Woooooo number 2!

Subby, come on. The "$" thing, really? You're the sort of person who perpetuates the continued existence of SEC Fan™ by making otherwise normally rational people feel the need to defend something that isn't really under attack with the exception of people like you. Also, criticizing the SEC for putting money into their programs and making them valuable is a rather weak way of going after them.

FTFA: That's why I wanted to include the entire list of the Football Bowl Subdivision "FBS 100" on this blog.

1-A. 1-A now, and 1-A forever. The whole name change thing was just stupid. Speaking of tradition, I almost creamed my jammies when Lou Holtz referred to the Red River Shootout by calling it that, which is the damn thing's proper name.

The top two SEC teams don't even match Texas, subby.

Sargun: The top two SEC teams don't even match Texas, subby.

Fark me. I read Georgia as Georgia Tech.

fark

Sargun: The top two SEC teams don't even match Texas, subby.

Check that again with a calculator.

Belegur: Sargun: The top two SEC teams don't even match Texas, subby.

Check that again with a calculator.

I hope you type with your toes or something.

I count 11.

majestic: I count 11.

There's 10. Vandy didn't even make the list. (I think because they are private).

What I find shocking is Kentucky at #20. Seriously?

Sargun: Belegur: Sargun: The top two SEC teams don't even match Texas, subby.

Check that again with a calculator.

I hope you type with your toes or something.

Or something. I was just distracted before hitting Add Comment so it showed up later than it should have.

I'm calling bullshiat. Indiana football isn't worth more than a '96 Cavalier.

2. Georgia $483.6 million
4. Florida $421.8 million
5. LSU $397.4 million
7. Alabama $374.3 million
8. Auburn $359.4 million
10. Tennessee $321.3 million
11. South Carolina $316.8 million
14. Texas A&M $245.9 million
17. Arkansas $235.7 million
20. Kentucky $152.5 million
23. Mississippi $136 million

Nope, that is definitely 11.

majestic: Nope, that is definitely 11.

Well, technically A&M isn't SEC.

/yet

I like Rutgers at the bottom. Its either mislabeled, or they've taken a whopping $19 bucks from their parent university

majestic: 2. Georgia $483.6 million
4. Florida $421.8 million
5. LSU $397.4 million
7. Alabama $374.3 million
8. Auburn $359.4 million
10. Tennessee $321.3 million
11. South Carolina $316.8 million
14. Texas A&M $245.9 million
17. Arkansas $235.7 million
20. Kentucky $152.5 million
23. Mississippi $136 million

Nope, that is definitely 11.

it's almost as if there was some sort of correlation to money spent and this ranking... I just can't put my finger on it...

Oh, this is the sports section. And here I was thinking subby was making some point about the $ecurities and Exchange Commission.

/$illy me.

reverendfitty: I like Rutgers at the bottom. Its either mislabeled, or they've taken a whopping $19 bucks from their parent university

Quote from the article " And eight schools on the list have a negative valuation because they suck funds from the larger university to support operations."

Rutgers is one of the schools where if the University were to sell off the football operations, Wall Street would expect to be paid $19 to take it off their hands.

Florida State #54, behind Wyoming?

Can't explain Ole Piss.... they suck at everything. Kentucky has b'ball at least.

Super Chronic: Florida State #54, behind Wyoming?

And UCF. What that means, I don't know.

Wouldn't you have to include boosters and their funds in the equation? Kind of like stockholders? Or like a pension that invests in stock? A long term investment that would take a big cash out to get them to 'sell'. I would imagine that would bump big programs over smaller schools.

93. Rutgers -$19

That made me giggle

/We're #15!

kwame: There's something wrong with the SEC being successful and making a sh*t-ton of money at it?

Being successful is frowned upon these days...now I want some of your stuff...

interesting that south carolina is like 2.5 times that of clemson.

The issue Kilgorn/kwame is how fair is the playing field? In this case, literally.

If you play more home games (the SEC has some of the most unbalanced schedules in football) that means more revenue.
If you play in HUGE stadiums (smallest SEC stadium is no match for most college's stadiums) that means more revenue.
If you have your own TV deal, more revenue,
If your #1 religion is football, you have more revenue.

Leagues like PAC12, WAC, and others just can't match that.
And I'm saying they only use that money for legal things, like coaches, facilities, food, dorms for athletes, stuff like that.

I just can't stand people born in the end zone thinking they so awesome cuz they has touchdown. Play same number road/home games and see what happens. Make the rules FAIR and let the true talents shine.

When did FAIR become so much of a hated value?

big 10 has 7 teams in the top 25... what's your point subby?

dougermouse: The issue Kilgorn/kwame is how fair is the playing field? In this case, literally.

If you play more home games (the SEC has some of the most unbalanced schedules in football) that means more revenue.
If you play in HUGE stadiums (smallest SEC stadium is no match for most college's stadiums) that means more revenue.
If you have your own TV deal, more revenue,
If your #1 religion is football, you have more revenue.

Leagues like PAC12, WAC, and others just can't match that.
And I'm saying they only use that money for legal things, like coaches, facilities, food, dorms for athletes, stuff like that.

I just can't stand people born in the end zone thinking they so awesome cuz they has touchdown. Play same number road/home games and see what happens. Make the rules FAIR and let the true talents shine.

When did FAIR become so much of a hated value?

Georgia up until very recently played 6-6 home-away and they are towards the top of the last list. Some schools have rich donors and long traditions.

the SEC is the best, because they're all preseason ranked, and they all beat each other, thus proving they are the best

Wow, there's a farkton of people here who DNRTFA.

This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.

Is anyone getting a worse return on investment than Minnesota's 126 Million?

Houston is at 95 on that list with a little over 4 million and is currently (and only momentarily, admittedly) ranked at #19 this week. Made me giggle

12349876: Wow, there's a farkton of people here who DNRTFA.

This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.

ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.
ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.
ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.
ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.
ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.
ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.
ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.
ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE boosts your ticket revenue and booster donations, raising your FINANCES.

/ yes, I RTFA
// farked up methodology is farked up
/// at the same time, there's a reason the Yankees are one of the most valuable teams in the world and the Mets, in the same city and same sport, are hundreds of millions behind in value:
//// ON THE FIELD PERFORMANCE

12349876: Wow, there's a farkton of people here who DNRTFA.

This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.
This is about FINANCES, not on the field performance.

You know how I know you don't know anything about how businesses are appraised?

FTFA, which the rest of us DID read, and which you attempted to read and evidently didn't understand: valuations on college football programs as if they were businesses for sale.

Which is NOT all about finances, for reasons starting with those that Do You Know What I Am Saying pointed out to you.

And it's a good thing football makes this much money or else a lot of other sports wouldn't exist. Sports like Women's soccer wouldn't make it if not for the revenue shared to the sports by the football programs.

baufan2005: And it's a good thing football makes this much money or else a lot of other sports wouldn't exist. Sports like Women's soccer wouldn't make it if not for the revenue shared to the sports by the football programs.

This is Lou Holtz's rationalization for not paying players.

Vanderbilt's stadium on seats like 39,000 and we almost never sell out.

Aar1012: Isn't that like saying the US Navy is the best in the world because the Atlantic fleet defeated the pacific fleet in a war game?

Also the preseason polls skew the crap out of things for the rest of the season. They should be done away with and have no rankings until every team has played its fourth game.

baufan2005: Sports like Women's soccer wouldn't make it if not for the revenue shared to the sports by the football programs.

Basketball helps play for a lot too. Also, many sports like soccer are fairly cheap to operate.

First, no real surprises with the exception of Alabama at 7. I figure with a new stadium expansion, facility upgrades, higher ticket prices and with new additional sources of revenue generated off parking, food, and merchandise, we would be in the top 3 easily.

Second, without the methodology, I still don't trust these numbers. Because looking at just the final numbers, they put a great deal of stock in the number of alumni, students or potential customers.

PluckYew: baufan2005: And it's a good thing football makes this much money or else a lot of other sports wouldn't exist. Sports like Women's soccer wouldn't make it if not for the revenue shared to the sports by the football programs.

This is Lou Holtz's rationalization for not paying players.

Vanderbilt's stadium on seats like 39,000 and we almost never sell out.

Yeah, but the SEC is set up so that all schools share in the total revenue. One of the main reasons why Texas A&M is jumping, because Texas didn't want to share any of their revenue with other conference schools.

Winning boosts revenue????

Who would have ever saw that coming?