Huskers Will Be Full B1G Partner in 2017-18; $44.5M Payout

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In a document obtained by the Journal & Courier through an open records request from Purdue University, 12 of the 14 schools are projected to receive $44.5 million each through the league's distribution plan. That's the first year Nebraska becomes fully financially integrated into the conference, according to Big Ten deputy commissioner and treasurer Brad Traviolia.
Maryland and Rutgers officially join the Big Ten on July 1, but neither will receive full shares immediately. Traviolia said the two schools have a six-year financial integration plan — the same as Nebraska — and start receiving full revenue shares beginning in the 2020-21 school year.

The new television contract is expected to include more night football games, Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke has said, and the league will implement a nine-game schedule starting in 2016. More Big Ten matchups equal more value.

By June 30 of this year, 11 schools — excluding Nebraska — are expected to receive around $27 million each from television agreements, NCAA distributions, bowls and the league's football championship game and the men's basketball tournament.
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It was amazing reading through that article and finding that just four years ago we received $9 million from the Big 12.

 
Someone from one of the papers needs to take this and crunch the hypotheticals versus if we'd stayed. On the surface it looks like we'd have been making 11-12 million a year more right now in the B12. If they keep pace with the B10 (full B12 share payed out just 1-2 million less than full B10 share last year I think) - it will take us decades to even out the 60 or 70 million gap we created with the switch, penalties and buy in.

Equity in the B10 Network adds ton of value too, though since it's not an asset that can really be sold I guess it's hard to quantify.

 
This also doesn't account for the new TV deal that the B1G will be negotiating right around that same time while the Big 12 will still be working within their current deal.

 
BrayWyatt said:
The Big Twelve is paying two less teams thus the payout is comparable, had we stayed and Missouri also the payouts would be less.
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Had we stayed, there would have been another top team with a big draw - therefore the total package would have been bigger. I'd say having Nebraska/Missouri would certainly increase the value. B1G and SEC thought so.

 
kchusker_chris said:
Someone from one of the papers needs to take this and crunch the hypotheticals versus if we'd stayed. On the surface it looks like we'd have been making 11-12 million a year more right now in the B12. If they keep pace with the B10 (full B12 share payed out just 1-2 million less than full B10 share last year I think) - it will take us decades to even out the 60 or 70 million gap we created with the switch, penalties and buy in.

Equity in the B10 Network adds ton of value too, though since it's not an asset that can really be sold I guess it's hard to quantify.
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According to Forbes.com, last year the Big XII paid out $22M per team. The article above said the other 11 B1G schools got $27M. The Big XII re-upped their TV deal in 2012. The B1G's current deal started in 2007.

The current Big XII deal is after the departure of several schools but the B1G deal is from before the latest additions. That obviously has some role to play but I think the Big XII's deal being five years newer and thus taking more advantage of skyrocketing rates would probably far surpass the fluctuating number of teams. Thus, my five minutes of Google research leads me to believe that the $5M difference is likely the smallest gap the two leagues will see for the foreseeable future.

There are too many variable to start guessing at "what might have been." Would Colorado and Missouri have stayed if Nebraska did? I doubt it. Would the B1G still have added anther team if Nebraska had stayed? Quite possibly Missouri so that answers both questions. I think it is extremely likely that the B1G would have added teams and the Big XII would have lost teams whether Nebraska moved or not. Nebraska's membership in a conference may have some incremental effect on the TV contracts but I would guess it would be dwarfed by the B1G and SEC having 14 teams while the Big XII has 10.

 
It's about tv markets, when the majority of your conference is in Texas and Oklahoma you're not going to get the same appeal of a conference that has Minneapolis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, D.C., Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, etc.

 
Big Time money in those cities. Pro Sports teams are a good barometer of eyeballs, corporate sponsors,etc

Big XII territory MLB and NFL teams: 6

Big Ten territory MLB and NFL teams: 26

 
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Mavric said:
kchusker_chris said:
Someone from one of the papers needs to take this and crunch the hypotheticals versus if we'd stayed. On the surface it looks like we'd have been making 11-12 million a year more right now in the B12. If they keep pace with the B10 (full B12 share payed out just 1-2 million less than full B10 share last year I think) - it will take us decades to even out the 60 or 70 million gap we created with the switch, penalties and buy in.

Equity in the B10 Network adds ton of value too, though since it's not an asset that can really be sold I guess it's hard to quantify.
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According to Forbes.com, last year the Big XII paid out $22M per team. The article above said the other 11 B1G schools got $27M. The Big XII re-upped their TV deal in 2012. The B1G's current deal started in 2007.

The current Big XII deal is after the departure of several schools but the B1G deal is from before the latest additions. That obviously has some role to play but I think the Big XII's deal being five years newer and thus taking more advantage of skyrocketing rates would probably far surpass the fluctuating number of teams. Thus, my five minutes of Google research leads me to believe that the $5M difference is likely the smallest gap the two leagues will see for the foreseeable future.

There are too many variable to start guessing at "what might have been." Would Colorado and Missouri have stayed if Nebraska did? I doubt it. Would the B1G still have added anther team if Nebraska had stayed? Quite possibly Missouri so that answers both questions. I think it is extremely likely that the B1G would have added teams and the Big XII would have lost teams whether Nebraska moved or not. Nebraska's membership in a conference may have some incremental effect on the TV contracts but I would guess it would be dwarfed by the B1G and SEC having 14 teams while the Big XII has 10.
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Yeah, it varies based on what which you read. I was going off this article - which cited Forbes. Actually has the per-school payout ahead of B1G. They include NCAA and bowl revenue.

Conference Big Ten Pac-12 ACC SEC Big 12

Total $310 million $303 million $293 million $270 million $262 million

Bowl games $40 million $39 million $35 million $50 million $42 million

NCAA tournaments $20 million $14 million $17 million $15 million $20 million

TV revenue $250 million $250 million $240 million $205 million $200 million

Per school $25.8 million $25.3 million $24.4 million $19.3 million $26.2 million

Source: Forbes

http://www.kansascit...venue-list.html

 
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