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Revenue sharing having no specific cap per sport is going to have parity implications
Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:15 am
Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:15 am
I completely understand why Kentucky blocked a cap per sport given their investment in basketball compared to the rest of the conference. But a cap of 20.5 mil that each university allocates within the athletic department however they see fit is going to make it nearly impossible to compete at the highest level in multiple sports.
For example, how does Alabama and Auburn keep Oats and Pearl level coaches happy long term if the university simply can’t give them the same player budget as UNC, Duke, UK, etc given that they will have to allocate max levels to football to keep up in the SEC?
Does Miss St completely abandon any attempt to compete with SEC football player budget and instead allocate an outsized budget to baseball and basketball to gain an edge there?
Can LSU reasonably expect to compete at the top of football if they have to cut the player budget to fund other sports important to their fan base like mens and women’s basketball, and baseball?
Can the SEC as a whole keep getting 5 star basketball talent with nearly all the athlete budget going to football programs while some teams in the ACC, Big East, Memphis, Gonzaga, Kansas, etc send nearly all of the 20 mil to basketball?
I get that NIL is still there to fill in the gaps, but if it actually is enforced as market value only, that will make the revenue sharing decisions within the revenue sharing cap very impactful.
For example, how does Alabama and Auburn keep Oats and Pearl level coaches happy long term if the university simply can’t give them the same player budget as UNC, Duke, UK, etc given that they will have to allocate max levels to football to keep up in the SEC?
Does Miss St completely abandon any attempt to compete with SEC football player budget and instead allocate an outsized budget to baseball and basketball to gain an edge there?
Can LSU reasonably expect to compete at the top of football if they have to cut the player budget to fund other sports important to their fan base like mens and women’s basketball, and baseball?
Can the SEC as a whole keep getting 5 star basketball talent with nearly all the athlete budget going to football programs while some teams in the ACC, Big East, Memphis, Gonzaga, Kansas, etc send nearly all of the 20 mil to basketball?
I get that NIL is still there to fill in the gaps, but if it actually is enforced as market value only, that will make the revenue sharing decisions within the revenue sharing cap very impactful.
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 9:20 am
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Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:17 am to MillerLiteTime
Alabama ain't competing at the highest level in football anymore anyway since Saban's gone, might as well try to improve the other sports.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:18 am to MillerLiteTime
We are living in a crazy era. Certain sports are going to take a hit. Look for a conference like Big East basketball to dominate as they don't put any money into football but basketball only league. UConn to take over basketball
Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:26 am to MillerLiteTime
I have no clue how it will work but there is one thing for sure college sport has already jumped the shark. It's all down hill from here.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:31 am to PSS101
Most of the recent success we have seen in mens SEC basketball is because prior to the House NCAA settlement the system was a giant near unlimited pie that the SEC could keep expanding with huge tv deals that ACC and Big East schools couldn’t compete with. Our football schools could outspend or at least match the traditional basketball powers with no consequence to football. That won’t be the case anymore under a cap.
Think of it like instead of the Falcons, Braves, and Hawks all operating under individual sport specific caps, MLB, NFL, and the NBA all merged into one entity and gave a salary cap to the city of Atlanta to divide how they see fit.
Think of it like instead of the Falcons, Braves, and Hawks all operating under individual sport specific caps, MLB, NFL, and the NBA all merged into one entity and gave a salary cap to the city of Atlanta to divide how they see fit.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:42 am to MillerLiteTime
I wish Ohio State would put all of the $20 million on football. I couldn't care less about the other sports.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 9:59 am to BuckI
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I wish Ohio State would put all of the $20 million on football. I couldn't care less about the other sports.
Proves my point. Winning in the other sports is all fun and games until someone else doubles down on football and beats your football team or steals your coach. Conversely teams like Kentucky finally investing in football has been a positive for the SEC, but that goes away the minute Duke, Kansas, and UConn put all 20 mil in basketball.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:04 am to MillerLiteTime
Man that’s gonna suck for sec football coaches that are at women’s basketball schools. Mulkey really is gonna beat up Brian Kelly and take his proverbial lunch money.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:08 am to MillerLiteTime
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Does Miss St completely abandon any attempt to compete with SEC football player budget and instead allocate an outsized budget to baseball and basketball to gain an edge there?
Any team in the B1G or the SEC that cuts funding for football to support any other sport will risk being left out in the final realignment of the super conferences.
It’s why Indiana and Illinois and Northwestern are now investing heavily in football. They know that if they don’t and simply rode the coattails of the B1G, they will get cut out for brining nothing of value to the table
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:10 am to MillerLiteTime
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Think of it like instead of the Falcons, Braves, and Hawks all operating under individual sport specific caps, MLB, NFL, and the NBA all merged into one entity and gave a salary cap to the city of Atlanta to divide how they see fit.
Yes please (for professional sports only). Let the pelicans drown in mediocrity with all the funds going to the Saints. Also, frick you L.A. and New York.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:13 am to MillerLiteTime
Under the table cash payments will make a comeback as a way to circumvent the “cap” or whatever tf we’re calling it
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:13 am to MillerLiteTime
There is going to be a point where this all collapses anyway.
Eventually donors will get sick of it when their teams still get outperformed by other teams and quit writing checks. Jealousy within the athletic teams will generate more turmoil. Then the dominoes will begin to fall.
Every friking thing in this world searches for balance. Don’t matter if it’s the atmosphere or college football. It’s just the way things are.
Eventually donors will get sick of it when their teams still get outperformed by other teams and quit writing checks. Jealousy within the athletic teams will generate more turmoil. Then the dominoes will begin to fall.
Every friking thing in this world searches for balance. Don’t matter if it’s the atmosphere or college football. It’s just the way things are.
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 10:16 am
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:14 am to MillerLiteTime
Absolutely, 100%
Most SEC schools will devote around 80% to football, 10% to basketball, and 10% for everything else. I suspect that Kentucky and Kansas will still devote a larger percentage to basketball, probably about 40-50%. The Big East, will devote about 90% to basketball. They will be the basketball conference. I imagine that State will figuratively throw in the towel for football and devote a large amount to baseball.
The entire landscape of college sports is changing. This is the biggest change of all that we have seen. The NIL clearinghouse won't last long in its current form. Title 9 lawsuits will also be forthcoming because the revenue sports will see the most payments to athletes, and, to be honest, the entirety of women's sports rarely, if ever, make money.
Most SEC schools will devote around 80% to football, 10% to basketball, and 10% for everything else. I suspect that Kentucky and Kansas will still devote a larger percentage to basketball, probably about 40-50%. The Big East, will devote about 90% to basketball. They will be the basketball conference. I imagine that State will figuratively throw in the towel for football and devote a large amount to baseball.
The entire landscape of college sports is changing. This is the biggest change of all that we have seen. The NIL clearinghouse won't last long in its current form. Title 9 lawsuits will also be forthcoming because the revenue sports will see the most payments to athletes, and, to be honest, the entirety of women's sports rarely, if ever, make money.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:15 am to CleverUserName
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Eventually donors will get sick of it when their teams still get outperformed by other teams and quit writing checks.
This has nothing to do with the House settlement, except for the clearinghouse aspect.
The House settlement is schools directly paying players, capped at $20.5 million.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:18 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Any team in the B1G or the SEC that cuts funding for football to support any other sport will risk being left out in the final realignment of the super conferences.
You're kidding right? Why would the SEC drop what will be a high confidence win for a team that spends? The SEC will also be happy to have a team devoted to basketball (UK) and baseball (MSU, Vandy?).
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:18 am to MillerLiteTime
Basketball and football will eventually break away and stand as separate entities from the other sports.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:18 am to Landmass
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This has nothing to do with the House settlement, except for the clearinghouse aspect. The House settlement is schools directly paying players, capped at $20.5 million.
I was just talking about the new landscape in general. Not just the “house settlement”. The new era if you will.
There will be no limits. Cap the revenue? Cheating will just come back same as before.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:07 am to CleverUserName
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There will be no limits. Cap the revenue? Cheating will just come back same as before.
You know, you can post 70 MPH speed signs wherever you want, but it doesn't mean anything if you can't enforce it. That is just the law, life, and college football. So goes the new compliance.
We just reinvented the consequences, and it ain't the NCAA. In that we also have a new sheriff in town, let's see what new compliance looks like. In the meantime, it will take Universities some time to figure out how all this will work, and that's fine with me. Watching players take their talents elsewhere in the middle of the night, or having teams outbid for a player 6 times what the going rate is, is OVER.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:15 am to MillerLiteTime
Agree with this 100%, if Texas still has a top notch AD after this then I’ll be very impressed and I think we will but I could be naive here. We will not allocate a massive % like Kentucky basketball. What I can see happening is private NIL handling the big 2 sports and the rest 20m spread to keep the AD competitive
Posted on 6/9/25 at 11:18 am to jangalang
it's why college sports are still in for a major overhaul
what's to stop football and basketball, the two revenue generators from breaking away and doing their own thing
why should those two sports have to fund entire athletic departments
what football player will want to take a paycut from collective $ to play an NFL type schedule risking future NFL earnings
this ain't over!
what's to stop football and basketball, the two revenue generators from breaking away and doing their own thing
why should those two sports have to fund entire athletic departments
what football player will want to take a paycut from collective $ to play an NFL type schedule risking future NFL earnings
this ain't over!
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