It takes a lot of money to run a high level college athletics program and football is the main power behind the financial support for the non-revenue sports.

 

The discussion about expanding the five conferences into 16 teams and breaking off from the NCAA has been discussed on sports talk shows for a few years but when it comes to money the Big Ten and SEC seem to want to stay with their current members so they will not have to water down the money tree.

 

Here is what happened in the SEC for the 2018-19 year which ended on August 31, 2019. It could be higher for the 2019-20 year with LSU winning the national football championship.

 

As stated many times, "follow the money!"

 

"If there was ever any doubt that SEC football is big business, consider this. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced that approximately $651.0 million of total revenue was divided among the 14 universities of the Southeastern Conference for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which ended August 31, 2019. The total includes $624.2 million distributed from the conference office, as well as $26.8 million retained by institutions that participated in 2018-19 football bowl games to offset travel and other related bowl expenses. The average amount distributed from the conference office, excluding bowl money retained by participants, was slightly over $44.6 million per school."

 

 

LSU just hands it out in front of Tv cameras and makes “strong $&) offers” to high school kids on FBI wire taps 

Looks like I’m starting a college this weekend! 

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

LSU just hands it out in front of Tv cameras and makes “strong $&) offers” to high school kids on FBI wire taps 

Only for basketball and they ain't got him yet!!!  

 

As for the money handed out by Odell, no one has gotten into trouble about it other than Odell who will be banned from the locker room and sidelines in future games.

 

Now, talking about payoffs, how come the Tennessee fans could not nail Cam Newton on his $80,000 payoff to go to Alabama???  My Aubrun friends know the name of the bagman who made the transfer.

 

Yes, times are good in the SEC.

1 hour ago, Sam said:

Only for basketball and they ain't got him yet!!!  

 

As for the money handed out by Odell, no one has gotten into trouble about it other than Odell who will be banned from the locker room and sidelines in future games.

 

Now, talking about payoffs, how come the Tennessee fans could not nail Cam Newton on his $80,000 payoff to go to Alabama???  My Aubrun friends know the name of the bagman who made the transfer.

 

Yes, times are good in the SEC.

I don’t expect LSU to get in any trouble, nobody ever seems to (cough except Bruce pearl cough)