Are the New Big East teams paying any kind of buy in?

[mattp]

Isn't that generally how this works, the new teams either have to pay some cash, or give up some revenues for a few years. IIRC we had to give some free BE away games to teams like Miami and Vtech or something like that, are our new teams paying something or are we so desperate we'll give Temple and Memphis a free ride into the conference? I hadn't seen mention of it

 

[SubbaBub]

That's old news. The increase in TV money makes that a non starter for incoming schools entering other conferences.

In the case of the NNNBE, we need them.



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[huskypantz]

We probably have to pay them. Or they get a trip to Providence and all the SpaghettiMeatballs they can eat.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

When we added schools during the last expandion (UL, UC, USF, DePaul, Marquette) there was no buy in as we needed bodies quickly and they had to pay CUSA exit fees. I imagine that something similar has transpired this time around.

 

[PRHusky]

There are in fact entrance fees. However, those would likely be subtracted from each team's portion of league revenues.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

I believe each team has to pay $2.5M entrance fee to get into the BE. BE will deduct a portion from their annual league payout each year until it is paid off.

 

[Fishy]

All incoming schools are obligated to buy twenty tickets to the conference's 'welcome back' pancake breakfast held every September and they agree to put a "Providence is for Lovers" bumper sticker on the back of all athletic department vehicles.

Temple had to sign an additional rider that prevents them from exclaiming, "Jesus, this place sucks now!" and "Try kickin' us outta now, mutha fukkkkkaaaahhhhs!" at the annual conference retreat.