. of course.) If the big boys want to have their own super-money division, what happens to the educational budgets in those 35 states? Because, let’s face it, that association will suck up even more of the available TV and other money than they already do. The states will be left holding the bag in supporting the other programs … with less sponsor money coming in. I don’t think that will play well.
That’s already happened, in effect, in California. The UC Regents have ordered UCLA to pay Cal-Berkeley up to $10 million a year for at least three years to “atone” for how their departure from the Pac-12 basically ruined Cal’s hopes of raking in enough to cover their expenses. (The Bears are already behind the 8-ball anyway.)
https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla...-ucla-pay-cal-10-million-annually-three-years
I think we could see something similar play out in other states between the P-5 and G-5 backers.. It’s just the nature of governments to grab every dime they can get, and we’re talking some pretty big bucks.
