Proof that College sports is ALL about $$$$$$

[Catfish Bob]

Missouri and Texas A&M both say they are joining the SEC.

This is getting way out of hand.
I aint been keeping up with much of it but saw where some teams also want to leave the Big East.
If I was Uk I'd leave the SEC and join the Big East!!! Huge for B-ball games,,,start playing Louisville twice a year in B-ball!!! Be the easiest way for them to beef up the football program because they aint ever going to win squat in the SEC.

[elnutsmalljaws]

This is getting way out of hand.
I aint been keeping up with much of it but saw where some teams also want to leave the Big East.
If I was Uk I'd leave the SEC and join the Big East!!! Huge for B-ball games,,,start playing Louisville twice a year in B-ball!!! Be the easiest way for them to beef up the football program because they aint ever going to win squat in the SEC.

Thing is, will the Big East be around? As far as beefing up the football program, playing weaker competition does not make you a better football program. It may make your record look better but not a better program. Plus UK would lose money because it shares in all the Bowl money that all SEC teams make. When powerhouses like Bama, Florida, LSU and such keep winning BCS titles and big time bowl games UK gains $$$$ from this. The school playing in the bowl game gets a percent off the top as a participation fee to cover travel expenses and such then the rest goes in the pot to be split among the rest of the schools. I think I read somewhere that it was like 30% to the participating team. Take a $10M bowl payout and that is $7M to to pot for the one game. Counting all the SEC teams that make it to bowl games, which is ridiculous at the number of bowl games, and the pot has to be in excess of $20M every year. A lot of money to be a doormat in the SEC

[Catfish Bob]

Thing is, will the Big East be around? As far as beefing up the football program, playing weaker competition does not make you a better football program. It may make your record look better but not a better program. Plus UK would lose money because it shares in all the Bowl money that all SEC teams make. When powerhouses like Bama, Florida, LSU and such keep winning BCS titles and big time bowl games UK gains $$$$ from this. The school playing in the bowl game gets a percent off the top as a participation fee to cover travel expenses and such then the rest goes in the pot to be split among the rest of the schools. I think I read somewhere that it was like 30% to the participating team. Take a $10M bowl payout and that is $7M to to pot for the one game. Counting all the SEC teams that make it to bowl games, which is ridiculous at the number of bowl games, and the pot has to be in excess of $20M every year. A lot of money to be a doormat in the SEC

Yup, I turned on 84whas and their talking about Louisville...I understand now,,UofL should join the SEC!!!!

[elnutsmalljaws]

Oklahoma got what they wanted because the Big 12 Commissioner is stepping down today after given a 3 year contract extension 10 months ago