Ray has the athletic department with debt issues to satisfy. Trust me all the upgrades at Williams Brice did not come cheap and of course the salaries for our football coaches, of course this money will also help pay for the olympic sports that do not generate revenue such as swimming, softball, equestrian. That is why it is so important for the football games to sellout every home game to help pay for all the non revenue producing sports.
I think Tillman U and The Hillrunner U will never be invited to the SEC. First of all they would not have the votes. When Oklahoma and Texas join the league it will be 16 team league and would require 12 votes to be admitted. Talking with friends USC, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky are 5 schools who would not vote for TU, Hillrunnr U to be admitted. Probably Alabama, Ole Miss, Miss St, Auburn would not vote for them either.
Clemson to the SEC doesn't worry me all that much. Whatever financial gain they would get would be more than offset, I believe, by having to play the rugged SEC schedule.
No, the agreement is back-loaded and will surpass 70 million per school by the end of its duration.SEC divides $721.8M in total revenue among schools
The Southeastern Conference says it distributed an average of $49.9 million to its 14 member schools for the fiscal year that ended last August. Commissioner Greg Sankey said Thursday the league divided $721.8 million of total revenue among its members. In the previous fiscal year, the SEC had...www.yahoo.com
This payout will probably double when Oklahoma and Texas join the league in 2024.
They would get used to it. There is no good that would come with them coming. Keep them out.
