SWAG: ACC survives if basketball tourney breaks off from the NCAA.
The Older Adults will remember when basketball made more than football. If the NCAA doesn't take the 1.15 Billion (85% from the NCAA basketball tournament) then the ACC can make a ton of money through basketball. Also, if they get Miami (5 time National Football Champion), Florida State (3 time National Champion) Clemson (3 time National Champion) and Virginia Tech back in the top 5-10 like they used to be, then the will make money in football too.
However, that is going to take time, but if the basketball breaks off, they will be confident that they can make up a good portion of the money based on their previous performances in March Madness.
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4y
500 million (expected to go to 1 Billion with expansion), but with the basketball money the NCAA keeps 40% and spreads the other 60% amongst the approximately 1000 members. The NCAA gets nothing from the football playoff, so if they didn’t take that money for basketball, we are talking about close to a Billion.
Hey, it’s all based on the basketball breaking off, but impression from Skipper is, it’s entirely possible.
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4y
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4y
Any reason to believe it's more than just wishful thinking?
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4y
said it in interview about 3 weeks ago. There probably isn't a better source than him on expansion and where the money is for college sports. The ESPN people on the show said he is the mastermind to all of this. So the answer is yes, an incredible source.
Thanks for the great question!
** Edited by Stech at 7/27/2022, 7:19:16 PM
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4y
reading that interview and didn't come away from it thinking it was anything realistically being discussed
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4y
if you link the script, I will tell what I am referring to.
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4y
Kanas and Baylor won the past 2 NCAA men's basketball tournaments, and Texas Tech was runner up to UVa in 2019. These two conferences have been dominating basketball lately. So if that can generate more money, that will certainly help.
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