Another $ Thread

[UD '01 grad]

How much does it cost to compete?

From an Athletic article:

These days, what's a conference champ cost?

College sports teams having actual, legal, publicly acknowledged payrolls is still such a new and rapidly evolving thing that we should probably check back in on dollar amounts every year.

This week, our Antonio Morales, Manny Navarro and Sam Khan Jr. shared loads of portal gossip from a panel of anonymous FBS coaches and staffers. There were lots of takes on this year's portal classes ("hate to say it, but Texas Tech is doing what it should"), plus reports of tampering being exactly as rampant as you'd suspect ("they’re getting tampered with by someone, if it’s not you").

Staffers from a full range of FBS conferences also ballparked their answers to this question: "How big a roster budget does a school need to be competitive in your conference?" And I couldn't help noticing how neatly those answers lined up into three tiers.

Their estimated payroll ranges, along with a couple of those quotes I've plucked from each group:

Group of 6: $2M to $10M

Group of 6 staffer 4: I think you’re going to really, really struggle if you’re not over $4 million in our conference.

Group of 6 staffer 3: If it was a starter kit for Conference USA, you can get away with $2 or $3 million. ... For other Group of 6 conferences, I’d say $8 to $10 million easily.

ACC and Big 12: $10M to $25M

ACC staffer 2: At least $10 million if you want to be legitimate.

Big 12 staffer 2: Around $20 million to $25 million to be competitive. Around $30 million if you want to win it.

Big Ten and SEC: $25M to $40M

SEC staffer 2: $25 million minimum.

Big Ten staffer 2: It’s getting up to $35 plus (million), if not $40 million.

[UD '01 grad]

Reaction to NIL summit starts this show:

https://youtu.be/ukLfMmUu0OE?si=c752xWD_vmSU3kks

I guess the thread that was posted originally was taken down?

[RalphD58]

Delaware made 12 million of the EA Sports video game this past year...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYMkJnTO ... N4NzZmZQ==

[UDan]

Delaware made 12 million of the EA Sports video game this past year...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYMkJnTO ... N4NzZmZQ==

The video creator didn't check the facts on this; that is a made-up figure originating from a meme. It's not 12M at all. I do think a high number of video game users played with the Blue Hens. But that particular story is not real news, just for clarity.

[Attila the Hen]

Shame on Brodie. Or was it Bryce?

[Udforever1]

Shame on Brodie. Or was it Bryce?

Was not Bryce. Had nothing to do with F&F.

[RalphD58]

Well that's a bummer

[Cluck U]

The $40k comment regarding silverware was fun.

No...it wasn't me.