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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 1852727, member: 1414"] Wake and BC are overpaid for the same reason the Jacksonville Jaguars are. They are part of a cartel that collectively negotiates media rights for all members. Does it suck for the Patriots, Cowboys and Giants? Maybe, but since they adopted that model and enhanced revenue sharing, the value of the league and each franchise has soared. The same has happened to each of the P5 conferences. Northwestern, Purdue and Minnesota are "overpaid" too, but that's how these things work. Back when each school sold and negotiated its own media rights, the total payout was much, much smaller, and the payout to even the top schools was lower. That money helps ensure that the gulf between tOSU, Michigan and the rest doesn't become insurmountable. The less popular schools can still compete from time to time. Duke and Northwestern were both at decent a football a couple of years back. That doesn't happen without "revenue sharing". It truly sucks when you are on the outside looking in. The real key for UConn, aside from joining one of the cartels, is alternative revenue models. What the smart NFL owners did after revenue sharing was to focus on the revenue they don't share. For UConn that's gate receipts, licensing/merchandise, concessions, etc. UConn and the AAC need to drive a much harder bargain next time, and getting T3 rights for the schools would be a huge benefit. [USER=38]@Fishy[/USER] is certainly right that UConn is a bargain for ESPN right now. They know it and we know it. [/QUOTE]

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