Potential MWC Expansion

PerunasHoof · Post by **PerunasHoof** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:38 pm

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... -expansion

If I was them I would want to get out of C-USA too. Does anyone know how much we (the AAC) get monetary wise? I'm curious how we compare to them. Thanks!

StallionsModelT · Post by **StallionsModelT** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:49 pm

Wow. That would even further gut CUSA.

I agree that it is a good move for those schools. CUSA has become the Sun Belt and the TV deal/exposure is practically zero.

smusportspage · Post by **smusportspage** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:28 pm

Makes sense for both schools...especially for UTEP.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:32 pm

Well when Houston goes to the Big 12 Rice should replace them

RGV Pony · Post by **RGV Pony** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:35 pm

And utep can replace cinci

StallionsModelT · Post by **StallionsModelT** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:47 pm

smupony94 wrote:Well when Houston goes to the Big 12 Rice should replace them

'Horns are never going to allow that to happen.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:48 pm

StallionsModelT wrote:
smupony94 wrote:Well when Houston goes to the Big 12 Rice should replace them

'Horns are never going to allow that to happen.

Just wait

StallionsModelT · Post by **StallionsModelT** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:49 pm

Well after your basketball penalty prognostications I'm taking what you've got with a healthy dose of salt Sportsradamus

PerunasHoof · Post by **PerunasHoof** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:45 pm

smupony94 wrote:
StallionsModelT wrote:
smupony94 wrote:Well when Houston goes to the Big 12 Rice should replace them

'Horns are never going to allow that to happen.

Just wait

In theory you will never be wrong as you didn't put an end date to our waiting

MustangStealth · Post by **MustangStealth** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 5:21 pm

PerunasHoof wrote:http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/25410047/rice-utep-being-mentioned-as-mountain-west-considers-expansion

If I was them I would want to get out of C-USA too. Does anyone know how much we (the AAC) get monetary wise? I'm curious how we compare to them. Thanks!

Current TV Deals:
CUSA: $11MM/year (this one will likely drop the next time it is renegotiated)
MWC: $12MM/year
AAC: $18MM/year

Playoff payouts:
$12MM each, plus a small bonus based on final rankings, plus a large bonus for the conference that gets the NY6 bowl (MWC in 2014, AAC in 2015)

Bowl payouts:
The net from these to the conferences is pretty small, and comparable for AAC and MWC. CUSA is a little lower.

Basketball money:
Each "unit" is worth $1.67MM, this is a relatively small amount in the total pool, but we should typically have an advantage here as well most years.

Fresno Mustang · Post by **Fresno Mustang** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 5:27 pm

The article mentions the hurdle of getting the schools to agree to split revenue two more ways. That conference is especially sensitive to conference revenues given the financial state of the California state schools, not to mention Hawaii with their enormous athletic costs to operate so far away from everyone. IDK if a school president would justify letting utep split the pie just for geographic convenience. Rice brings more to the table though

gostangs · Post by **gostangs** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 5:52 pm

Not sure why every thinks rice is such a good replacement for anyone. They draw worse than us in both sports, and are smaller, and care less. They don't have big money behind sports (very much so behind the school - but not sports). Just because they used to be in the SWC does not mean they have a future. I wouldn't be shocked if they drop football altogether. Their students and alums might not notice or even care.

SoCal_Pony · Post by **SoCal_Pony** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:11 pm

gostangs wrote:Not sure why every thinks rice is such a good replacement for anyone. They draw worse than us in both sports, and are smaller, and care less. They don't have big money behind sports (very much so behind the school - but not sports). Just because they used to be in the SWC does not mean they have a future. I wouldn't be shocked if they drop football altogether. Their students and alums might not notice or even care.

I've been telling that to my Rice friends for a few years now. SMU provided the roadmap. Drop FB and make a huge push in BB. Endgame for them could be BE membership.

Seriously, what are the benefits of Rice maintaining FB? Whatever their issues, it will only get worse with time.

Pony Boss · Post by **Pony Boss** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:24 pm

SoCal_Pony wrote:
gostangs wrote:Not sure why every thinks rice is such a good replacement for anyone. They draw worse than us in both sports, and are smaller, and care less. They don't have big money behind sports (very much so behind the school - but not sports). Just because they used to be in the SWC does not mean they have a future. I wouldn't be shocked if they drop football altogether. Their students and alums might not notice or even care.

I've been telling that to my Rice friends for a few years now. SMU provided the roadmap. Drop FB and make a huge push in BB. Endgame for them could be BE membership.

Seriously, what are the benefits of Rice maintaining FB? Whatever their issues, it will only get worse with time.

Drop FB? Put down the pipe

Nacho · Post by **Nacho** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:45 pm

i just wish airport al was alive to see it.

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