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I don't know how those revenue streams are split up, but I would be interested to know. I would assume that the regional Fox Sports package is evenly split.
If you dont' want any revenue sharing that you should probably become an independent b/c I assume every conference has some sort of arrangement to share revenue from TV and postseason. Do you know how other conferences do it? During the summer shakeup...I remember hearig that the Big 10 did an even split for all teams from the Big 10 Network $$. Big 12 talked about more money being given for UT, OU, and A&M and UT doing its own network in addition to any B12 network.
I question if any of our MVC teams or matchups really move the needle as far as national or even regional ratings....my guess is probably not unless someone is ranked. This year WSU vs MSU probably won't pull in significantly more viewers than UE vs InSt, at least not enough to make a big difference for regional TV money. To me it seems fair that the conference package would be split evenly. Conference ESPN games should probably be evenly split also. I would say any OOC conference televised games should go to the participating school. And postseason money should be split but participaing teams should get a higher percentage.
I realize that WSU and CU invest a lot more in their programs than some other schools in the MVC, but I question if they have produced signifcantly more revenue for the leauge with ESPN games or postseason appearances. You could make an argument for MVC tourney money being generated by teams with larger fanbases, but I'm struggling to understand how you are allowing the "sisters of the poor in line ahead of you."