Conference Expansion Information

Please note, this is not an attempt to participate in the often seen Big 12 vs ACC debate (My basic belief is neither will be able to compete consistently in the future against SEC/B1G for differing reasons.  The ACC's being financial and lack of football school depth).  This is merely providing information on the topic of note.


Big 12, ACC Playing Catch-Up Heading into College Football Playoff

"We've covered the SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 in previous pieces analyzing the respective conferences' competitive and financial status as the BCS gives way to the CFP. That leaves us with the ACC and Big 12, which face more uncertainty and issues of membership stability, as well as falling behind in the revenue arms race.
Why these two conferences are considered the lesser of the five can be viewed through the lens of conference expansions, which the Big Ten kicked off by poaching Nebraska from the Big 12:

• Big Ten: Nebraska (Big 12), Maryland (ACC), Rutgers (Big East)
• SEC: Texas A&M, Missouri (both Big 12)
• Pac-12: Colorado (Big 12), Utah (Mountain West)"

BCS Conference Revenue (2014-15 Season)

Conference	Revenue Per School*	Network Partners	Expires
SEC (14)	$34 million	ESPN, CBS, SEC	2023
Big Ten (14)	$30 million	ESPN, FOX, BTN	2016
Pac-12 (12)	$21 million	ESPN, FOX, P-12	2023
Big 12 (10)	$20 million	ESPN, FOX	2024
ACC (14)	$18 million	ESPN	2026
Notre Dame	N/A	NBC	2025

* Full member shares from conference

Big 12 in BCS Era

BCS Championship Game (7)	2-5
BCS Bowl Games (22)	10-12
Big 12 Teams in BCSCG (3)	Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska
Big 12 Teams in BCS Bowls (9)	KSU, KU, OSU, Baylor, Colorado, Texas A&M*
Top Big 12 Teams in BCS	Oklahoma (4-5), Texas (3-1), K-State (0-2)

* WVU (3-0) and TCU (1-1) while in other conferences

ACC in BCS Era

BCS Championship Game (4)	2-2
BCS Bowl Games (18)	5-13
ACC Teams in BCSCG (1)	Florida State
ACC Teams in BCS Bowls (6)	VT, Clemson, GT, Maryland, Wake*
Top ACC Teams in BCS	FSU (3-5), Va. Tech (1-4), Clemson (1-1)

* Miami (3-1), UL (2-0), VT (0-1), Pitt (0-1), 'Cuse (0-1) while in Big East

"The ACC has been more proactive in protecting its interests, and thus it's in a better position entering the new era. Of course, Florida State winning the final BCS championship couldn't hurt, either.
While it did lose Maryland to the Big Ten, the ACC got out ahead of the expansion frenzy by poaching Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East and then added another ex-Big Easter Louisville to replace Maryland. While these programs marginally boosted the ACC's football profile, they cemented its status as the premier basketball conference.
The one big football acquisition for the ACC is Notre Dame, even though the Irish joined the conference in all sports except football. Beginning next season, they will play at least five ACC teams every season, and that addition has already paid dividends as each conference team is due to receive an extra million in revenue going forward."



Is West Virginia’s move to Big 12 Conference worth the red ink?

"It took West Virginia University officials nearly eight months — instead of the usual two months — to reveal a financial report on athletics for fiscal year 2011-12.

As expected, the figures all-around were staggeringly ugly. They show that the university’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics could be in the red for many years to come.

It is in debt nearly $13 million. That could have been almost $16.5 million if the WVU Foundation hadn’t seen fit to hand over to athletics a “gift” of $3.5 million.

According to the report, the department received a revenue of $80,064,869.86 and expenses also set an all-time record of $92,968,426.76.

They were spending money like it was going out of style.

We’re talking about the period from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. So it is assumed that the athletic department won’t be much — if any — better off when fiscal 2012-13 rolls around in about four months.

With numbers like those, are Big 12 Conference athletics really worth the cost? Some people seriously wonder. They fear it’s going to get a lot worse.

This admittedly most recent deficit reportedly follows nine consecutive fiscal years ending with a profit. But predictions are that losses could continue for many years to come.

As a result, some planned projects in the athletic department have been placed on hold, according to WVU officials.

Of course, WVU paying $20 million to exit from the Big East Conference was largely responsible for the huge deficit.

And there are loans still to be paid off.

That was needed to join in the Big 12 by June 30, 2012, so that conference would have a 10th school and deal with TV networks for billions in broadcasting revenues.

But WVU won’t receive a full share in yearly profit until the Big 12 is repaid for its significant loan.

The university also revealed that three internal loans were obtained by the athletic department to help ease operating budgets."