Must Read On Creighton To C7

by **JayWalker** » March 5th, 2013, 8:31 am

Good stuff here, including the fact that Creighton currently pulls in $350,000 from MVC TV and Tournament revenue, which would go up 10 fold in the new league. Also, an interesting quote here:

“Your basketball team is your biggest marketing brochure,'' said Andrew Fellingham, a New York-based college athletics consultant.

“Do you want to put your biggest marketing brochure in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and Cincinnati, or do you want to put it in Wichita?''

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130305/BLUEJAYS/703049851/1685#what-would-move-to-new-league-mean-for-creighton

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by **LMS** » March 5th, 2013, 8:45 am

Sure there's going to be money in a new media deal, but think of how much more revenue the C7 will earn through NCAA units every year. That could amount to millions additional compared to the MVC.

*if* Creighton gets invited, I'm sure we are gone.

by **Haha** » March 5th, 2013, 8:56 am

JayWalker wrote:Good stuff here, including the fact that Creighton currently pulls in $350,000 from MVC TV and Tournament revenue, which would go up 10 fold in the new league. Also, an interesting quote here:

“Your basketball team is your biggest marketing brochure,'' said Andrew Fellingham, a New York-based college athletics consultant.

“Do you want to put your biggest marketing brochure in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and Cincinnati, or do you want to put it in Wichita?''

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130305/BLUEJAYS/703049851/1685#what-would-move-to-new-league-mean-for-creighton

What is your point with the Wichita quote. Is it news that New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cincinnati are all much larger areas? You bolded it so not sure if you think this is ground breaking info or if it's an insult? Pretty sure Omaha could be inserted for Wichita there. Either way yes that's correct thanks for letting us all know.

by **Deanthonybowdenfan** » March 5th, 2013, 9:03 am

LOL no I dont think that was his intent. Wichita is the second biggest MVC hometown, just barely behind Omaha. New York City alone would be a larger market than the entire MVC towns put together, Idk why it was put in bold but the amount of money made from everything combined would be multiple times what it is now. Theres no way we wouldn't go if invited.

by **Haha** » March 5th, 2013, 9:07 am

Deanthonybowden wrote:LOL no I dont think that was his intent. Wichita is the second biggest MVC hometown, just barely behind Omaha. New York City alone would be a larger market than the entire MVC towns put together, Idk why it was put in bold but the amount of money made from everything combined would be multiple times what it is now. Theres no way we wouldn't go if invited.

Again this isn't a revelation, that's my point.

by **musiccitybulldog** » March 5th, 2013, 9:21 am

Wichita outdraws many of the new conference areas attendance wise so I would leave my brochure there.

NCAA attendance's ==
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attend/2012.pdf

I would guess Wichita folks may watch basketball on TV also. Possibly follow Creighton basketball closer than more populated areas?

by **LMS** » March 5th, 2013, 9:24 am

musiccitybulldog wrote:Wichita outdraws many of the new conference areas attendance wise so I would leave my brochure there.

NCAA attendance's ==
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attend/2012.pdf

I think the point is that this decision goes well beyond the basketball arena. Creighton is a university, not just a basketball team. Recruiting students from larger areas may prove to be more effective once University is associated with similar schools in larger cities.

by **Deanthonybowdenfan** » March 5th, 2013, 9:28 am

Yea since one school in the Valley draws more attendance than half of the Big East would, we should leave our brochure in the Valley. Good post. Besides it has as much to do with who is watching on TV, as it does with who is watching in the arena. The amount of people exposed to Creighton obviously would be way higher than it currently is. Like he said, this was already known obviously.

by **saluki762** » March 5th, 2013, 9:34 am

Deanthonybowden wrote:Yea since one school in the Valley draws more attendance than half of the Big East would, we should leave our brochure in the Valley. Good post. Besides it has as much to do with who is watching on TV, as it does with who is watching in the arena. The amount of people exposed to Creighton obviously would be way higher than it currently is. Like he said, this was already known obviously.

People have mocked the move but the number of applications that SLU has received from the east coast has skyrocketed since the move to the A-10. I am sure the Big East would be exponentially greater.

by **unipanther99** » March 5th, 2013, 10:08 am

I just don't understand how this new league would produce a television product worth 10x the Valley. I'm not saying it's too much, I'm saying ours is too small. There has to be a better option than Fox Sports Midwest.