(03-09-2018 10:03 AM)SC-KNIGHT Wrote:  

(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.

Not only would BYU have a shot at the auto bid, they would also make more money on the credits Gonzaga leaves behind and their buyout to leave the conference. Those NCAA credits would only be shared 9 ways instead of ten. If the WCC did take on a new member, the new member would probably have to for go a major part of the conference annual payout money as their buy in stake to join the conference. This gives BYU a few years breathing room to get to the next realignment period when the GOR's ends for the unstable B-12 to see what they are going to do - aka - split up and realign with new members, stay together and take on at least two more members, or stand pat at ten members for another period of time with another GOR's contract to seal the deal again.

As long as BYU has a good TV deal with ESPN, any conference basketball money is just a bonus.