The following is from saturdayroad.com:
Unbalanced revenue sharing
According to The Athletic, the ACC dispersed $36.1 million to each of its programs for the 2020-21 fiscal year. That figure, which is lagging behind the SEC and Big Ten even before their high-profile additions, is the same for every program. In other words, Clemson and Wake Forest (and every other ACC program) each make an equal amount of money from their ACC affiliation.
But what if they didn’t?
Of course, programs like Florida State and Clemson are more profitable for the ACC than, say, Boston College and Wake Forest. It stands to reason that they should earn a more representative portion of the revenue pie.
This is perhaps the only way the ACC could financially entice its top programs to stay in the fold. Choosing to stay in the ACC would mean top programs would potentially be making half of what other national title contenders make from its media rights package. Sooner or later, that disparity in resources would show up on the gridiron (if it hasn’t already).
There's one business model that is accepted by owners/programs and fans that flat out throws out the everybody gets a trophy mentality, and that is big time sports; because in the real sense, there is only one winner; and that is generally the team/s of haves vs haves nots. Actually a very interesting phenomena in today's world where most folks think everything should be fair and equal until it hits with their team.
There's one business model that is accepted by owners/programs and fans that flat out throws out the everybody gets a trophy mentality, and that is big time sports; because in the real sense, there is only one winner; and that is generally the team/s of haves vs haves nots. Actually a very interesting phenomena in today's world where most folks think everything should be fair and equal until it hits with their team.
Yet the biggest sport in this country exists in a bubble where all teams have equal salary caps and share revenue?
People seem to like that every NFL team has the same shot... the league is literally built around treating teams equally.
There's one business model that is accepted by owners/programs and fans that flat out throws out the everybody gets a trophy mentality, and that is big time sports; because in the real sense, there is only one winner; and that is generally the team/s of haves vs haves nots. Actually a very interesting phenomena in today's world where most folks think everything should be fair and equal until it hits with their team.
Yet the biggest sport in this country exists in a bubble where all teams have equal salary caps and share revenue?
People seem to like that every NFL team has the same shot... the league is literally built around treating teams equally.
I think there are ways that teams can work the salary cap, maybe not enough to influence the haves vs have nots, however there still remains the difference between regional/national marketing etc that can influence who you get and who you don't get.
My original post was intended to be primarily a statement non-pro sports e.g. travel youth all the way through collegiate. It is amazing how deep "recruiting" runs at all levels.
I heard a guy say one time that the NFL made it where they wanted every team to finish 500 but if you do better than 500 then you did something right and if you didn’t finish 500 you absolutely did something wrong and then there’s the good luck and bad luck thing. It may have been Cris Mortensen that said it. I believe him
@psu61 I get that, but consider the two conferences all schools want to join? Big Ten and SEC. What they have in common are the bigger schools realizing that it is better to provide equal profit sharing and treat all schools somewhat as equals, rather than have unbalanced revenue sharing and different rules for different teams.
Litterally why the Big 12 failed, teams were fed up with Texas and their BS. So they started to leave, to the point that Texas even realized they diminished their own brand by trying to have everything their way.
@psu61 I get that, but consider the two conferences all schools want to join? Big Ten and SEC. What they have in common are the bigger schools realizing that it is better to provide equal profit sharing and treat all schools somewhat as equals, rather than have unbalanced revenue sharing and different rules for different teams.
Litterally why the Big 12 failed, teams were fed up with Texas and their BS. So they started to leave, to the point that Texas even realized they diminished their own brand by trying to have everything their way.
Thats true and I agree. There is a point where you need a good number of competitive teams or I should say a level playing field elsewise folks pick up there toys and go home so to speak and then there is nothing left.
Southern's comment is also a good one IMO. Level it out for 500 and end up around 750 or so for playoffs. That creates a pretty good scenario when it comes to playoff time in regards to who's the favorite, really nobody, so everybody has a legitimate chance; makes for an interesting playoff situation. Or something like that.
I truly appreciate what well managed teams and top notch coaching produces when done on the up and up. Its infuriating though to see poor management destroy a team given all other things being equal; same goes for ineptitude coaching.
The sports world continuously changes, but man has it changed fast over the last several years!
You ain't kidding!!!
