Never follow the logic of these things.
The Pac-12 has slipped to the point that there soon might be a Power 4. A chronicling of the P12's issues -- some of which go back to the beginning of the BCS 20 years ago. https://t.co/hAIdPI4yME— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) May 15, 2018
"The gap between us and the other [leagues] continues to grow," he said. "We'll be competitively disadvantaged even moreso. … That's real money in terms of being able to compete, support facilities, support coaches and support programs."
"This is a concern of the Pac-12 presidents, and I can tell you it's a large discussion point with meetings with the commissioner at every single meeting," Schulz said. "… The Pac-12 schools have got to be competitive with the ACC, the SEC and the Big Ten and Big 12, and we're falling behind."
Pac-12 schools average $30.9 million in annual revenue. The SEC is No. 1 at $41 million. That $10 million difference could be the difference in paying a top-notch coach. (Note: UCLA's Chip Kelly and Stanford's David Shaw are among the top 10 among highest-paid coaches.) "Is [that gap] going to become $20 million in the not-too-distant future?" Anderson asked.
I think they are saying the Pac-12 is in trouble based on performance on the field/court. He muddied the water by including revenue - which is also a problem for the ACC, as you noted. He should've stuck with performance - the Pac-12 was far and away the worst conference in 2017-18 for the "money" sports. JMO.
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