I am certainly no fan of Rutgers (except for today), but it is undeniable that their B1G membership has been a great aid to them. Conference money makes a difference, no question.
nilcollegeathletes.com
nilcollegeathletes.com
St. John's University | NIL College Athletes
Details on athletes from St. John's University who are being sponsored
www.sportsmediawatch.com
A network broadcast barely beat a cable broadcast, and that’s with Penn State also by far being the biggest name brand/fanbase involved. ESPN also edged in the 18-54 demographics. The B10 market is gray and getting grayer.FOX edges out ESPN on college football opening night
In the season's first skirmish between college football's dominant media powers, FOX came out ahead overall while ESPN won out in the key demographics.
Here is a good example as to why the B1G is the top conference for media rights. The Penn State vs. Purdue game on FOX had more viewers than the hyped up return of the Background Brawl between Pitt and WVU on ESPN.
The Penn State/Purdue game was nothing particularly special in terms of the matchup, but it still had a larger audience than a key rivalry game that hasn’t been played in over a decade.
LOL, they are losing more money after they joined than they were before they joined. They’re running a $73 million deficit in each the last two years. Note that that’s not capital expenditure, that’s their operating deficit.
I was strictly referring to the quality of play that they seemed to have achieved. They are certainly recruiting better players than in the past. The do have an opportunity to recoup some of their losses with their future B1G pay. UConn's deficit was 47 million last year, with no real source of big income in the foreseeable future. They will have a steady stream of big income continuing. How they manage it, is another story. I would most UConn fans would trade places with them in a heartbeat.
No doubt, but none of that changes the fact that even receiving Big Ten money they still are running a $73 million annual deficit. That’s impressive, in a very Rutgers way.
Is their an explanation for that deficit? I live across the Hudson, but I don't hear much news about Rutgers in NYC. I only saw the end of the game on Saturday after the UConn game and I thought Rutgers looked really good on the field. Pushed BC around in the final drive.
I think it’s all the money they are investing in their athletic programs. Rutgers finished at the bottom or near the bottom of the Big Ten standings in almost every sport for their first several years in the conference, but they have improved in many sports. Last year, Rutgers won the conference title in Women’s Soccer and the conference tournament in field hockey. They almost won the conference title in baseball but faltered at the end of the season. They had not won any conference titles in the Big ten prior to last year. They have also qualified for the NCAA basketball tournament and played in the Gator Bowl, although that one was due to A&M being unable to compete.
Not that I’m aware of. If it was infrastructure spending, I totally get it, but it’s just an operational deficit. I know at least one state senator has called for an investigation on it. And there was that debacle about spending just short of a half million dollars on DoorDash. Maybe a good analogy is like the lottery ticket winner who goes broke in a few years.
Ahhh…. The old UConn Fiesta Bowl treatment..Huge Big Ten TV deal won’t solve all of Rutgers’ money problems | Politi
Rutgers stands to bring in around $70 million a year when the multi-network Big Ten deal goes into effect.www.nj.com
.. or even the lottery winner who suddenly has upset distant relatives (University Academic Departments/AAUP) calling that want a bigger piece of the new family pie and muther ya to anyone that listens when you don’t return their calls.
Fun to watch from afar…