Friday, February 27, 2015
This one is for ACC Football RX
| 2015 | 2014 | 2012 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
| FSU | $66,000,000 | $54,657,896 | $30,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $18,200,000 | |||
| FSU (Foundation Figures) | $44,214,594 | 30,343,634 | 25,048,000 | 18,195,000 | ||||
| Notre Dame | $270,000,000 | $130,000,000 | ||||||
| North Carolina | $168,500,000 | $212,000,000 | $180,000,000 | $117,000,000 | $106,000,000 | |||
| Duke | $137,590,890 | $150,717,426 | $150,000,000 | $149,000,000 | $95,000,000 | $63,000,000 | ||
| Boston College | $111,113,289 | $100,000,000 | $100,000,000 | |||||
| Ga Tech | $104,000,000 | $80,058,950 | ||||||
| Virginia | $68,000,000 | $60,688,171 | $61,873,981 | $35,000,000 | ||||
| Va Tech | $41,830,731 | $20,300,000 | ||||||
| Wake Forest | $25,571,918 | |||||||
| NC State | $24,346,772 | $16,000,000 | $12,000,000 | |||||
| Miami | $14,952,237 | |||||||
| Clemson | $2,888,034 | $12,000,000 | ||||||
| Pitt | $6,000,000 | |||||||
| Florida | $42,000,000 | $24,100,000 | ||||||
| Missouri | $28,000,000 | |||||||
| UGA | $51,000,000 | $18,000,000 | ||||||
| Auburn | $5,600,000 | |||||||
| LSU | $6,000,000 | |||||||
| Texas A&M | $45,000,000 | |||||||
| Cal | $30,000,000 | |||||||
| USC | $100,000,000 | |||||||
| Stanford | $600,000,000 | $410,000,000 | $520,000,000 | $374,900,000 | $270,000,000 | |||
| Michigan | $31,700,000 | |||||||
| Indiana | $32,000,000 | |||||||
| Maryland | $9,000,000 | |||||||
| Ohio State | $46,139,682 | $17,000,000 | ||||||
| PSU | $49,390,069 | $21,300,000 | ||||||
| Texas | $18,500,000 |
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Universities lay out legislative priorities
Universities lay out legislative priorities
"Mangum reiterated her request for $20 million in recurring money and $10 million in one-time funds to invest in FAMU faculty at the joint FSU-FAMU College of Engineering. Mangum wants to bring its faculty start-up and salary packages to the level of FSU faculty. Coburn said FSU supports FAMU’s funding request.
“We can’t do it without additional resources,” Mangum said. “That would benefit both schools because it would benefit the college of engineering.”
"Murdaugh restated the need for more nurses in Tallahassee and asked the business community to help relay to the legislature the importance of the program.
“There’s such a demand and FSU and FAMU train a lot of nurses,” he said. “But there’s simply no way that either institution can meet that demand without us helping.”
The Tallahassee Chamber passed a resolution supporting the baccalaureate program.
Coburn said FSU supports new dollars for performance funding, which they benefited from last year, and an increase to preeminence funding that allowed them to hire 45 new positions last year.
FSU also seeks more funding for STEM programs and a STEM teaching facility. The school will also ask the legislature for half the cost of a $95-million Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization building in Innovation Park and about $38 million to finish the Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science building on the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and West Tennessee Street."
Daniel Berger joins succession of Seminoles on Tour
Daniel Berger joins succession of Seminoles on Tour
" Florida State coach Trey Jones is enjoying a nice little 1-2-3 run on the PGA Tour. After Jonas Blixt turned professional, Jones welcomed Brooks Koepka to the team. Daniel Berger, whose career in Tallahassee overlapped one year with Koepka’s, joins the FSU alumni on the PGA Tour.
“I think it actually gives a lot of credit to (Jones),” said Koepka, who won in rowdy Phoenix on Super Bowl weekend. “He’s preparing guys ... the things that we were doing up there were correct.”
Koepka, 24, and Berger, a 21-year-old rookie, are playing close to home this week at the Honda Classic. Koepka five-putted a green on Torrey Pines' Poa annua and is pumped to get back to Bermudagrass, his native turf.
For Berger, it’s an eight-minute drive from his couch to PGA National.
Koepka took the long route to the PGA Tour, toiling in Europe on the Challenge Tour because he failed at two qualifying schools. Berger, however, left college after his sophomore season and busted through the Web.com Tour (finishing 15th on the money list) and onto the big stage.
“He’s probably one of the most talented kids I think I’ve ever met,” Koepka said of Berger. “Just naturally gifted.”
Koepka, known for his monster drives, ranks second on Tour in driving distance, at 313.3 yards. Berger isn’t far behind, ranking 10th at 304.6 yards.
At Florida State, Jones said Berger showed the biggest improvement in his short game, learning to use a variety of clubs around the green rather than relying solely on a 60-degree wedge. He became a better putter, too.
One area that didn’t need sharpening: Berger’s confidence.
“Daniel will self-proclaim to be the best athlete in the ACC,” Jones said with a laugh.
Regardless of the activity – bowling, tennis, pingpong – Berger wanted to be the best.
Jones continually was amazed by Berger’s ability to bounce back from a poor shot, a trait that Jones credits to Berger's father, Jay, a retired tennis pro who reached as high as No. 7 in the world. Jay serves as director of men’s tennis for the U.S. Tennis Association.
“There’s no other sport that you have to have a shorter memory than tennis,” Jones said.
In 10 events this season on the PGA Tour, Berger owns five top 25s, including top 10s at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He ranks ninth on Tour in ballstriking.
Not surprisingly, Berger said he looked at the success of Jordan Spieth, who also is 21, and thought, Hey, why can’t I do this?
Berger’s bio says that if he weren’t on the PGA Tour, he’d be playing professional tennis. He still goes out on the weekends and hits with his dad. It was at a golf camp in Miami at age 11 that he got hooked.
By 14, Berger had an after-school job picking the range at The Dye Preserve. That was really just a way to be able to practice all day. Some days he got paid, sometimes he didn’t.
It never was about the money.
Now, he’s a full-fledged member of The Dye Preserve and considers the staff there to be extended family.
“I’ve come a long way from picking the range,” Berger said.
A long way in a short period of time."
All Time FSU Roster
TJ Pittinger
Here is my updated All Time FSU Roster. (No players that are currently still on the team's roster.) #FSU #Noles pic.twitter.com/i6XIapFqvu
FSU pushes ahead with Doak renovation
FSU pushes forward with improvements at Doak, elsewhere
"The Doak renovations, which actually began last year with a massive overhaul of the Seminoles' locker rooms and coaches' offices, are far from the only facilities upgrades on the drawing board for FSU's athletics department.
As he approaches the 18-month mark of his term as athletics director, Wilcox and his staff met recently with new FSU President John Thrasher, Seminole Boosters executives and other top university leaders to prioritize a long list of objectives that include renovating locker rooms and other facilities for several of the Seminoles' sports programs. Wilcox declined to discuss specifics of those projects until they are further along in the process, but continued improvements to the Civic Center - including renovated locker rooms and a new player lounge - are expected to be high on the list. A document on the university's facilities website shows those upgrades as well as plans for a new façade for the exterior.Wilcox said some of the facilities projects are necessary for general upkeep, while others are geared toward keeping FSU competitive in recruiting as college athletics departments strive to outdo each other in a facilities arms race."
FSU pushes ahead with Doak renovation
Jerry Kutz
2/25/2015
That's great! We need you and 80,000 more in those stands having fun.
Originally posted by 10thSFGNole:
Good to see we are making strides to keep up in the arms race.
Club seats are never something I'm going to be interested in for the simple fact that I prefer sitting on the sidelines. The closer to the 50 the better. Instead of getting shady side tickets on the 20, I choose to sit in section 9 at the 42 yard line…and I love those seats!
And don't even talk to me about suites or boxes…I don't have that kind of $$.
At some point in your life you may find that it isn't as much fun as it used to be. It may be that you can't climb stairs. Or that your wife refuses to come sit in the heat. Or you find yourself in a job where your customers want to spend time with you on game day. Any number of things can happen in your life that alter your perspective. Or not. At the end of the day we have to provide something for everyone. We have 100 skyboxes that are maxed out with 2400 people. We have the Varsity Club Box on the SouthWest corner that maxes out at several hundred. The Booster Box on the East that maxes out at several hundred. That is only 3,000 seats out of an 82,300 seat stadium, which is less that four percent. Modern stadiums today like about 15 percent to be in premium seating and the trend is growing towards 20 percnet.
The Club seat section will handle up to 6000 people when full so together with 3000 in our skyboxes, that will bring us up to 9,000 of about 80,000 or about 11 percent which is much closer to the right number.
So we still need 89 percent of our attendees right where you like to be!
PS as for the cost of club seats... I've priced it where the premium paid is less than $75 per game for club seats over what you are paying for sideline seats and food and beverage if you take advantage of the club seat price discounts and tax deductability so we are not talking about a super high premium for those people who want to enjoy these amenities."
Yes, John, we do plan to open Miller Hall within this overall plan. Not sure what the exact details will be but this will give us about 6000 square feet of space that we can activate on the West concourse that could function just like the 3rd floor ballroom on game days. Lots of details yet to work out so stay tuned."
Originally posted by jruggeri:
In the facilities update, they mentioned Andy Miller Hall access. At one time talking to Manager of the University Center Club, that they were going to try and make that hall available to members of UCC just like the third floor in the end zone is available now. It would allow those of us who are UCC members and sit on the West side to have access to Air Conditioned space that was not so far away. Does anyone know if that is why the access to the hall is included in the facilities update report?
Phil,
Originally posted by jupiternole:
Seminoles,
Please reach out to me with any questions regarding The Champions Club or Seminole Boosters in general. My e-mail is pdoumar@fsu.edu and I would be glad to explain in detail what we have going on.
Phil Doumar
Seminole Boosters, Inc.
It was mentioned that more space will be given to each seat. Does that mean you will be adding seat backs to each seat?
Nolester,
we're looking into widening the space assigned to each seat, adding an inch or two, which would affect a re-seating as you eliminate seats from each row by doing that. I think it will help but its not the ultimate solution you describe which would have chairbacks.
I am on the team doing the study with architects and engineers and unfortunately our problem with Doak is that the "run" on each row -- the distance between rows -- is only 27 inches. In order to put chairback seats in you need at least 30 inches and preferably 33 inches or more so that your knees are not impaired by the chairback in front of you. In order to accomplish that, we'd have to replace all the plates in the stadium that the bleachers are attached to and replace them with plates with the right 'run".
You would not want to do it for the whole stadium as it would reduce capacity to about 58,000 as it would also trigger other code improvements we'd be required to make.
You wouldn't need to do the student section of 17,000 as they don't sit anyway, nor would you be required to do the visiting team area (10,000 allotment), and you may not need to do some other areas either.
What we're considering is defined sections that would be enhanced along the sidelines that improve the legroom and allow for chairback seats.
We have a lot of study with sight lines underway.
Anyone is free to email me at jkutz@fsu.edu if they are interested in learning more.
Jerry"
Yes it will and we think for the better.
Originally posted by bhamFSU:
Will the new Club Area affect the game day experience for the University Club at all? I sure hope not!!!!!!
I am on the board of the UCC and my responsibility to the Boosters is the Doak renovations including the club seat section so I have a lot of dialogue on this subject with the board and with members. I always tell them this is what I know I know. And this is what I know I don't know.
If you are a UCC member who buys single game tickets, you know that you are limited to how many you can buy for the big games and that there are no reserved seats which creates havoc sometimes. You also know that the tents on the decks, the bathrooms and elevators are what they are.
With the new club, you will still be able to buy single game tickets (either until they sell out or from another club seat holder who can't go) but you will find six additional high speed elevators, 100 more bathroom fixtures, a huge, permanent roof that will cover the entire terrace and you'll have a RESERVED seat that you don't have to arm wrestle someone to use.
If you are not a grill ticket buyer but one who just uses the club before or during the game to get a drink, you'll be glad to know that you will still have access to do so only now you will have better access and to more including the West side Miller Hall project.
this is not to mention that the 70,000 sq ft we are adding, and the 32,000 sq ft covered rooftop terraces will be available to UCC members year round for weddings, conferences, etc.
Yes, we are changing your experience and we think once you experience it you will agree its for the better.
email me if you have questions at jkutz@fsu.edu"
ask any college or pro team, not to decide is to decide.
Originally posted by appynole:
What ever happened to just going to a game to enjoy a game? Now we have to have ultimate "fan experience".
Your die-hard fans will come rain, sun or snow but you will go broke if your revenue stream is in the 80 percentile. To achieve what FSU wants to achieve, to fund 21 sports at a high level and attract the top recruits, we need to push 100 percent which means providing experiences for that extra portion that means the difference between success and failure.
As Wilcox said, sports is competing against HDTV and the man cave. You have to provide it if you want to be cutting edge and fill the stadium. Got to have something for everyone and their spouse too."
Originally posted by appynole:
What ever happened to just going to a game to enjoy a game? Now we have to have ultimate "fan experience".
ask any college or pro team, not to decide is to decide.
Your die-hard fans will come rain, sun or snow but you will go broke if your revenue stream is in the 80 percentile. To achieve what FSU wants to achieve, to fund 21 sports at a high level and attract the top recruits, we need to push 100 percent which means providing experiences for that extra portion that means the difference between success and failure.
As Wilcox said, sports is competing against HDTV and the man cave. You have to provide it if you want to be cutting edge and fill the stadium. Got to have something for everyone and their spouse too.
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My spouse is requesting a retractable roof, how soon can we expect that LMAO?
Don't laugh. We priced one. You see the pros putting them in down here, don't you? Jerry Jones may be a lot of things but stupid is not one.
Write down your thoughts about what you think stadiums will be in 10 years, seal the envelope and store it, and then come back 10 years from now to see how close your thoughts were to what the reality will be. Its a fun exercise for fans but not so fun for the people charged with making these multi-million dollar decisions.
The experts in stadium design crunch all kinds of numbers. Surveys are nice but buyer's actual behaviors are far more predictive and there are plenty of real life examples out there including more than 50 club seat projects in collegiate stadiums.
While these enhancements are expensive, not enhancing your stadium can be suicide if the generations of fans you are marketing to aren't able or willing to come to your stadium except on Easter Sunday. You have to monitize every Saturday in the fall to fund 21 sports. And if you want to be cutting edge, which we do, you have to find ways to monetize your stadium more than seven weekends a year. If a roof means you can host large concerts or other major events throughout the year, and monetize the profitable concessions, merchandise and parking at those events -- not to mention bring people to College Town that the Boosters own and to other businesses near the stadium -- then it wouldn't be so silly, would it?
Don't see us doing the roof just yet but everything we are considering has an eye to monetizing the stadium in any tasteful way. Texas is a wealthy athletic department. They have oil and lots of alumni who have oil. Yet their football stadium is the number 1 revenue producing venue in Austin, Tx. They activate their stadium for weddings, conferences, conventions, concerts, you name it.
While we activate ours with the university center club, and classroom office building year round, we can do even more with the Champions Club, which becomes a natural ampi-theater for concerts and events. We are also looking at other modifications we can make to the stadium area that would enable us to generate even more profit on an asset that sits largely vacant 358 days a year.
You have to think out of the box to compete at the elite level."
College football's top 24 jobs
ACC schools noted.
Clearly, even the top 3 in the ACC have work to do. The real question to me is, how do UNC, Va Tech, UVA, and Ga Tech NOT make this list? The natural resources these schools have....IMHO, all should be on this list....or close to it (and maybe some are). I am least forgiving of UNC/UVA. These schools are loaded and in great locations. It is merely a reflection of lack of effort for them to not be on this list.
College football's top 24 jobs
"23. Miami (Fla.) A number of coaches, especially those in the ACC, are down on Miami. "It's a s---- job," one coach said. Well, all right then. One thing that particularly sticks out to rival coaches is a lack of atmosphere for Miami's home games. Unless the opponent is Florida State, it's a ghost town. It makes sense, of course. The Hurricanes are playing 30-60 minutes from campus, depending on traffic, and in a part of town that has little else going on. What do you expect? "The Orange Bowl was awesome," a coach told me last fall. "How they didn't do something on that site, I'll never know. They're hurting now." Upgrades are on the way for Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Dolphins/Land Shark/Sun Life Stadium -- but will that really bring in new or existing Miami fans? It's something the school is going to have to address if it's serious about growing the football program and not merely leaning on the past.
But that past does mean something. The history of "the U" is something that resonates, but more with adults than recruits. Having survived the NCAA's recent investigation, Miami now must do some soul-searching if it truly intends to reinvent itself. On the bright side, there is so much talent within a 100-mile radius of campus. Coach Al Golden has signed as many as any ACC Coastal program, and yet he hasn't done a whole lot with it. Miami is not completely broken, but it's in desperate need of repairs."
"16. Clemson There is no way around the fact that Clemson has underachieved in the past 10 to 20 years, especially in the time that Florida State wobbled. It failed to take full advantage of the Bobby Bowden transition years, and now the Seminoles are again rolling. But make no mistake that coaches would line up to take this job if it were open, because the support and resources are there to be competitive at the highest level.
Put it this way: Clemson has an SEC mentality and SEC facilities -- but it plays an ACC schedule. And in the ACC, there's FSU, a gap to Clemson at No. 2 -- and then a gap to the rest of the league. Going back to the conversation about South Carolina leaning hard on in-state talent for high-end success, it is not as necessary for Clemson. The Tigers have had a better presence in Florida for years, and they fare well in Atlanta, too. Dabo Swinney and former coach Tommy Bowden have worn their faith on their sleeves. They've sold recruits on Clemson being an extension of their own family. The school has also shown that it has deep pockets for assistant coaches' salaries. The fact that it shelled out $1 million-plus to hire and keep former offensive coordinator Chad Morris was eye-opening to coaches.
The city is a quaint, clean college town with nearby mountains and lakes, boosts for both leisure and scenery. Fan support is fervent. The tailgate scene rivals any in the SEC, or anywhere in the country. Memorial Stadium was beginning to show its age, but the WestZone project about a decade ago was a fountain of youth. Additional phases are in the works to continue upgrading that end of the stadium. The school also completed an indoor facility in 2012. As far as a total setup for success, there isn't a whole lot more a coach could ask for than what Clemson currently has."
"7. Florida State Two or three coaches thought we had FSU way too low. One thought it deserved to be in the top three, if not No. 1. He thought it was well on the way to replacing Alabama as the dynasty du jour in the sport. "With the way you can recruit there, it's the best job in the country," he said. To his point, the Seminoles have had 36 ESPN 300 recruits in the past three classes -- and 26 of them were Floridians. With Florida struggling, FSU has again become the "it" school in the state. So what held it back from a higher ranking in our poll? It was likely the sense from coaches that its facilities and assistants' pay appeared to be lagging. That's an evolving perception, however. There's a $250 million plan on the books to update Doak Campbell Stadium between now and 2018. That includes the outdated-looking offices and training areas in the south end zone of the stadium. Also, an indoor facility adjacent to Doak Campbell was completed in 2013. Another reason FSU isn't in our top five? Tallahassee, while it's the state's capital city, is bland and average. It is at least relatively close to the Panama City and Destin beaches. Florida State has been trending up for the past three or four years. It's back to where it was at Bobby Bowden's high point, more than one coach has said."
Clearly, even the top 3 in the ACC have work to do. The real question to me is, how do UNC, Va Tech, UVA, and Ga Tech NOT make this list? The natural resources these schools have....IMHO, all should be on this list....or close to it (and maybe some are). I am least forgiving of UNC/UVA. These schools are loaded and in great locations. It is merely a reflection of lack of effort for them to not be on this list.
College football's top 24 jobs
"23. Miami (Fla.) A number of coaches, especially those in the ACC, are down on Miami. "It's a s---- job," one coach said. Well, all right then. One thing that particularly sticks out to rival coaches is a lack of atmosphere for Miami's home games. Unless the opponent is Florida State, it's a ghost town. It makes sense, of course. The Hurricanes are playing 30-60 minutes from campus, depending on traffic, and in a part of town that has little else going on. What do you expect? "The Orange Bowl was awesome," a coach told me last fall. "How they didn't do something on that site, I'll never know. They're hurting now." Upgrades are on the way for Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Dolphins/Land Shark/Sun Life Stadium -- but will that really bring in new or existing Miami fans? It's something the school is going to have to address if it's serious about growing the football program and not merely leaning on the past.
But that past does mean something. The history of "the U" is something that resonates, but more with adults than recruits. Having survived the NCAA's recent investigation, Miami now must do some soul-searching if it truly intends to reinvent itself. On the bright side, there is so much talent within a 100-mile radius of campus. Coach Al Golden has signed as many as any ACC Coastal program, and yet he hasn't done a whole lot with it. Miami is not completely broken, but it's in desperate need of repairs."
"16. Clemson There is no way around the fact that Clemson has underachieved in the past 10 to 20 years, especially in the time that Florida State wobbled. It failed to take full advantage of the Bobby Bowden transition years, and now the Seminoles are again rolling. But make no mistake that coaches would line up to take this job if it were open, because the support and resources are there to be competitive at the highest level.
Put it this way: Clemson has an SEC mentality and SEC facilities -- but it plays an ACC schedule. And in the ACC, there's FSU, a gap to Clemson at No. 2 -- and then a gap to the rest of the league. Going back to the conversation about South Carolina leaning hard on in-state talent for high-end success, it is not as necessary for Clemson. The Tigers have had a better presence in Florida for years, and they fare well in Atlanta, too. Dabo Swinney and former coach Tommy Bowden have worn their faith on their sleeves. They've sold recruits on Clemson being an extension of their own family. The school has also shown that it has deep pockets for assistant coaches' salaries. The fact that it shelled out $1 million-plus to hire and keep former offensive coordinator Chad Morris was eye-opening to coaches.
The city is a quaint, clean college town with nearby mountains and lakes, boosts for both leisure and scenery. Fan support is fervent. The tailgate scene rivals any in the SEC, or anywhere in the country. Memorial Stadium was beginning to show its age, but the WestZone project about a decade ago was a fountain of youth. Additional phases are in the works to continue upgrading that end of the stadium. The school also completed an indoor facility in 2012. As far as a total setup for success, there isn't a whole lot more a coach could ask for than what Clemson currently has."
"7. Florida State Two or three coaches thought we had FSU way too low. One thought it deserved to be in the top three, if not No. 1. He thought it was well on the way to replacing Alabama as the dynasty du jour in the sport. "With the way you can recruit there, it's the best job in the country," he said. To his point, the Seminoles have had 36 ESPN 300 recruits in the past three classes -- and 26 of them were Floridians. With Florida struggling, FSU has again become the "it" school in the state. So what held it back from a higher ranking in our poll? It was likely the sense from coaches that its facilities and assistants' pay appeared to be lagging. That's an evolving perception, however. There's a $250 million plan on the books to update Doak Campbell Stadium between now and 2018. That includes the outdated-looking offices and training areas in the south end zone of the stadium. Also, an indoor facility adjacent to Doak Campbell was completed in 2013. Another reason FSU isn't in our top five? Tallahassee, while it's the state's capital city, is bland and average. It is at least relatively close to the Panama City and Destin beaches. Florida State has been trending up for the past three or four years. It's back to where it was at Bobby Bowden's high point, more than one coach has said."
ACC's Swofford talks TV network, stability (hint, there is none)
Worth posting twice.
Swofford is a politician right.....BEFORE the GOR, ACC Network was not an 'if', it was a 'when'...it was regularly suggested it would be soon. Here we are after time has passed and AFTER the GOR....and it doesn't sound likely does it?
When will the ACC fan base learn? The ACC is the Big East part 2.....in danger of falling so far behind it won't be able to hold teams from hoping to other conferences. All because it would rather make pretend promises than enact REAL change.
"What are the prospects of an all-ACC network?
My answer to that really won't change for a while. We are taking a look at that with ESPN, who would be our partner in it. ESPN will be our partner through 2026-2027 regardless of how it's structured. We have the ability to do some things because of the quality of partner we have in ESPN. If we feel like that's the best route to go in the long term, we'll do that. And it's a join decision we'll make with ESPN."
ACC's Swofford talks TV network, stability
"On a visit Tuesday to the University of Louisville, ACC commissioner John Swofford broached hot NCAA topics such as freshman eligibility, basketball court storming and the possibility his league could one day have its own TV network just like the Southeastern Conference.
They're all subjects to which Swofford can now speak on confidently. His league made it through conference realignment and, midway through its first year with U of L in the fold, isn't looking to expand more.
"One of the things we wanted out of the last decade when there was so much movement within the conferences was to get to the end of it and strengthen ourselves for the long term," Swofford told local media members before his "Conversations with Champions" event at the Brown & Williamson Club inside Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
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"I think the decisions we made … bode really well for the future of this league and the programs in this league."
Swofford's other talking points, edited for brevity:
What has U of L added to the ACC so far?
I think right off the bat is it's developing more and new rivalries. It really has hit me this year, and having Louisville in has impacted it dramatically, is the number of outstanding games every week. You just look at the schedule and the games that are coming up and you're like, "Wow. Wow. That's going to be a great game." And then even some of the games you don't expect to be so great maybe turn out to be a lot of times.
What are you expecting from the conference tournament?
There's some changes for us there this year because we're starting on Tuesday and going back to the future in a way with the Friday night semifinals and Saturday night championship game. That's the way the NCAA tournament used to be played back in the '60s and '70s and then it moved to Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon. A lot of our fans seem to be very excited about the primetime.
What are the prospects of an all-ACC network?
My answer to that really won't change for a while. We are taking a look at that with ESPN, who would be our partner in it. ESPN will be our partner through 2026-2027 regardless of how it's structured. We have the ability to do some things because of the quality of partner we have in ESPN. If we feel like that's the best route to go in the long term, we'll do that. And it's a join decision we'll make with ESPN.
What would make that the best route?
I think the keys are where you put your inventory, what the distribution would be, which ties directly to what the revenue would entail. How does that compare to the potential increase in rights fees we currently have? Our television package right now has great exposure and outstanding dollars. The question for us is, where's the growth potential? Is it better with an ACC channel that's 24/7 or with the model we have? It's a very important decision going forward with our league, and the good thing is, I don't think there's a wrong decision to be made. It's a question of, what's the better route to go?
With what happened after the Kansas-Kansas State game Monday night, have there been talks about court storming within the ACC?
Not today, but we've had a number of conversations about that in recent years and our schools have consciously made a decision not to fine institutions. … What we have set up within our league is a particular protocol, if you will, to get the visiting team and visiting coach off the court in a very safe way. … You just don't want to see anybody get hurt, No. 1. Emotions can be very high at the end of a game, and things can be said. You want to minimize as much as you can the opportunity for a player who's lost a tough game that has something said to him and reacts in a way that he later wishes he hadn't reacted.
As the Big Ten seeks opinions on changes to freshman eligibility, what's the ACC's stance?
It's not a new topic. It's been talking about in our league, as well as others, periodically. I'm old enough to have played in that system, and it was a good one. I think it's very educationally sound, and I think we should think about and consider anything that's educationally sound…Whether we get back to that, I don't know. I don't know if it fits the times in today's world. We haven't taken any votes in our league in regard to it in recent years."
Swofford is a politician right.....BEFORE the GOR, ACC Network was not an 'if', it was a 'when'...it was regularly suggested it would be soon. Here we are after time has passed and AFTER the GOR....and it doesn't sound likely does it?
When will the ACC fan base learn? The ACC is the Big East part 2.....in danger of falling so far behind it won't be able to hold teams from hoping to other conferences. All because it would rather make pretend promises than enact REAL change.
"What are the prospects of an all-ACC network?
My answer to that really won't change for a while. We are taking a look at that with ESPN, who would be our partner in it. ESPN will be our partner through 2026-2027 regardless of how it's structured. We have the ability to do some things because of the quality of partner we have in ESPN. If we feel like that's the best route to go in the long term, we'll do that. And it's a join decision we'll make with ESPN."
ACC's Swofford talks TV network, stability
"On a visit Tuesday to the University of Louisville, ACC commissioner John Swofford broached hot NCAA topics such as freshman eligibility, basketball court storming and the possibility his league could one day have its own TV network just like the Southeastern Conference.
They're all subjects to which Swofford can now speak on confidently. His league made it through conference realignment and, midway through its first year with U of L in the fold, isn't looking to expand more.
"One of the things we wanted out of the last decade when there was so much movement within the conferences was to get to the end of it and strengthen ourselves for the long term," Swofford told local media members before his "Conversations with Champions" event at the Brown & Williamson Club inside Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
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"I think the decisions we made … bode really well for the future of this league and the programs in this league."
Swofford's other talking points, edited for brevity:
What has U of L added to the ACC so far?
I think right off the bat is it's developing more and new rivalries. It really has hit me this year, and having Louisville in has impacted it dramatically, is the number of outstanding games every week. You just look at the schedule and the games that are coming up and you're like, "Wow. Wow. That's going to be a great game." And then even some of the games you don't expect to be so great maybe turn out to be a lot of times.
What are you expecting from the conference tournament?
There's some changes for us there this year because we're starting on Tuesday and going back to the future in a way with the Friday night semifinals and Saturday night championship game. That's the way the NCAA tournament used to be played back in the '60s and '70s and then it moved to Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon. A lot of our fans seem to be very excited about the primetime.
What are the prospects of an all-ACC network?
My answer to that really won't change for a while. We are taking a look at that with ESPN, who would be our partner in it. ESPN will be our partner through 2026-2027 regardless of how it's structured. We have the ability to do some things because of the quality of partner we have in ESPN. If we feel like that's the best route to go in the long term, we'll do that. And it's a join decision we'll make with ESPN.
What would make that the best route?
I think the keys are where you put your inventory, what the distribution would be, which ties directly to what the revenue would entail. How does that compare to the potential increase in rights fees we currently have? Our television package right now has great exposure and outstanding dollars. The question for us is, where's the growth potential? Is it better with an ACC channel that's 24/7 or with the model we have? It's a very important decision going forward with our league, and the good thing is, I don't think there's a wrong decision to be made. It's a question of, what's the better route to go?
With what happened after the Kansas-Kansas State game Monday night, have there been talks about court storming within the ACC?
Not today, but we've had a number of conversations about that in recent years and our schools have consciously made a decision not to fine institutions. … What we have set up within our league is a particular protocol, if you will, to get the visiting team and visiting coach off the court in a very safe way. … You just don't want to see anybody get hurt, No. 1. Emotions can be very high at the end of a game, and things can be said. You want to minimize as much as you can the opportunity for a player who's lost a tough game that has something said to him and reacts in a way that he later wishes he hadn't reacted.
As the Big Ten seeks opinions on changes to freshman eligibility, what's the ACC's stance?
It's not a new topic. It's been talking about in our league, as well as others, periodically. I'm old enough to have played in that system, and it was a good one. I think it's very educationally sound, and I think we should think about and consider anything that's educationally sound…Whether we get back to that, I don't know. I don't know if it fits the times in today's world. We haven't taken any votes in our league in regard to it in recent years."
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
TUITION & FEES (2014-15) - P5 SCHOOLS
TUITION & FEES (2014-15) - P5 SCHOOLS
"IN STATE - TUITION & FEES (2014-15) - P5 SCHOOLS
$48,280 - Southern Cal
$47,488 - Duke
$47,436 - Boston College
$47,251 - Northwestern
$46,237 - Notre Dame
$46,200 - Wake Forest
$44,757 - Stanford
$44,350 - Miami
$43,838 - Vanderbilt
$41,886 - Syracuse
$38,600 - TCU
$38,290 - Baylor
$17,772 - Pittsburgh
$17,502 - Penn State
$15,602 - Illinois
$13,977 - Michigan
$13,844 - California
$13,813 - Rutgers
$13,626 - Minnesota
$13,382 - Clemson
$13,200 - Michigan State
$12,998 - Virginia
$12,702 - UCLA
$12,428 - Washington State
$12,394 - Washington
$12,017 - Virginia Tech
$11,394 - Georgia Tech
$11,246 - Tennessee
$11,158 - South Carolina
$10,836 - Georgia
$10,789 - Colorado
$10,616 - Kentucky
$10,581 - Arizona
$10,448 - Kansas
$10,432 - Louisville
$10,410 - Wisconsin
$10,388 - Indiana
$10,200 - Auburn
$10,037 - Ohio State
$10,002 - Purdue
$9,918 - Oregon
$9,826 - Alabama
$9,811 - Arizona State
$9,798 - Texas
$9,433 - Missouri
$9,427 - Maryland
$9,308 - Texas Tech
$9,180 - Texas A&M
$9,034 - Kansas State
$8,750 - LSU
$8,374 - North Carolina
$8,296 - NC State
$8,276 - Oregon State
$8,210 - Arkansas
$8,079 - Iowa
$8,060 - Nebraska
$7,935 - Utah
$7,731 - Iowa State
$7,695 - Oklahoma
$7,442 - Oklahoma State
$7,096 - Mississippi
$6,960 - West Virginia
$6,772 - Mississippi State
$6,507 - Florida State
$6,313 - Florida
OUT OF STATE - TUITION & FEES (2014-15) - P5 SCHOOLS
$48,280 - Southern Cal
$47,488 - Duke
$47,436 - Boston College
$47,251 - Northwestern
$46,237 - Notre Dame
$46,200 - Wake Forest
$44,757 - Stanford
$44,350 - Miami
$43,838 - Vanderbilt
$42,184 - Virginia
$41,886 - Syracuse
$41,811 - Michigan
$38,600 - TCU
$38,290 - Baylor
$35,580 - UCLA
$34,980 - Michigan State
$34,722 - Texas
$33,624 - North Carolina
$33,513 - Washington
$33,241 - Indiana
$33,151 - Colorado
$30,888 - Oregon
$30,816 - Clemson
$30,698 - Georgia Tech
$30,452 - Penn State
$30,228 - Illinois
$29,720 - Maryland
$29,696 - Tennessee
$29,440 - South Carolina
$29,046 - Georgia
$28,804 - Purdue
$28,591 - Florida, Rutgers
$28,379 - Arizona
$28,168 - Pittsburgh
$27,444 - Virginia Tech
$27,409 - Iowa
$27,384 - Auburn
$26,660 - Wisconsin
$26,537 - Ohio State
$26,467 - LSU
$26,356 - Texas A&M
$25,731 - Kansas
$25,510 - Washington State
$25,267 - Utah
$25,064 - California
$24,950 - Alabama
$24,460 - Missouri
$24,320 - Louisville
$23,551 - NC State
$23,540 - Oregon State
$23,312 - Arizona State
$22,888 - Kentucky
$22,624 - Kansas State
$21,673 - Florida State
$21,388 - Nebraska
$20,876 - Minnesota
$20,617 - Iowa State
$20,469 - Oklahoma
$20,424 - West Virginia
$20,300 - Arkansas
$20,168 - Texas Tech
$20,027 - Oklahoma State
$19,144 - Mississippi
$16,960 - Mississippi State"
Analyzing 2014 College Football Television Ratings
No huge surprises here. Normal insights:
*ACC ratings are better than their TV contracts. Swofford is to blame for this. And the presidents who believe his con.
*ACC lacks depth
What I always laugh about here is how, even recently, ACC fans will blame FSU for bad TV contract during Bobby's 'down years' (FSU never below .500 and still won bowl games). So if over 25 years, you have 5 'down years', the conference (who is down the WHOLE 25 years) blames FSU.
This conference looks at itself as the academic conference....but judging by their logic, it is fan base lack intelligence.
Analyzing 2014 College Football Television Ratings
"The TexAgs data suggests the following average ratings (I believe I have replicated this correctly).
1. SEC = 2.58 Mil,
2. B10 = 1.62 Mil,
3. B12 = 1.57 Mil,
4. ACC = 1.41 Mil,
5. P12 = 1.34 Mil
Finally in the original data there are twelve SEC teams in the Top 25, seven Big Ten teams, three Pac 12 teams, two ACC teams, and one independent team. In the adjusted ratings there are ten SEC teams, five Big Ten teams, five Big 12 teams, three Pac 12 teams, one ACC team and one independent. This data will have a slight “pro Big 12 bias” as over seventy eight percent of Big 12 games were rated while other conferences are between fifty three and sixty percent rated games. To reference the examples I pointed out above in these adjusted ratings Oklahoma finished 15th in average TV rating (up from 26th) while Florida finished 22nd (down from 7th)."
Team # of average Viewers Conference # of rated games
http://westvirginia.scout.com/forums/4582-big12-conference/13681865-adjusted-tv-ratings?s=159&page=2&s=159
CONFERENCE AVERAGE
1. SEC - 3.12
2. Big Ten - 1.93
3. Big 12 - 1.68
4. ACC - 1.66
5. Pac 12 - 1.52
CONFERENCE AVERAGE (Subtracting highest/lowest numbers)
1. SEC - 3.06
2. Big Ten - 1.84
3. Big 12 - 1.76
4. Pac 12 - 1.53
5. ACC - 1.38
CONFERENCE MEDIAN
1. SEC - 3.15
2. Big 12 - 1.90
3. Big Ten - 1.77
4. ACC - 1.45
5. Pac 12 - 1.42
BIG 12
1. Oklahoma - 2.27
2. Baylor - 2.06
3. West Virginia - 2.02
4. TCU - 1.98
5. Kansas State - 1.90
5. Texas - 1.90
7. Oklahoma State - 1.87
8. Texas Tech - 1.35
9. Iowa State - 1.03
10. Kansas - 0.39
ACC
1. Florida State - 6.01
2. Miami - 1.94
3. Clemson - 1.83
4. NC State - 1.74
5. Louisville - 1.67
6. Virginia Tech - 1.47
7. Boston College - 1.45
7. Georgia Tech - 1.45
9. Virginia - 1.38
10. Syracuse - 1.09
11. Wake Forest - 1.03
12. North Carolina - 0.89
13. Pittsburgh - 0.67
14. Duke - 0.60
BIG TEN
1. Ohio State - 4.39
2. Michigan State - 3.39
3. Michigan - 3.15
4. Nebraska - 2.52
5. Wisconsin - 2.42
6. Minnesota - 2.07
7. Penn State - 1.99
8. Iowa - 1.55
9. Purdue - 1.45
10. Maryland - 1.00
11. Rutgers - 0.95
12. Illinois - 0.88
13. Northwestern - 0.72
14. Indiana - 0.50
PAC 12
1. Oregon - 2.66
2. Southern Cal - 2.32
3. UCLA - 2.28
4. Stanford - 2.00
5. Arizona - 1.74
6. Arizona State - 1.57
7. Utah - 1.27
8. Oregon State - 1.20
9. California - 1.19
10. Washington State - 0.87
11. Washington - 0.86
12. Colorado - 0.29
SEC
1. Alabama - 6.57
2. Auburn - 4.54
3. Mississippi State - 3.80
4. Mississippi - 3.69
5. Georgia - 3.56
6. LSU - 3.28
7. Texas A&M - 3.20
8. Florida - 3.09
9. Missouri - 3.00
10. Arkansas - 2.43
10. Tennessee - 2.43
12. South Carolina - 2.20
13. Kentucky - 1.52
14. Vanderbilt - 0.35
Here is what each school contributed to their conferences overall adjusted ratings:
BIG 12
15. Oklahoma - 14.4%
20. Baylor - 13.1%
23. TCU - 12.0%
24. West Virginia - 11.5%
25. Kansas State - 11.4%
25. Texas - 11.4%
28. Oklahoma State - 11.3%
AVERAGE - 10.0%
39. Texas Tech - 7.7%
45. Iowa State - 5.4%
63. Kansas - 1.7%
ACC
2. Florida State - 33.8%
29. Clemson - 9.7%
30. Miami - 9.7%
32. Louisville - 8.4%
AVERAGE - 7.1%
42. Virginia - 5.4%
43. Virginia Tech - 5.0%
44. Boston College - 5.0%
49. Syracuse - 4.3%
52. Georgia Tech - 4.0%
54. Wake Forest - 3.5%
56. Pittsburgh - 3.1%
57. North Carolina - 3.0%
59. NC State - 2.9%
61. Duke - 2.1%
BIG TEN
5. Ohio State - 18.2%
8. Michigan State - 12.9%
12. Michigan - 12.0%
17. Wisconsin - 9.9%
19. Nebraska - 9.6%
31. Penn State - 7.6%
AVERAGE - 7.1%
35. Minnesota - 6.6%
37. Iowa - 5.9%
38. Purdue - 5.5%
50. Illinois - 3.3%
53. Rutgers - 3.0%
58. Maryland - 2.4%
60. Northwestern - 1.8%
64. Indiana - 1.2%
PAC 12
13. Oregon - 16.0%
16. Southern Cal - 14.6%
18. UCLA - 14.4%
27. Stanford - 11.9%
34. Arizona - 9.8%
36. Arizona State - 9.3%
AVERAGE - 8.3%
41. Utah - 6.4%
46. Oregon State - 5.5%
51. California - 4.9%
55. Washington - 4.2%
62. Washington State - 2.4%
66. Colorado - 0.6%
SEC
1. Alabama - 17.9%
4. Auburn - 11.6%
6. Mississippi - 10.0%
7. Mississippi State - 9.0%
9. Georgia - 7.8%
10. LSU - 7.8%
11. Texas A&M - 7.6%
AVERAGE - 7.1%
14. Missouri - 6.8%
21. Arkansas - 5.8%
22. Florida - 5.7%
33. Tennessee - 4.3%
40. South Carolina - 3.2%
47. Kentucky - 2.3%
65. Vanderbilt - 0.3%
*ACC ratings are better than their TV contracts. Swofford is to blame for this. And the presidents who believe his con.
*ACC lacks depth
What I always laugh about here is how, even recently, ACC fans will blame FSU for bad TV contract during Bobby's 'down years' (FSU never below .500 and still won bowl games). So if over 25 years, you have 5 'down years', the conference (who is down the WHOLE 25 years) blames FSU.
This conference looks at itself as the academic conference....but judging by their logic, it is fan base lack intelligence.
Analyzing 2014 College Football Television Ratings
"The TexAgs data suggests the following average ratings (I believe I have replicated this correctly).
- SEC = 4.52 Mil
- B10 =2.69 Mil,
- ACC=2.64 Mil,
- P 12 = 2.23 Mil,
- B12 = 2.01 Mil
1. SEC = 2.58 Mil,
2. B10 = 1.62 Mil,
3. B12 = 1.57 Mil,
4. ACC = 1.41 Mil,
5. P12 = 1.34 Mil
Finally in the original data there are twelve SEC teams in the Top 25, seven Big Ten teams, three Pac 12 teams, two ACC teams, and one independent team. In the adjusted ratings there are ten SEC teams, five Big Ten teams, five Big 12 teams, three Pac 12 teams, one ACC team and one independent. This data will have a slight “pro Big 12 bias” as over seventy eight percent of Big 12 games were rated while other conferences are between fifty three and sixty percent rated games. To reference the examples I pointed out above in these adjusted ratings Oklahoma finished 15th in average TV rating (up from 26th) while Florida finished 22nd (down from 7th)."
Team # of average Viewers Conference # of rated games
- Alabama 6.02 SEC 11/13 = 84.6%
- Florida State 5.73 ACC 12/13 = 92.3%
- Notre Dame 4.20 IND 12/12 = 100%
- Auburn 3.89 SEC 9/12 = 75%
- Ohio State 3.81 B10 10/13 = 76.9%
- Mississippi 3.35 SEC 10/12 = 83.3%
- Mississippi State 3.04 SEC 8/12 = 66.7%
- Michigan State 2.71 B10 8/12 = 66.7%
- Georgia 2.62 SEC 7/12 = 58.3%
- LSU 2.62 SEC 8/12 = 66.7%
- Texas A&M 2.56 SEC 8/12 = 66.7%
- Michigan 2.52 B10 8/12 = 66.7%
- Oregon 2.31 P12 10/13 = 76.9%
- Missouri 2.28 SEC 8/13 = 61.5%
- Oklahoma 2.17 B12 11/12 = 91.7%
- Southern California 2.11 P12 10/12 = 83.3%
- Wisconsin 2.08 B10 10/13 = 76.9%
- UCLA 2.07 P12 10/12 = 83.3%
- Nebraska 2.01 B10 8/12 = 66.7%
- Baylor 1.97 B12 11/12 = 91.7%
- Arkansas 1.94 SEC 8/12 = 66.7%
- Florida 1.93 SEC 5/11 = 45.5%
- TCU 1.80 B12 10/12 = 83.3%
- West Virginia 1.73 B12 9/12 = 75%
- Ks State and Texas (tie) 1.72 B12 10/12 = 83.3%
- SEC = 4.52 M 1. SEC = 2.58 M
- B10 =2.69 M 2. B10 = 1.62 M
- ACC = 2.64 M 3. B12 = 1.57 M
- P12 = 2.23 M 4. ACC = 1.41 M
- B12 = 2.01 M 5. P12 = 1.34 M
http://westvirginia.scout.com/forums/4582-big12-conference/13681865-adjusted-tv-ratings?s=159&page=2&s=159
Nole Lou wrote: I think it's clearly an over adjustment. But nonetheless, it does address the TexAgs flaw, and takes it in diametrically the other direction. When I read the intro I was hoping for something a little more sophisticated, but it is what it is.If the truth is in the middle, here are the averages of the RAW & adjusted numbers. It is still skewed more toward the raw numbers (since it essentially makes the unrated games half of what the rated average is, which is still way too high, as the unrated games are significantly closer to 0 viewers than they are half of the rated games).
The truth is somewhere in the middle, so this is as good a counterpoint to the TexAgs data.
CONFERENCE AVERAGE
1. SEC - 3.12
2. Big Ten - 1.93
3. Big 12 - 1.68
4. ACC - 1.66
5. Pac 12 - 1.52
CONFERENCE AVERAGE (Subtracting highest/lowest numbers)
1. SEC - 3.06
2. Big Ten - 1.84
3. Big 12 - 1.76
4. Pac 12 - 1.53
5. ACC - 1.38
CONFERENCE MEDIAN
1. SEC - 3.15
2. Big 12 - 1.90
3. Big Ten - 1.77
4. ACC - 1.45
5. Pac 12 - 1.42
BIG 12
1. Oklahoma - 2.27
2. Baylor - 2.06
3. West Virginia - 2.02
4. TCU - 1.98
5. Kansas State - 1.90
5. Texas - 1.90
7. Oklahoma State - 1.87
8. Texas Tech - 1.35
9. Iowa State - 1.03
10. Kansas - 0.39
ACC
1. Florida State - 6.01
2. Miami - 1.94
3. Clemson - 1.83
4. NC State - 1.74
5. Louisville - 1.67
6. Virginia Tech - 1.47
7. Boston College - 1.45
7. Georgia Tech - 1.45
9. Virginia - 1.38
10. Syracuse - 1.09
11. Wake Forest - 1.03
12. North Carolina - 0.89
13. Pittsburgh - 0.67
14. Duke - 0.60
BIG TEN
1. Ohio State - 4.39
2. Michigan State - 3.39
3. Michigan - 3.15
4. Nebraska - 2.52
5. Wisconsin - 2.42
6. Minnesota - 2.07
7. Penn State - 1.99
8. Iowa - 1.55
9. Purdue - 1.45
10. Maryland - 1.00
11. Rutgers - 0.95
12. Illinois - 0.88
13. Northwestern - 0.72
14. Indiana - 0.50
PAC 12
1. Oregon - 2.66
2. Southern Cal - 2.32
3. UCLA - 2.28
4. Stanford - 2.00
5. Arizona - 1.74
6. Arizona State - 1.57
7. Utah - 1.27
8. Oregon State - 1.20
9. California - 1.19
10. Washington State - 0.87
11. Washington - 0.86
12. Colorado - 0.29
SEC
1. Alabama - 6.57
2. Auburn - 4.54
3. Mississippi State - 3.80
4. Mississippi - 3.69
5. Georgia - 3.56
6. LSU - 3.28
7. Texas A&M - 3.20
8. Florida - 3.09
9. Missouri - 3.00
10. Arkansas - 2.43
10. Tennessee - 2.43
12. South Carolina - 2.20
13. Kentucky - 1.52
14. Vanderbilt - 0.35
wvukicker wrote:ACC has nothing outside of FSU...Florida State made up 34% of ACC's total ratings. That is a even more amazing when you consider they are just 1 of 14 teams.
Here is what each school contributed to their conferences overall adjusted ratings:
BIG 12
15. Oklahoma - 14.4%
20. Baylor - 13.1%
23. TCU - 12.0%
24. West Virginia - 11.5%
25. Kansas State - 11.4%
25. Texas - 11.4%
28. Oklahoma State - 11.3%
AVERAGE - 10.0%
39. Texas Tech - 7.7%
45. Iowa State - 5.4%
63. Kansas - 1.7%
ACC
2. Florida State - 33.8%
29. Clemson - 9.7%
30. Miami - 9.7%
32. Louisville - 8.4%
AVERAGE - 7.1%
42. Virginia - 5.4%
43. Virginia Tech - 5.0%
44. Boston College - 5.0%
49. Syracuse - 4.3%
52. Georgia Tech - 4.0%
54. Wake Forest - 3.5%
56. Pittsburgh - 3.1%
57. North Carolina - 3.0%
59. NC State - 2.9%
61. Duke - 2.1%
BIG TEN
5. Ohio State - 18.2%
8. Michigan State - 12.9%
12. Michigan - 12.0%
17. Wisconsin - 9.9%
19. Nebraska - 9.6%
31. Penn State - 7.6%
AVERAGE - 7.1%
35. Minnesota - 6.6%
37. Iowa - 5.9%
38. Purdue - 5.5%
50. Illinois - 3.3%
53. Rutgers - 3.0%
58. Maryland - 2.4%
60. Northwestern - 1.8%
64. Indiana - 1.2%
PAC 12
13. Oregon - 16.0%
16. Southern Cal - 14.6%
18. UCLA - 14.4%
27. Stanford - 11.9%
34. Arizona - 9.8%
36. Arizona State - 9.3%
AVERAGE - 8.3%
41. Utah - 6.4%
46. Oregon State - 5.5%
51. California - 4.9%
55. Washington - 4.2%
62. Washington State - 2.4%
66. Colorado - 0.6%
SEC
1. Alabama - 17.9%
4. Auburn - 11.6%
6. Mississippi - 10.0%
7. Mississippi State - 9.0%
9. Georgia - 7.8%
10. LSU - 7.8%
11. Texas A&M - 7.6%
AVERAGE - 7.1%
14. Missouri - 6.8%
21. Arkansas - 5.8%
22. Florida - 5.7%
33. Tennessee - 4.3%
40. South Carolina - 3.2%
47. Kentucky - 2.3%
65. Vanderbilt - 0.3%
Saturday, February 21, 2015
In Year 1, SEC Network already printing money for league schools
ACC is screwed.
In Year 1, SEC Network already printing money for league schools
"The SEC may have had a rough go of it with the high-profile games in the 2014 postseason, but fiscally the conference is still rolling in it.
The “it,” of course, is money, something that the league has essentially been printing over the last several years on the football side. An additional printing press was added last year with the launch of the SEC Network.
That endeavor, though, wasn’t expected to realize a profit until at least Year 3 after the launch. A funny thing happens with projections sometimes: they’re off. Way off in this instance.
During a meeting with both the media and the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Friday, South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner revealed that the SEC Network is expected to pull in a profit of $5 million its first year — per school. And even more to the point seven months after the network’s debut, Tanner called that $5 million per school figure as “conservative.”
In other words, it completely blew the pre-launch projections completely out of the financial stratosphere.
“This is my third academic year, so I was on the ground floor when (the idea of) the SEC Network was launched,” Tanner said according to Rivals.com. “Right after I became AD this was formulated in our meetings that we were going to do this SEC Network. So, I was there from the beginning.
“You sit there and listen to the proposals and programming going forward and the dollars involved, but as they said, it could be Year 3 before we realized any financial gain. But when we launched and distributors started getting on board, we said maybe two years. Before you knew it, we had enough to realize a profit in Year 1.”
The recruiting website writes that, “[i]f the $5 million figure holds, each SEC school should expect a payout of approximately $26 million when the league conducts its annual spring meetings in Destin, Fla., in late May.”
In 2014, the total revenue distributed by the SEC to its members schools was $309.6 million. That broke down to an average of $22.1 million per school, over $8 million more than was distributed per school five years earlier ($13.8 million in 2009). Thus, in a span of just six years, the SEC will have nearly doubled the annual payout to its membership — a payout that will do nothing but grow moving forward.
It was expected that, within a handful of years, the SEC Network would add low eight-figure sums into each member’s coffers. Based on the roaring success the network has been thus far, it might be time to speed up that projection as well."
In Year 1, SEC Network already printing money for league schools
"The SEC may have had a rough go of it with the high-profile games in the 2014 postseason, but fiscally the conference is still rolling in it.
The “it,” of course, is money, something that the league has essentially been printing over the last several years on the football side. An additional printing press was added last year with the launch of the SEC Network.
That endeavor, though, wasn’t expected to realize a profit until at least Year 3 after the launch. A funny thing happens with projections sometimes: they’re off. Way off in this instance.
During a meeting with both the media and the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Friday, South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner revealed that the SEC Network is expected to pull in a profit of $5 million its first year — per school. And even more to the point seven months after the network’s debut, Tanner called that $5 million per school figure as “conservative.”
In other words, it completely blew the pre-launch projections completely out of the financial stratosphere.
“This is my third academic year, so I was on the ground floor when (the idea of) the SEC Network was launched,” Tanner said according to Rivals.com. “Right after I became AD this was formulated in our meetings that we were going to do this SEC Network. So, I was there from the beginning.
“You sit there and listen to the proposals and programming going forward and the dollars involved, but as they said, it could be Year 3 before we realized any financial gain. But when we launched and distributors started getting on board, we said maybe two years. Before you knew it, we had enough to realize a profit in Year 1.”
The recruiting website writes that, “[i]f the $5 million figure holds, each SEC school should expect a payout of approximately $26 million when the league conducts its annual spring meetings in Destin, Fla., in late May.”
In 2014, the total revenue distributed by the SEC to its members schools was $309.6 million. That broke down to an average of $22.1 million per school, over $8 million more than was distributed per school five years earlier ($13.8 million in 2009). Thus, in a span of just six years, the SEC will have nearly doubled the annual payout to its membership — a payout that will do nothing but grow moving forward.
It was expected that, within a handful of years, the SEC Network would add low eight-figure sums into each member’s coffers. Based on the roaring success the network has been thus far, it might be time to speed up that projection as well."
What most media will avoid discussing re: Winston
Gil Arcia
A review for The Hunting Ground. Third review now saying accuser's story differs from past ones.
Friday, February 20, 2015
CMUP's Top American Research Universities latest report is out....and the ACC sucks part 23421899898
CMUP's Top American Research Universities latest report is out
"This is the report that academia itself looks at more than many others.
For the first time ever, they've crafted a power ranking of the top 137 research universities.
Remember, this is overall institution, with a strong weight toward graduate education and research, but also with some undergrad components. Many rankings just look at either research or undergrad, not both. In this report, size of a school's graduate education programs is an advantage.
ACC schools...
13. Duke
19. UNC
22. Pitt
33. Georgia Tech
38. UVA
49. NC State
51. Notre Dame
52. Virginia Tech
59. Miami
70. FSU
91. Louisville
100. Clemson
119. Wake Forest
> 137: Syracuse, BC
http://mup.asu.edu/Top-American-Research...-02-13.pdf
"Top 25 Research Schools that are in the major athletic conferences:
Big 10 - 5
Pac 12 - 5
ACC - 3
Big 12 - 1
SEC - 1 (thanks to Texas A&M joining them. But they are barely ranked at 24)
And in number 26-50 the bottom two conferences fall even further behind. "
"If you look at the top 50, the B10 has 12, the P12 has 8, the ACC has 6, the SEC 3, and the B12 just 1.
This lowest ranked AAU member in a conference is Kansas at 77. The highest ranked schools not in AAU are:
49 - NC State
51 - ND
52 - VT
53 - Cincy
57 - UGa
59 - Miami
I don't know how the Kanas review is going as I recall they were about to be bounced out of AAU. Now, AAU is a political, club organization so as you look at the 6 highest ranked graduate/research program it makes you wonder who is tossing the blackball against their admission (you need 75% of votes to gain admission - 48 positive votes.
With NC State, they were competing at the same time with GT and Cincy. Southern schools tend to be passed over and NC State's liberal arts are not well known versus their STEM aspects. I heard the blackball could have come from MD or Duke and that NC State missed by one vote.
With ND, you have the religious aspect to discriminate against, plus some B10 anti-votes - enough to keep them out.
With VT, you have a little brother to UVa, that is STEM oriented just like NC State. Would UVa really support them? I know MD would not.
Cincy is a strange case, I suspect that if Ohio State and Indiana made it known to the rest of the Big 10 they didn't want Cincy in the AAU, that would stick.
Georgia is an SEC school - almost the kiss of death for AAU's northern bent.
Miami would probably be blackballed by Florida and begins to be far enough away from the others to omit.
I would suggest that once you get past about 90, you out of the graduate/research universities and into the universities that focus most of their resources on undergrads. "
"Vt is concerned about lack of aau support from uva duke unc and gt- believe it or not they got much more support from md penn state mich Purdue -
Vt feels if you are in s confrrence there should be collaboration - and it should be connected - noticed number of big ten schools vt is playing "