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Originally Posted by Aylmar
I'm not sure I understand this. Ok State posted $32.7 million for the 2009-2010 season in football revenues. While a far cry from Oklahoma and Texas, that number would put them second in the PAC-10's current roster of schools. So how's that a step-child for the conference when it comes to revenue? Even Tech made ~$26 million in football revenue, which puts them somewhere in the middle.
Every chart I've found online for football revenues puts Ok State at around 25th in the nation since somewhere around 2003. They are a top 30 revenue school. Or am I missing the point?
Now, academics are a totally different animal. That's what I'd call the "State" problem, not revenues.
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There are three major factors to consider that lead to value for a school. Academics, Prestige and Money. Those are the factors that give you masses of interested alumni and fans around the region, or even around the country. After that, footprint is a limiter.
Oklahoma State is getting a lot of money from T. Boone Pickens. That's essentially transformed the program on the field. But it still lacks that regional interest.
I'm struggling to see the value in Brigham Young. Yes, if you have to decide between Houston and BYU as your tenth school, you might well go with BYU. Though I'd think the Big XII would also talk to Cincinnati. However, I think the Big XII is stronger with nine schools than with anyone they could attract at this point.
At some point, we have to stop reacting to every anonymous post made on every message board by someone who claims to have inside information. Someone who is actually privy to these kinds of discussions has no interest in undermining them by blabbing about them.
For all we know, Texas A&M may be an independent next season. Twelve is a good number for a conference specifically because the NCAA has set things up that way. Ten was a good number 20 years ago. And eight was a good number before that.
Let's not forget what happened to the WAC when it decided 16 was a good number.