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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 1850964, member: 1329"] Yes, we are criminally underpaid for the value we are bringing to that network. The fault of that is Aresco, the AAC, and with us.. 1) We shouldn't have taken an even share of the TV deal. 2) How were our ratings in those games? just because UConn draws better ratings than Tualen vs. Tulsa, doesn't mean we draw well enough to move the needle for ESPN. 3) Because of the contract, ESPN is required to show a number of AAC games. They will, of course, pick the shiniest apple each time, but how shiny is our apple compared to other schools? If it were shiny enough, we'd be in a P5 conference. 4) What is the actual value of 1 football game shown on ABC vs. 5 basketball games on ESPN2? Ad prices don't scale linearly with ratings. More efficient use of money draws exponentially higher prices and you need to weight the value of the schools bringing those games exponentially higher as well. UConn in the AAC championship had half the viewers of Kentucky vs. Tex A&M right before it, and that's on the basketball scale. One of the marquee UConn football games last year (UConn - BYU) drew a 0.4 on ESPN. Quantity doesn't necessarily mean . [/QUOTE]