Sean Miller addresses speculation Big East teams will have advantage in revenue sharing model

With revenue sharing seemingly on the horizon, much of the discussion surrounds football. However, basketball is set to get a nice piece of the pie. There has been speculation about, specifically, the Big East, maybe getting a bigger cut than other power conferences due to a lack of football presence.

Someone who might know is Sean Miller, the former Xavier head coach. Now leading Texas in the SEC, he was asked about the Big East possibly having a financial advantage. He did not appear too convinced, saying there is still a lot of unknowns.

“You hear that but me coming from there, I think if we’re here speculating on that toward that on them, they would be equally be speculating on what we’re doing down here,” Miller said at SEC Spring Meetings. “It comes back to this awkward, unknown part. You just truly don’t know, it is truly speculation.

“I know what you’re talking about but one of the other things I feel like is part of the SEC, certainly the University of Texas, is that you’re moving toward the future. You’re certainly going to be at the table. That’s a comforting feeling. There are other times where conferences, as much as they want to feel that way, they can’t because of the model we’re in and the power of football.”

Xavier actually did sport a football team once upon a time. However, in 1973, the school decided to shut down the program and there has not been much talk of revitalization. Basketball has been the key focus ever since and will continue to be so moving forward.

The same can be said for the majority, if not all, of the Big East teams. UConn football is currently in the FBS while Villanova competes at the FCS level. Even so, those two still consider basketball its No. 1 priority from an athletics standpoint. National championships have been produced in recent years as well.

Quite different from the situation Miller walked into. Texas is one of college football’s top programs and Steve Sarkisian currently has things rolling. The Longhorns will be a popular preseason No. 1 selection if not a national championship prediction.

Miller is still not ready to say the Big East has an advantage, though. He still sees plenty of advantages to being a head coach inside the SEC, getting a few more answers on the big picture questions.