$60 Million Sharing Cap

[PrimeCy]

Interesting article from Heartland College Sports about the Big10 and SEC wanting a $60 million sharing cap.

Can the Big 12 Afford a $60 Million Sharing Cap?

In recent weeks, the Protect College Sports Act, headed for a full Senate vote next month, has stolen the spotlight and understandably so. It’s an important bill, and one that fundamentally reshapes the nature of college athletics, and football in particular, which is the golden goose of revenue...

www.heartlandcollegesports.com

 

[StPaulCyclone]

Interesting article from Heartland College Sports about the Big10 and SEC wanting a $60 million sharing cap.

Can the Big 12 Afford a $60 Million Sharing Cap?

In recent weeks, the Protect College Sports Act, headed for a full Senate vote next month, has stolen the spotlight and understandably so. It’s an important bill, and one that fundamentally reshapes the nature of college athletics, and football in particular, which is the golden goose of revenue...

www.heartlandcollegesports.com

I've been waiting for this 'ask', not surprising at all.

 

[ZorkClone]

IMO a cap this high shouldn't matter to the Big 12 or ISU, none of us could afford to reach the cap. The issue will be the schools' fanbases will put pressure on the AD or the University president to reach the cap and some unwise AD's will go broke doing so.

 

[t.m.]

The current system is definitely not fair, so it's nice for the Big10 and SEC to compromise....

"We have $80mil, and you "poors" are struggling to raise $20, so let's compromise. Everyone now has the same cap, and it will be $60 million. Now it's fair."

I hate college sports more every day, and my daughters have one more year before graduating. I'd lose zero sleep with it completely imploding after that

 

[Billups06]

IMO a cap this high shouldn't matter to the Big 12 or ISU, none of us could afford to reach the cap. The issue will be the schools' fanbases will put pressure on the AD or the University president to reach the cap and some unwise AD's will go broke doing so.

I'd be curious how many schools can realistically reach that cap every year. Is it 5-10 schools in each of the BIG and SEC, or a dozen total across the NCAA?

 

[CyTuT]

Just let them spend all they want. My hope is the money runs out and they destroy themselves. I don’t think this is going to stop the inevitability of a complete loss of college sports.

 

[PrimeCy]

I'd be curious how many schools can realistically reach that cap every year. Is it 5-10 schools in each of the BIG and SEC, or a dozen total across the NCAA?

Good question

 

[NWICY]

IMO a cap this high shouldn't matter to the Big 12 or ISU, none of us could afford to reach the cap. The issue will be the schools' fanbases will put pressure on the AD or the University president to reach the cap and some unwise AD's will go broke doing so.

Agree lot of ADs in the red already.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Do the B1G and SEC schools technically have the money to do this? Yes. Can they all afford to? That's a hard no.

 

[MeowingCows]

I'd be curious how many schools can realistically reach that cap every year. Is it 5-10 schools in each of the BIG and SEC, or a dozen total across the NCAA?

I'm not sure its 10 schools total that can just magically make an additional $40M appear from thin air.

 

[CycloneT]

I could care less about a cap. Cheaters will always cheat. Just make it so you have to compensate for transfers

 

[Letterkenny]

Do the B1G and SEC schools technically have the money to do this? Yes. Can they all afford to? That's a hard no.

Some of them could, the other ones will be left in the dust. Although I suppose you could argue they already are.