WTH! Mack Brown gets raise to $5M/yr.

[killer cacti]

This is directly related to football revenue.

Top 10 schools in football revenue for 2008

1. Texas $87.6 million

2. Ohio State $68.1 million

3. Florida $66.15 million

4. Georgia $65.2 million

5. Alabama $64.6 million

6. LSU $61.9 million

7. Penn State $61.7 million

8. Auburn $58.6 million

9. South Carolina $57.1 million

10. Notre Dame $56.9 million

Nebraska is #2 in the Big 12 at $55.2 million. Oklahoma is at $42.6 million.

Texas is so far ahead of everyone else it is ridiculous.

Yes, the salaries are insane but unlike the NFL they are not handing out multi-million dollar contracts to players so this is where the arms race lies in college football. Until people stop buying tickets, they will price them as high as they can. It sucks but fans don't seem to be speaking with their pocketbooks so this is the result.

Just out of curiosity, how does Auburn and South Carolina produce more football revenue than Nebraska? Is it just due to the revenue sharing of the SEC? There is no way those schools have larger radio contracts?

This is not a joke post. I repeat, this is not a joke post:

South Carolina has been proven to get a good portion of their marketing revenue from gay men. It seems that apparel with 'c$%ks' on it is a big seller.

 

[Vince from ShamWOW]

If, in the near future, Walt Anderson buys or builds a HUGE house - we'll know where a portion of Mack Brown's raise is going.

(I posted this in another thread but it's equally applicable in this thread)

 

[sarge87]

This is directly related to football revenue.

Top 10 schools in football revenue for 2008

1. Texas $87.6 million

2. Ohio State $68.1 million

3. Florida $66.15 million

4. Georgia $65.2 million

5. Alabama $64.6 million

6. LSU $61.9 million

7. Penn State $61.7 million

8. Auburn $58.6 million

9. South Carolina $57.1 million

10. Notre Dame $56.9 million

Nebraska is #2 in the Big 12 at $55.2 million. Oklahoma is at $42.6 million.

Texas is so far ahead of everyone else it is ridiculous.

Yes, the salaries are insane but unlike the NFL they are not handing out multi-million dollar contracts to players so this is where the arms race lies in college football. Until people stop buying tickets, they will price them as high as they can. It sucks but fans don't seem to be speaking with their pocketbooks so this is the result.

Just out of curiosity, how does Auburn and South Carolina produce more football revenue than Nebraska? Is it just due to the revenue sharing of the SEC? There is no way those schools have larger radio contracts?

This is not a joke post. I repeat, this is not a joke post:

South Carolina has been proven to get a good portion of their marketing revenue from gay men. It seems that apparel with 'c$%ks' on it is a big seller.

:blink: :rollin