Quote:am i missing something? why do some fans of the incoming schools feel they are entitled to some of the $$$ the c7 and current fb schools are bargaining over?
Yes, you are missing something.
One other FACT that Attackcoog neglected to mention but is very relevant -
the Big East conference that invited MEMPHIS, Houston, SMU, and UCF in Feb 2012 is NOT AT ALL the conference those four universities will be joining on 7-1-13. Hell, we aren't evenin joining the "Big East"!! That is a legitimate grievance and probably explains why there was NOT a contract signed in the Atlanta airport.
I know, the C-7 defectors don't give a
but this is ridiculous. No wonder the Atlanta meeting (call) was a disaster. Tense, indeed.
UConn, Cincy, and USF (and Temple) do deserve a larger cut of the monies. No argument at all. But, yeah, the new members deserve something to compensate the huge loss of premier schools over the past year.
A fairer split IMHO of the $75mm:
Aresco office - $4mm
Connecticut, USF, Cincinnati - $13mm each ($39mm total)
Temple (in 1 year for FB) - $6mm
MEMPHIS, SMU, Houston, UCF - $5mm each ($20mm total)
Tulane and ECU (when they join) - $3mm each ($6mm total)