Interesting article on Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell

[Dawgg]

fair warning, it’s long…

Can Texas Tech billionaire booster Cody Campbell fix college sports?

Texas Tech's billionaire booster has turned the Red Raiders into a powerhouse. Can he fix college sports next?

www.espn.com

One thing I didn’t realize is that he’s the guy behind all of these “tell Congress to save women’s and Olympic sports” ads. After reading the article, I finally understand their position (and unsurprisingly it’s not really about women’s and Olympic sports).

Their position is that conferences and schools should no longer be allowed to negotiate individual media deals and that the entirety of the FBS should negotiate as one entity with revenue being distributed more evenly across schools. His claim (which I find doubtful) is that the totality of FBS media rights would be worth billions more annually than all of the current individual conferences’/schools’ contracts combined. Ultimately, what he’s trying to do is take money out of SEC and Big Ten pockets and spread it out across the rest of FBS, which would theoretically boost a school like Texas Tech and make them less dependent on booster money.

 

[Dawg Raid]

Communism. I like capitalism even if we are poor ole state

 

[Dawgg]

Communism. I like capitalism even if we are poor ole state

Honestly, we’d be diсked over by his plan since it would ultimately mean less revenue for SEC schools.

“Poor Ole State” is still in the top 25% in the FBS and top 10% in Division I when it comes to revenue.

 

[OurPrideAndJoySnots]

fair warning, it’s long…

Can Texas Tech billionaire booster Cody Campbell fix college sports?

Texas Tech's billionaire booster has turned the Red Raiders into a powerhouse. Can he fix college sports next?

www.espn.com

One thing I didn’t realize is that he’s the guy behind all of these “tell Congress to save women’s and Olympic sports” ads. After reading the article, I finally understand their position (and unsurprisingly it’s not really about women’s and Olympic sports).

Their position is that conferences and schools should no longer be allowed to negotiate individual media deals and that the entirety of the FBS should negotiate as one entity with revenue being distributed more evenly across schools. His claim (which I find doubtful) is that the totality of FBS media rights would be worth billions more annually than all of the current individual conferences’/schools’ contracts combined. Ultimately, what he’s trying to do is take money out of SEC and Big Ten pockets and spread it out across the rest of FBS, which would theoretically boost a school like Texas Tech and make them less dependent on booster money.

Only if he funds NILs equally.

 

[Maroon13]

A great plan for the Big12 but the sec and B1G will never agree to that.

His best bet is to continue to bank roll TT, win the Big12 every year and get TT in the playoffs.

That seems like an awesome path to relevance for them.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Ultimately, what he’s trying to do is take money out of SEC and Big Ten pockets and spread it out across the rest of FBS, which would theoretically boost a school like Texas Tech and make them less dependent on booster money.

There you have it.

Good news is, even the billionaires are getting tired of funding it.

 

[paindonthurt]

Honestly, we’d be diсked over by his plan since it would ultimately mean less revenue for SEC schools.

“Poor Ole State” is still in the top 25% in the FBS and top 10% in Division I when it comes to revenue.

Everyone gets dicked over in communism/socialism!

 

[Dawgg]

A great plan for the Big12 but the sec and B1G will never agree to that.

His best bet is to continue to bank roll TT, win the Big12 every year and get TT in the playoffs.

That seems like an awesome path to relevance for them.

That’s why he’s petitioning Congress. His intention is a change to the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.

 

[Dawgg]

Everyone gets dicked over in communism/socialism!

Seems to be working for the NFL.

I oppose it because I think it will be detrimental to State, but it’s hard to argue that it’s bad for the bottom 3/4 of FBS.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

I think equal revenue sharing in FBS is great. The FBS should be about 94 teams made up of everyone currently in FBS except the SEC, Big 10, and the upper half of the ACC (including Notre Dame.)



Those 42 teams should make up the FPS or Football Power Subdivision. The FPS would be subject to collective bargaining requiring players to be subject to 1 transfer, eligible for only 4 seasons total in FPS and no more than 2 at lower divisions and no players can play after age 24.

Divide into 3 conferences where 3 teams are AQ for playoffs from each conference and 3 wild cards from anywhere. The 3 conference winners and next highest ranked team get first round byes. The bottom 2 teams from the FPS get relegated to FBS every year. The FBS tournament champion and regular season highest (or 2nd highest) ranked team get promoted.

The FPS would give the NFL a run for their money on tv rights.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

He is still butt hurt over the longhorn network.

 

[OldVideoGuy]

fair warning, it’s long…

Can Texas Tech billionaire booster Cody Campbell fix college sports?

Texas Tech's billionaire booster has turned the Red Raiders into a powerhouse. Can he fix college sports next?

www.espn.com

One thing I didn’t realize is that he’s the guy behind all of these “tell Congress to save women’s and Olympic sports” ads. After reading the article, I finally understand their position (and unsurprisingly it’s not really about women’s and Olympic sports).

Their position is that conferences and schools should no longer be allowed to negotiate individual media deals and that the entirety of the FBS should negotiate as one entity with revenue being distributed more evenly across schools. His claim (which I find doubtful) is that the totality of FBS media rights would be worth billions more annually than all of the current individual conferences’/schools’ contracts combined. Ultimately, what he’s trying to do is take money out of SEC and Big Ten pockets and spread it out across the rest of FBS, which would theoretically boost a school like Texas Tech and make them less dependent on booster money.

If I saw it right, the commercial shows that the SEC endorsed (in the fine print at the end) the bill.

 

[8dog]

If I saw it right, the commercial shows that the SEC endorsed (in the fine print at the end) the bill.

And that’s incorrect. Sankey has said the SEC opposes it.

 

[patdog]

The FPS would give the NFL a run for their money on tv rights.

No it wouldn’t. Not even half.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

If I saw it right, the commercial shows that the SEC endorsed (in the fine print at the end) the bill.

There are dueling commercials. Campbell’s, which seeks to update the 1961 Sports Broadcast Act, and then the ad that is for the the Score Act, which essentially codifies most of the House Settlement and is endorsed by the P4 leagues. SEC is for the Score Act, not Campbell

 

[Dawgg]

One other thing I picked out from the article is that Campbell started out as a message board troll, so there’s hope for all of us!***

 

[olblue]

Honestly, we’d be diсked over by his plan since it would ultimately mean less revenue for SEC schools.

“Poor Ole State” is still in the top 25% in the FBS and top 10% in Division I when it comes to revenue.

What if the billionaire was right and it generated more revenue resulting in MSU’s piece of the pie being bigger?

 

[olblue]

Everyone gets dicked over in communism/socialism!

 

[Dawgg]

What if the billionaire was right and it generated more revenue resulting in MSU’s piece of the pie being bigger?

I mean… maybe? I feel like the disparity between the Big Ten and SEC media payouts ($50-$60 Million) vs, say, Conference USA or the MAC ($1-$2 Million), is too wide for the Big Ten and SEC to escape a hit.

Multiplying $60 Million times 136 is $8.16 Billion. Color me doubtful that the money is out there.

Just rough math, annually, the conferences currently make in their media deals:
Big Ten - $1 Billion
SEC - $800 Million
Big 12 - $400 Million
ACC - $500 Million
American - $80 Million
MWC - $45 Million
MAC - $10 Million
Sun Belt - $7 Million
Pac-12 - $80 Million
Conference USA - $5 Million

So, total, that’s just short of $3 Billion per year, meaning for all teams in the FBS to make as much as Big Ten/SEC teams without Big Ten and SEC teams getting a haircut, the total media payout would have to be $5 Billion more than it is today.

Again, color me doubtful.

 

[DT4248]

Everyone gets dicked over in communism/socialism!

Everyone gets dicked over in capitalism too. Everyone except the elites get dicked over in every economic system eventually that humans have tried in history. Having a hard-on for hating the system and not the players is missing the forrest for a tree.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Everyone gets dicked over in communism/socialism!

Communism has worked everywhere except where they’ve actually tried it!

 

[mcdawg22]

Everyone gets dicked over in communism/socialism!

Ummm our SEC welfare check has been quite useful over the last 30 years.

 

[paindonthurt]

Ummm our SEC welfare check has been quite useful over the last 30 years.

Yeah well good thing it’s not communism/socialism!!

 

[GloryDawg]

Seems to be working for the NFL.

I oppose it because I think it will be detrimental to State, but it’s hard to argue that it’s bad for the bottom 3/4 of FBS.

Just like real communism you have the haves and have nots.