(03-08-2018 03:21 PM)SoCalBobcat78 Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 01:03 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Gonzaga sounding pretty much like a done deal. They seem to have moved on to the question of "What will BYU do?" Thats a huge home run for the MW if they can get BYU back for all sports---and its a solid double or triple if they just land Zags and BYU for olympic's. Unless they are stupid, I dont see how the MW gets less than a solid double or triple out o this move. Pretty shrewd move by Thompson.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/spor...story.html

The article is interesting, but for Gonzaga to leave the WCC they need to get a financial deal from the Mountain West that is as good as what they currently earn in the WCC. Below is the money earned by each team last season in the NCAA Tournament:

https://herosports.com/ncaa-tournament/h...-fund-a7a7

Gonzaga and St. Mary's earned almost $12 million for the WCC last season. Nevada earned $1.7 million for the MWC. When Gonzaga leaves, all the money they earned stays with the WCC. So how does Gonzaga make up for the loss in basketball revenue?

If the MWC cuts Gonzaga a sweetheart deal to join the conference, the same deal would not be available for BYU. If Gonzaga were to leave the WCC, there really is no reason for BYU to leave the WCC right away. The financial units or revenue that Gonzaga earned through their basketball success will still be there for the next few years. That revenue and having a much better shot at the WCC auto bid should keep BYU in the WCC for the next 3-4 years if Gonzaga leaves.

Each conference has its own revenue distribution rules but we can probably be safe assuming that Gonzaga gets no more than 12.5% of that money and no less than 8.3%. The high figure would be Gonzaga taking extra shares as a bonus, the bottom figure would represent equal sharing after the conference office deducts enough to fund the year's operations.

The revenue is spread over six years so when you start sharing with the league office, sure Gonzaga is leaving a lot of money but very little of it was ever going to land in their bank account.