🏈 College Football's 20 Most Valuable Teams

[BigAl]

http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/22/mo...business-sports-college-football_slide_2.html

Alabama is #5

 

[planomateo]

I've posted this before, but figure its worth posting again due to the upcoming game w/ Texas. Good article on college sports and how things have changed over the years, speaks to how Texas has become such a cash cow. Worth the read for sports fans in my opinion...

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-9820059/Come-early-Be-loud-Cash.html

In the arms race to build the fanciest stadiums, hire the best coaches, and attract the top athletes, the University of Texas is unrivaled: Its athletics program is the most profitable—and most successful—of any school in history. How did the Horns climb to the top? By inventing the rules that everyone else now plays by.

 

[LBS]

Current seating at Bryant Denny ~92,000. Add the ~15,000 still on the SEASON ticket seekers waiting list.

~107,000 before the walk up crowd shows up.

 

[tidentrue]

THIS IS A LOAD OF BS!!!! why such special treatment ??



An agreement that gives Notre Dame 1/66 of all Bowl Championship Series net revenues, means the Fighting Irish have received $4 million in payments from the BCS over the last three years, despite going 15-21 in the regular season and not qualifying for a single New Year’s Day or later bowl game.

 

[TerryP]

http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/22/mo...business-sports-college-football_slide_2.html

Alabama is #5

Michigan expanding more? :shock:

83 suites, 3000+ club seats, 400,000 sq ft addition?

Wow. What's that put their seating at? 110K+?

 

[reger60]

Nebraska Cornhuskers... Donations required by Nebraska for season ticket holders to keep their seats totaled $15 million last season.

Once again, reinforcing my theory that there is nothing to worthwhile to spend your money on in Nebraska.