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Conference Revenue from Pac-12 to B1G and How UW uses its Money
whatshouldicareabout
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Wilner thinks that UW will get approximately $43m in the first year of B1G conference distributions, which includes the media deal and postseason revenue. Looking to compare this to the previous deals under the Pac-12, it looks like our last years with the conference were $36m in 2023 and $33m in 2024.
Assuming those estimates are accurate, that means, despite a half-share of the media deal and the lowest year of the media deal, we're looking at a 30% increase in conference revenue from 2024 to 2025. UW won't see another significant jump in conference revenue until the next media negotiations, so that means this year is the only one where UW can really transform its AD and invest in the future of college athletics.
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Stopped reading at 'Wilner'
How many articles does this guy need to write on this topic anyways? It's like every 3 weeks at this point.
If you read the remainder, you'd know this isn't about his article, just that I used it since it's the latest number on conference revenue. The other sources are from the Pac-12 tax filings.
The point is, the time is now for UW to make significant investments in its AD since this is the only major jump they'll see until 2030.
I’m pretty sure the travel east for all sports ate that increase. UW also had to make a B10 network studio on campus. That cost millions. They need a playoff run soon to mitigate these losses.
And they have been, but Wilner would never, ever cover that even though he gets a check from KJR and the Seattle Times.
You're right that most of the new conference revenue will be used to fund all the additional travel costs.
So essentially, we're at a break-even until the 2030 media deal
Somebody on X already said the quiet part out loud. Even Woodward at LSU knows that AD admin cuts are the first logical step. No bad press unlike cutting olympic sports.
If all the schools were forced to cut their social media staff who is crying over that?
Wilner sure is trying to “demonstrate value” for himself as the pope of the non-existent pac.
Possibly why our? graphics guy posted that he was moving on?
Do you include coaches? While it is well documented that I would way overpay a winner most are worth a couple hundred grand at best
Socials, middle managers, people in charge of gameday stuff are going to get trimmed down. The person coming up with "Super Hero Day" or whatever against Weber State, for example.
I think sales focused people have already been let go over the past couple of years. If you cancelled your season tickets you used to have someone up in your face about it, now it's a few emails that are probably automated.
All the analyst roles and support staff are in trouble. It's going to turn into more of a grind for the position coaches.
I would actually laugh if they used an AI setup/private LLM to process recruiting clips of players to supplement decisions from the position coaches.
They also have to pay the players $20m going forward which kinda fucks with those finances
Those are good points, and other ADs across the country are cutting staffing (see Oklahoma). That makes sense as certain sports are expected to get cut, meaning less admin and overhead.
There's also what Kentucky is doing, shifting their whole AD to an LLC
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Can they fire whoever came up with World of Witchcraft Night?