Michigan State pays Central Michigan $1.5 million each time they play. Much cheaper than cutting Central Michigan in on the spoils of the BIG. Give them half the gate and the rest of the cash money is yours.
I think you can still achieve that and pay on an ad hoc basis and not cut patsies in on the big $$$.
Replies to: "I think you can still achieve that and pay on an ad hoc basis and not cut patsies in on the big $$$."
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- LanceManion - 11:15am 10/2/25
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- OSU, Michigan, PSU & Oregon could bolt for the SEC. B10 & B12 would be screwed! [NT]
- irishslovak - 8:12pm 10/2/25
- I’ve long believed that all “pro colleges” will eventually follow ND’s independence - LanceManion - 8:39pm 10/2/25
- You make an excellent point dont these league have bottom feeders that basically cash fat checks on - sweetbobbyg - 10:00pm 10/2/25
- Look at schedules. Don't the big guns profit from having lots of teams they know they can beat? [NT]
- jrdjr84 - 10:42am 10/3/25
- I think you can still achieve that and pay on an ad hoc basis and not cut patsies in on the big $$$. - LanceManion - 11:14am 10/3/25
- Isn't the tradition that everyone gets an equal base but big winners earn more post-season? - jrdjr84 - 2:31pm 10/3/25
- I think you can still achieve that and pay on an ad hoc basis and not cut patsies in on the big $$$. - LanceManion - 11:14am 10/3/25
- Spot on. And love the Entourage reference. Drama & Tom Brady and golf was great. [NT]
- LanceManion - 7:21am 10/3/25
- 👍🍀 that’s awesome! [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 4:16pm 10/3/25
- Look at schedules. Don't the big guns profit from having lots of teams they know they can beat? [NT]
- jrdjr84 - 10:42am 10/3/25
- You make an excellent point dont these league have bottom feeders that basically cash fat checks on - sweetbobbyg - 10:00pm 10/2/25
- I’ve long believed that all “pro colleges” will eventually follow ND’s independence - LanceManion - 8:39pm 10/2/25
- I recall something about a former mayor of Chicago selling the parking meter system - sweetbobbyg - 3:50pm 10/2/25
- everything from ticket prices to food to apparel related to the Big Ten will go through the roof - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:57pm 10/2/25
- Sure. P/E will want to suck every penny of revenue they can [NT] - LanceManion - 8:36pm 10/2/25
- College football may eventually kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. - Curly1918 - 12:46pm 10/2/25
- They seem like they are well on their way to doing that. Restraint is in order but entirely lacking. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:55pm 10/2/25
- The have nots will love it, the haves will not. Equal shares will be a sticking point [NT]
- ndphysics - 12:26pm 10/2/25
- I'm still having a hard time understanding how land grant universities can do this. [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:54pm 10/2/25
- Isn't it that the athletic departments are legal/financial entities unto themselves, not - jrdjr84 - 4:21pm 10/2/25
- Don’t know. If so, then all their revenue s/b UBIT. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:23pm 10/2/25
- Well, if athletic department revenues are tax-free - humbaba - 4:35pm 10/2/25
- I don’t know anything about that. I am sure there will be litigation eventually - ndphysics - 1:07pm 10/2/25
- Exactly. They are selling a future interest in their receivables. - LanceManion - 2:53pm 10/2/25
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- Isn't it that the athletic departments are legal/financial entities unto themselves, not - jrdjr84 - 4:21pm 10/2/25
- I'm still having a hard time understanding how land grant universities can do this. [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:54pm 10/2/25
- OSU, Michigan, PSU & Oregon could bolt for the SEC. B10 & B12 would be screwed! [NT]
- irishslovak - 8:12pm 10/2/25