The Bowl Championship Series announced the unofficial net revenue to the conferences from the 2010 bowl games on Monday.
The Pacific-10, Atlantic Coast, Big 12 and Big East received $17.7 million each. The Big Ten and Southwestern received $22.2 because they had two teams in one of the 10 slots.
So whenever the Pac-10 gets snubbed for a second team in the BCS games, it cost the 10 teams a split of about $5 million.
The midmajor conferences received more money than usual with TCU and Boise State in the one of the five top bowl games. The five smaller conferences split $24 million.
Here’s the breakdown: Mountain West ($9.8 million), WAC ($7.8), Conference USA ($2.8), Mid-American ($2.1) and Sun Belt ($1.5).
12 comments
BeaverDon says:
Jan 25, 2010
Cliff,
The Pac-10 has what one season where we got two teams into BCS Bowls, 2000 with Oregon State and Washington. Did the Pac-10 have any others and how many seasond do the other conference have? Seems Southeast Conference and the Big 10 regularly get two teams with the Big 12 breaking in from time to time.
ckirkpatrick says:
Jan 25, 2010
2000 was a rare Pac-10 double. The Big East commonly gets snubbed. The Big Ten has had more success than the Pac-10 but not much.
The SEC, ACC and Big 12 have better chances to get a second team because for whatever reason playing a conference championship game helps in the computer rankings and the polls to rank them higher in the BCS in the end.
The SEC is well, the SEC, and is the popular colleges in football. The ACC expanded to combat that. That's why people want the Pac-10 and Big Ten to expand. To add the extra game, and get the money and exposure that goes with it.
BeaverDon says:
Jan 26, 2010
If I remember right, in 2000 there was some doubt almost to the last minute regarding OSU getting into the Fiesta, and Oregon got bumped out of a Championship game for Nebraska team that didn't even make it to the Big-12 Championship game!
BeaverDon says:
Jan 26, 2010
I just trachied down a list and checked, 2002 was the only other year the Pac-10 had two teams. WSU ( 10-2) in the Rose Bowl and USC (10-2) in the Orange Bowl.
By my count in the 12 seasons since the Big-10 and Pac-10 joined in 1998 the Big East and ACC have never had 2 teams. Pac-10 has had two years, Big 12 has had 5 years, SEC has had 7 years and the Big-10 has had 9 years with 2 teams in BCS games.
The difference seems to be a championship game like the ACC, SEC and Big 12 ( not that its has worked for the ACC) or a non-round robin schedule like the Big-10. The Big East and Pac-10 with their play everybody attitude doesn't do to well.
angrybeaver says:
Jan 26, 2010
Cliff, any insight on Owa or other highly desired recruits?
http://angrybeavers.wordpress.com/
ckirkpatrick says:
Jan 26, 2010
He told Scout.com OSU is in his top three with UCLA and Nebraska. Don't have any insight into him other than that.
It comes down to if he wants to go to the big city, stay close to home or come someplace football crazy.
Ted0 says:
Jan 26, 2010
Any news about the football player who mught not medically qualify to lay anymore? Like even who the players is?
ckirkpatrick says:
Jan 27, 2010
Don't know anything official, but nothing will be done until the end of the school year.
beeverluv says:
Jan 27, 2010
So let me get this straight.
If the Pac 10 expands to 12 teams, adds a 'championship' game, forgets all this nonsense about traditional rivalries and brings crappy football to every season by maybe managing to add Sun Belt, lower tier CUSA/WAC and 1-AA opponents to our schedules…
… then we can make $1.475m per school instead of $1.77m?
Wow! That sounds like a really good deal.
SnohoBeav says:
Jan 27, 2010
That $1.475 million is if we only get 1 team in. If we get 2 teams into BCS games it's $1.85 million each (assuming this season's payout) among the 12 teams.
So to get a shot at an extra $80k every 2-3 years, we give up playing each of the other 9 teams, we probably pick up another IAA game? No thanks. I suppose there would be some share of the TV deal for the "championship" game, but it's still unappealing.
beeverluv says:
Jan 27, 2010
Looking at the numbers makes me wonder what in the world the Big Televen is thinking wanting to expand and have a championship game. They always get two teams in the BCS. And they get a team to the championship more than naught… with all conferences being naught.
If there wasn't a rule denying a third BCS bowl game for any conference, then Penn State would have probably played in one as well.
They've sacrificed tradition for their current standing, but money-wise they are set. In fact, a championship game would just decrease the chances for them to put two teams in the BCS by adding a loss to someone's record.
beeverluv says:
Jan 27, 2010
And then we also wouldn't have to play those pesky home and away series in basketball. Wouldn't it be nice if we never had to see UCLA, Arizona or USC play at Gill every year?
I mean, they just detract from the overall legend that is OSU basketball. Don't they?