Wyoming dropping to FCS?

[get'em_griz]

No, not likely. But this article discusses Wyoming's issues and talks about if Wyoming would save money by moving down to the FCS level. It was written back in 2014 but is still relevant today.

http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/article_cc6003ef-0e60-586f-8d8e-ec5fe415b873.html

The article mentions that expenses would certainly be lower but Wyoming would also not be receiving near the amount of revenue that they currently enjoy at the FBS level. It goes on to discuss TV revenue and compares it to what the Big Sky gets in revenue from our ROOT Sports contract.

The interesting thing about the Big Sky's package with ROOT Sports is that the more you are on TV, the more revenue your program gets (obviously). So Montana should be getting a good chunk of the revenue by having 4-5 games on ROOT Sports each year. Wyoming get's a big revenue check when it plays on TV (ESPN2 or CBS) as well. But here's an interesting look in comparing the two:

About 57 percent of UW’s athletics budget is self-generated. That would decrease if it dropped down to the FCS level.

Take TV revenue, for instance.

UW got $1.4 million from the MW’s TV contract in 2013-14.

And it got a $1 million bonus for having two games televised on ESPN2.

It is currently slated to get a $300,000 bonus this season for its Nov. 7 home game with Utah State, which also will be televised on ESPN2.

The Big Sky Conference in the FCS is another story.

Jon Kasper, assistant commissioner of that league, said it makes money from TV contracts, but he added that most FCS conferences don’t.

ROOT Sports is the Big Sky’s official TV partner. Kasper said each Big Sky school gets money from its TV contract, but some could receive more than others, depending on how many games are televised.
ROOT is part of the Mountain West’s TV package, but it is a smaller player behind CBS Sports Network and ESPN and its family of networks.

Montana athletics director Kent Haslam said his TV revenue is a little more than $100,000 annually.
Along with TV revenue, UW also receives money from other entities, such as the BCS split among all FBS football programs.

Schools like UW and leagues like the MW don’t get as much as the bigger leagues, but it is still revenue and can be in six figures for the schools.

FCS schools do not have a model like that.

The annual share for all FBS schools is expected to increase as much as three times with the new four-team playoff format.

"UW got $1.4 Million from the MW's TV contract in 2013-2014" while Montana only gets "a little more than $100,000 annually" - and that's with Montana having most of the airtime on ROOT Sports.

Amazing how much of a difference in revenue there is for programs in the FBS vs the FCS.

 

[grizpack]

Cue Titleist head explosion in 3..... 2..... 1.....

 

[kemajic]

A president would have to kill the coal industry and oil would have to go below $30 a barrel for this to happen. What?

 

[Paytonlives]

Idaho and Wyoming are in the same boat, along with 30 or 40 more FBS teams...

Soon enough the "big boys" will shove their red headed brothers off the cliff... Hello new and improved FCS.

minus the FCS now red headed step brothers... ISU, SUU, Sac, UNC, etc

 

[AZGrizFan]

A president would have to kill the coal industry and oil would have to go below $30 a barrel for this to happen. What?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :clap: :clap:

 

[get'em_griz]

Idaho and Wyoming are in the same boat, along with 30 or 40 more FBS teams...

Soon enough the "big boys" will shove their red headed brothers off the cliff... Hello new and improved FCS.

minus the FCS now red headed step brothers... ISU, SUU, Sac, UNC, etc

I'd much rather be in a new and improved FCS with those 30 or 40 FBS teams.

 

[AZGrizFan]

Idaho and Wyoming are in the same boat, along with 30 or 40 more FBS teams...

Soon enough the "big boys" will shove their red headed brothers off the cliff... Hello new and improved FCS.

minus the FCS now red headed step brothers... ISU, SUU, Sac, UNC, etc

SWAC, NEC, PL, etc., etc.

 

[Paytonlives]

Idaho and Wyoming are in the same boat, along with 30 or 40 more FBS teams...

Soon enough the "big boys" will shove their red headed brothers off the cliff... Hello new and improved FCS.

minus the FCS now red headed step brothers... ISU, SUU, Sac, UNC, etc

I'd much rather be in a new and improved FCS with those 30 or 40 FBS teams.

Its on the horizon...

 

[Grizzlies1982]

So that settles it;

If our increased expenses in FBS are less than $1.3 million then it is profitable.








Unfortunately, for the mover uppers the estimates of increased expenses would be 4 or 5 times that amount. :[

 

[Paytonlives]

Wont be a move up...

 

[MrTitleist]

This is the dumbest thing I've read on eGriz in a while. The state just approved an $8million dollar matching.

 

[Paytonlives]

This is the dumbest thing I've read on eGriz in a while. The state just approved an $8 million dollar matching.

Come here often? :lol:

 

[AZGrizFan]

Idaho and Wyoming are in the same boat, along with 30 or 40 more FBS teams...

Soon enough the "big boys" will shove their red headed brothers off the cliff... Hello new and improved FCS.

minus the FCS now red headed step brothers... ISU, SUU, Sac, UNC, etc

I'd much rather be in a new and improved FCS with those 30 or 40 FBS teams.

Its on the horizon...

And let me guess...it'll have playoffs.

 

[Paytonlives]

That is the hope... But the NCAA can screw up a wet dream...

 

[GrizGuy]

A president would have to kill the coal industry and oil would have to go below $30 a barrel for this to happen. What?

Don't worry, President Bloomberg will kill coal and oil will rise above $30, but probably not over $50, unless Iranian oil is somehow kept from the world market. Doubtful that'll happen with a tanker full of it already waiting in the Gulf.