Re: Agreed. It will be increasingly tough to stay independant. $51M vs $15M? Hard to turn down,

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Re: Agreed. It will be increasingly tough to stay independant. $51M vs $15M? Hard to turn down,

Author: mmclaug580 (46 Posts - Joined: Oct 19, 2017)

Posted at 4:24 pm on Jun 3, 2019

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The last numbers I saw had the football program at or near an annual $70 million profit. ND is unique and being independent is one of the corner stones of the program in my opinion. I love the freedom in scheduling it allows and the thought of having to share bowl revenue with conference bottom feeders does not sit well with me. The Irish should embrace the challenge of independence as opposed to the safety of a conference (which in my opinion rewards mediocrity - hello Kansas football). The Irish got more than $8 million for making the CFP last year and unlike the other 3 did not have to share a penny. At the very least, making a New Years 6 Bowl will pay the Irish close to that as well so I see no reason to join a football conference. No way Rutgers or Oregon State or Indiana or Vandy or any other scrub team should get a piece of what the Irish earned.

Replies to: "Re: Agreed. It will be increasingly tough to stay independant. $51M vs $15M? Hard to turn down,"

How did this prediction work out? [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:32am 6/3/19 (27) [View All]
- Running ND at it's lofty lvl without state assistance costs a lot of cabbage [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:45pm 6/3/19
- He's right - Rish93 - 2:06pm 6/3/19
- It will be interest to see what happens to conference payouts after the TV deals are up - Hank Scorpio - 12:09pm 6/3/19
- Agreed. It will be increasingly tough to stay independant. $51M vs $15M? Hard to turn down, - faircatchcorby - 8:40am 6/3/19
  - Re: Agreed. It will be increasingly tough to stay independant. $51M vs $15M? Hard to turn down, - mmclaug580 - 4:24pm 6/3/19
    - Could not agree more. The only thing that worries me is what will happen when - faircatchcorby - 8:23am 6/4/19
  - The ACC payout is between 25M - 30M... Not quite the drop off. [NT] [LINK] - ucandoit - 11:23am 6/3/19
    - True, but that's set to spike w/ the ACC Network coming online this fall [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 11:25am 6/3/19
      - Good point. [NT] - ucandoit - 12:31pm 6/3/19
  - Nope - Nigel Tufnel - 9:14am 6/3/19
    - Can you outline what we lose? - WoodstockIrish - 2:41pm 6/3/19
      - You first - Nigel Tufnel - 3:39pm 6/3/19
        Your turn - WoodstockIrish - 12:51pm 6/4/19
        
        Because - WoodstockIrish - 12:49pm 6/4/19
        I really don’t get this angle at all. - Napoleon - 9:12am 6/8/19
        That comes from - WoodstockIrish - 4:54pm 6/10/19
        
        So get in a conference to be more liked? Great argument. - murph78 - 9:46pm 6/4/19
        Talk to anyone who isnt on this webpage - WoodstockIrish - 8:09am 6/5/19
    - Valid argument. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 2:38pm 6/3/19
    - Re: Nope - breali - 11:00am 6/3/19
    - When will tuition be free, I wonder. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 10:59am 6/3/19
      - when Bernie sanders gets elected. lol [NT] - DonMiller - 4:50am 6/4/19
      - An excellent question - Nigel Tufnel - 11:23am 6/3/19
        Ask Harvard. Their endowment is about 3 times ND's. Still charging tuition...last I saw... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:47am 6/3/19
        Harvard (and MIT) meet 100% of student need. If your family income is under $65K, no family contrib [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:33pm 6/3/19
        Lots of schools say 'We meet all demonstrated need.' Does Harvard adjust for family size, for ex.? [NT] - murph78 - 9:49pm 6/4/19
        Yes- Adjusts for number of children in college. Plus need is met WITHOUT loans. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 8:24am 6/5/19