Not sure if this belongs here but there is some interesting information here
āIn 2002 the gap between the average conference distribution for the Group of Five (AAC, CUSA, MAC, Sunbelt, and Mountain West)1versus the then-Power 5 was $6,340,240. By 2010 the gap had nearly doubled to $11,313,480. By 2020 it ballooned to $37,467,830. As of the most recent tax filings across conferencesāfor fiscal year 2023, the gap is $43,346,930. That means, in real dollars, an annual revenue gap that was approximately $6 million per school in 2002, had grown to over $43 million per school by 2023.ā
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/CE2E6335-5F1B-4694-A7AA-C35C8C1657DD
https://x.com/i/status/2037601987739750844
Just a reminder, this is the school that keeps producing solid transfer candidate quarterbacks and recently committed to upgrade their football stadium.
Likely positioning for the future D1 split.
anyone in D2 now would be in the 4th tier of American college football when that happens.
https://x.com/i/status/2038600929620988252
$2 million to buy in might not be that bad. Depends on what happens to FCS after the B1G and SEC leave FBS.
I think once the split happens the G6 and FCS will both be scrambling to rationalize membership and likely will be on the hunt for more teams.
So they could possibly gotten in for free at that time, BUT with this they get assurance they are in the FCS tier at least.
I can see the logic presuming it doesnāt burden them with debt or too much debt.
With the future split in mind, what are the no brainer FCS teams that will move up or at least the G6 will want them to move up?
Iāll start.
The Montanas and the other Dakotas.
who else?
Villanova, Northern Arizona, Northern Iowa all come to mind
I would look at teams with solid basketball programs that are in FCS.
Official announcement.
https://x.com/i/status/2040102868435308626
I expect that once the deal closes in Q3 of 2026 that we could see talks begin with University presidents and conference commissioners. Fox and ESPN will need to look into renegotiating contracts to lock down conferences to head off the new entity. Or, ESPN and Fox will look to RAID good schools from weaker conferences and move them to their stronger conferences. If true, look out ACC, Big 12, American, Mountain West, or Pac 12.
This is media rights but it does spill into realignment..
https://x.com/i/status/2041606807269904561
Was just getting ready to post this. It really is the root cause of so many problems in college athletics.
Gauchos returning to the WCC after a brief initial membership ended in 1969. Along with fellow future member UC San Diego - also joining in 2027 - will give the mostly Catholic school league two large public institutions.
It doesnāt really matter, but with the way college athletics has transformed the past few years, Iām really surprised the PAC is deciding to stick with a number in there official name. Just be the PAC.
