When Rod was a 'shoe in' for the Alabama job the media was dragging his name through the mud. Appartently, the only schools you can leave for and not get labeled a rat are Notre Dame, UM, and USC.
http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=754009
The same article also gives a list of the most valuable teams. I was suprised that the Barn beat us, but I assume alot of that has to do with their recent bowl trips. Same with Georgia.
http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=754009
EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN
Forbes magazine recently unveiled its second annual ranking of the "most valuable teams in college football."
They base the rankings on four "beneficiaries": the university (the value of contributions from football to the institution for academic purposes, including scholarship payments for football players); the athletic department (the net profit generated by the football program ultimately retained by the department); the conference (the distribution of bowl game revenue); and the local communities with a vested interest in the team (incremental spending in the county during home-game weekends)
The top 10: Notre Dame, $101 million; Texas, $92 million; Georgia, $90 million; Michigan, $85 million; Florida, $84 million; LSU, $76 million; Tennessee, $74 million; Auburn, $73 million; Alabama, $72 million; and Ohio State, $71 million.
The same article also gives a list of the most valuable teams. I was suprised that the Barn beat us, but I assume alot of that has to do with their recent bowl trips. Same with Georgia.