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 Fields of Green and Gold |
 Friday, January 4, 2008 |
Forbes just released the top 20 most valuable college football programs and while most of the data is to be expected, there are some staggering details:
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1. Notre Dame | $101 million | Independent | Not bowl eligible (3-9) | 2. Texas | $92 million | Big 12 | Holiday (10-3) | 3. Georgia | $90 million | SEC | Sugar Bowl* (11-2) | 4. Michigan | $85 million | Big 10 | Capital One (9-4) | 5. Florida | $84 million | SEC | Capital One (9-4) | 6. LSU | $76 million | SEC | National Championship* (11-2) | 7. Tennessee | $74 million | SEC | Outback (10-4) | 8. Auburn | $73 million | SEC | Chick-fil-A (9-4) | 9. Alabama | $72 million | SEC | Independence (7-6) | 10. Ohio State | $71 million | Big 10 | National Championship* (11-1) | 11. Oklahoma | $70 million | Big 12 | Fiesta Bowl* (11-3) | 12. South Carolina | $69 million | SEC | Not bowl eligible (6-6) | 13. Penn State | $69 million | Big 10 | Alamo (9-4) | 14. USC | $53 million | Pac 10 | Rose Bowl* (11-2) | 15. Arkansas | $53 million | SEC | Cotton (8-5) | 16. Texas A&M | $50 million | Big 12 | Alamo (7-6) | 17. Washington | $50 million | Pac 10 | Not bowl eligible (4-9) | 18. Nebraska | $49 million | Big 12 | Not bowl eligible (5-7) | 19. Michigan State | $44 million | Big 10 | Champs Sports (7-6) | 20. Wisconsin | $43 million | Big 10 | Outback (9-4) |
- Penn State at #13 is more valuable than USC at 14? USC the annual national title contender is $16 million less valuable than a team that has yet to beat Michigan in 9 straight tries?
- Notre Dame is college football's most valuable team?! I thought the Catholics were a very giving and sacrificial bunch? Oh wait, that's right, what was I thinking. Though I bet NBC's thrilled with this year's Irish bunch.
- 8 SEC teams and 5 Big 10 teams make up the 20 most valuable college football teams. Boy its not even a question as to what 2 college conferences define college football does it. The Big 12 comes in third with just 3 teams, Pac 10 with 2 teams, and Independents with 1.
- Not a single ACC or Big East team made the top 20. Surprising especially with teams like Florida State, Miami and Clemson in the ACC and historically relevant Syracuse and Pittsburgh in the Big East.
Way for Notre Dame to prove what douche bags they are once again. Like the Yankees of baseball, they have the most money to invest in the program and produce as little as humanly possible without completely falling apart. But luckily for the Golden Domers, at least the MLB requires the Yankees to play themselves into the post season and if they don't they save themselves the humiliation. The Irish are handed a spot in the BCS the moment they qualify like the spoiled brat who feels entitled to all that holy on God's green earth. The only thing an Irish fan should be thankful for this season is that they finally are bad enough to not humiliate themselves in the post season. Hey, that's more vacation days for Charlie Weis to count the undeserved money he's stealing from the almighty 'Catholic' institution. |
posted by Nittany White Out @ 2:43 PM  |
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Your math is off on the conference count.
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Correction made, thanks for letting me know.
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