Iamcanadian
11-22-2007, 07:29 AM
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1. Notre Dame - $101 million, $45.8 million profit
2. Texas - $92 million, $46.2 million profit
3. Georgia - $90 million, $43.5 million profit
4. Michigan - $85 million, $36.2 million profit
5. Florida - $84 million, $38.2 million profit
6. LSU - $76 million, $31.7 million profit
7. Tennessee - $74 million, $17.3 million profit
8. Auburn - $73 million, $33.9 million profit
9. Alabama - $72 million, $31.8 million profit
10. Ohio State - $71 million, $26.6 million profit
11. Oklahoma - $70 million, $18.5 million profit
12. South Carolina - $69 million, $28.9 million profit
13. Penn St - $69 million, $29.4 million profit
14. USC - $53 million, $13 million profit
15. Arkansas - $53 million, $19.3 million profit
16. Texas A&M - $50 million, $20.5 million profit
17. Washington - $50 million, $19.9 million profit
18. Nebraska - $49 million, $12.4 million profit
19. Michigan State - $44 million, $18.3 million profit
20. Wisconsin - $43 million, $14.3 million profit
http://www.forbes.com/sportsbusiness...llegeball.html
There is a reason why so many SEC schools rank that high. The SEC has the best TV deal outside of Notre Dame's and I think the CBS deal for the SEC is going to have serious ramifications down the line for college football as a whole.
We are all watching SEC games every week and seeing their better teams week after week. Many years their teams deserve to be high in the rankings but they have off years as well, but when the general public gets to watch their high profile games week after week, their teams and players become bigger than life and in a sport were hype can get you into the NCG, the SEC is going to be difficult to deny in any year.
In my humble opinion , this year is a perfect example. Georgia jumped from #20 to #10 for a victory. I couldn't see how it was justified except for the fact that the whole nation watched the game and the hype carried them much further up the rankings than any other conference would have gotten.
LSU has a schedule that includes meeting all their toughest opponents at home. Yes, they won the games but hardly dominated anybody and their QB had 5 TD passes and 9 interceptions after about 8 games yet everybody is talking about them like they are giants, I say it is because everyone of those tough games was televised nationally and LSU has become America's team for this year. Heck I loved watching the games myself but can still remain objective over the results.
I've watched college football for 55 years and seen all sorts of trends develop which changed the game forever, some good and some bad. However I see a very dangerous trend developing with CBS televising SEC games nationally every week, the only conference that gets that exposure. I can see it not only being reflected in rankings but I think that over time it is going to impact recruiting as young impressionable kids grow up watching SEC games on TV exclusively and becoming fans of SEC football.
Money has become so important to college football that the Big 10 switched from national exposure on ABC to a cable channel which offered a higher profit and I think it will come back to bite them in the a.s over time.
We all complain when Notre Dame gets invited to Bowl games they truly don't deserve to be in and that is because they have their own national TV exposure which gives them a huge national following which every Bowls want to get a piece of, well, I can now see this trend extending to the SEC as well and I just don't think it is a positive trend for college football.
I'm not a SEC hater at all, I love college football and I have a great deal of respect for the SEC but I strongly believe in a level playing field and I have this sinking sense that it is dissolving before my eyes and we are witnessing a truly new phenomenon. This isn't the SEC's fault, the fault lies with the other conferences that removed themselves from national TV for MONEY and will now pay the consequences.
1. Notre Dame - $101 million, $45.8 million profit
2. Texas - $92 million, $46.2 million profit
3. Georgia - $90 million, $43.5 million profit
4. Michigan - $85 million, $36.2 million profit
5. Florida - $84 million, $38.2 million profit
6. LSU - $76 million, $31.7 million profit
7. Tennessee - $74 million, $17.3 million profit
8. Auburn - $73 million, $33.9 million profit
9. Alabama - $72 million, $31.8 million profit
10. Ohio State - $71 million, $26.6 million profit
11. Oklahoma - $70 million, $18.5 million profit
12. South Carolina - $69 million, $28.9 million profit
13. Penn St - $69 million, $29.4 million profit
14. USC - $53 million, $13 million profit
15. Arkansas - $53 million, $19.3 million profit
16. Texas A&M - $50 million, $20.5 million profit
17. Washington - $50 million, $19.9 million profit
18. Nebraska - $49 million, $12.4 million profit
19. Michigan State - $44 million, $18.3 million profit
20. Wisconsin - $43 million, $14.3 million profit
http://www.forbes.com/sportsbusiness...llegeball.html
There is a reason why so many SEC schools rank that high. The SEC has the best TV deal outside of Notre Dame's and I think the CBS deal for the SEC is going to have serious ramifications down the line for college football as a whole.
We are all watching SEC games every week and seeing their better teams week after week. Many years their teams deserve to be high in the rankings but they have off years as well, but when the general public gets to watch their high profile games week after week, their teams and players become bigger than life and in a sport were hype can get you into the NCG, the SEC is going to be difficult to deny in any year.
In my humble opinion , this year is a perfect example. Georgia jumped from #20 to #10 for a victory. I couldn't see how it was justified except for the fact that the whole nation watched the game and the hype carried them much further up the rankings than any other conference would have gotten.
LSU has a schedule that includes meeting all their toughest opponents at home. Yes, they won the games but hardly dominated anybody and their QB had 5 TD passes and 9 interceptions after about 8 games yet everybody is talking about them like they are giants, I say it is because everyone of those tough games was televised nationally and LSU has become America's team for this year. Heck I loved watching the games myself but can still remain objective over the results.
I've watched college football for 55 years and seen all sorts of trends develop which changed the game forever, some good and some bad. However I see a very dangerous trend developing with CBS televising SEC games nationally every week, the only conference that gets that exposure. I can see it not only being reflected in rankings but I think that over time it is going to impact recruiting as young impressionable kids grow up watching SEC games on TV exclusively and becoming fans of SEC football.
Money has become so important to college football that the Big 10 switched from national exposure on ABC to a cable channel which offered a higher profit and I think it will come back to bite them in the a.s over time.
We all complain when Notre Dame gets invited to Bowl games they truly don't deserve to be in and that is because they have their own national TV exposure which gives them a huge national following which every Bowls want to get a piece of, well, I can now see this trend extending to the SEC as well and I just don't think it is a positive trend for college football.
I'm not a SEC hater at all, I love college football and I have a great deal of respect for the SEC but I strongly believe in a level playing field and I have this sinking sense that it is dissolving before my eyes and we are witnessing a truly new phenomenon. This isn't the SEC's fault, the fault lies with the other conferences that removed themselves from national TV for MONEY and will now pay the consequences.