So we are the 11th most valuble team in the NCAA

[85Sooner]

http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/20/notre-dame-fooball-biz-sports-cx_ps_1120collegeball_slide_12.html?thisSpeed=1500 0




UCS 1
Texas 2

[soonerinabilene]

Hmmm... wonder which two schools have gotten the most bandwagon fans since 2003????? It sure is a mystery...

[StormySooner-IN]

There are as many Whorn fans as Pur/IU fans out here. The Whorn stuff is sold in every store-even Kohl's-right next to the IU, PUR, Colts and PAcers stuff.:rolleyes:

[Sooner98]

Actually, it looks like ND is #1, not USC.

[85sooners]

nice

[1890MilesToNorman]

I didn't count but there are several SEC teams up there in the list. Maybe that's why it is the greatest conference in the Universe? The media loves to follow the money so they look legit. I see a large correlation between that list and the year in year out polls.

LOL

[Lott's Bandana]

Kinda surprised those SoCal boys aren't higher?

I bet Boone is ****ed. Obviously $300M trumps 'em all!

[Leroy Lizard]

It isn't any surprise to see so many SEC teams in the list. They take their football very seriously in the South.

[Johnny Utah]

It isn't any surprise to see so many SEC teams in the list. They take their football very seriously in the South.

... and obviously don't have overly high expectations for their teams. Without actually researching it I'd guess that all the SEC teams combined have like 10 national championships (with most of them to Bama).

[OU Adonis]

... and obviously don't have overly high expectations for their teams. Without actually researching it I'd guess that all the SEC teams combined have like 10 national championships (with most of them to Bama).


We need to give SEC some props. 4 of the last 10 years they have won the national championship(Florida x 2, LSU x 1, Tennessee x 1. The big 12 has only won 2 (OU And Texas).

[goingoneight]

It isn't any surprise to see so many SEC teams in the list. They take their football very seriously in the South.

... and we wouldn't know anything about football in the south.

[Leroy Lizard]

Not sure what you mean by that.

[Johnny Utah]

We need to give SEC some props. 4 of the last 10 years they have won the national championship(Florida x 2, LSU x 1, Tennessee x 1. The big 12 has only won 2 (OU And Texas).

Good research. However, I get to hear about how dominant the SEC is 365 days a year her in Atlanta ... even the teams that either don't have an MNC win or like UGA, won it 27 years ago in 1980.

[AlabamaSooner]

It's hard to convince anyone around here that the SEC is the strongest conference. Although I fully believe that it is.

[FaninAma]

We need to give SEC some props. 4 of the last 10 years they have won the national championship(Florida x 2, LSU x 1, Tennessee x 1. The big 12 has only won 2 (OU And Texas).

Go back 12 years and it even up a little bit with Nebraska winning 2.

[bluedogok]

I hate trying to read anything on those stupid slideshows, so here is the text of the story.


1 - University of Notre Dame, Fighting Irish
Value: $101 million
Profit: $45.8 million
Conference: Independent
Head Coach: Charlie Weiss

Notre Dame's football program contributed $21.1 million to the university's academic programs last season, far more than any other college football team.

2 - University of Texas, Longhorns
Value: $92 million
Profit: $46.2 million
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Mack Brown

University of Texas athletics earns $12 million annually from premium seating, a number that will rise with the addition of 44 luxury suites and 2,000 club seats in their stadium before kick-off next season.

3 - University of Georgia, Bulldogs
Value: $90 million
Profit: $43.5 million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Mark Richt

Georgia's $60.3 million in football revenue last season was the highest in the Southeastern Conference.

4 - University of Michigan, Wolverines
Value: $85 million
Profit: $36.2 million
Conference: Big 10
Head Coach: Lloyd Carr*

Michigan will add 83 luxury suites and 3,200 club seats to "the big house" next year at a cost of $226 million.

*Retired from coaching on Nov. 19, 2007.

5 - University of Florida, Gators
Value: $84 million
Profit: $38.2 million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Urban Meyer

The Gators' football revenue increased by $11 million, to $58.9 million, during their national-title season last year.

6 - Louisiana State University, Tigers
Value: $76 million
Profit: $31.7 million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Les Miles

The addition of an eighth home game helped LSU's value increase 11% in one year.

7 - University of Tennessee, Volunteers
Value: $74 million
Profit: $17.3* million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Phillip Fulmer

Four stadium renovation projects in 10 years added more than 10,000 seats and 78 suites to historic Neyland Stadium.

*In addition, the football program was directly responsible for $16.2 million in donations to the Volunteer Athletic & Scholarship fund via ticket reservation fees.

8 - Auburn University, Tigers
Value: $73 million
Profit: $33.9 million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville

Over the course of a season, Tigers home games result in an estimated $50 million of incremental spending in Lee County, Ala.

9 - University of Alabama, Crimson Tide
Value: $72 million
Profit: $31.8 million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Nick Saban

Saban's $4 million average annual salary is highest in college football history, but still $500,000 less than he would have made if he remained with the NFL's Miami Dolphins.

10 - Ohio State University, Buckeyes
Value: $71 million
Profit: $26.6 million
Conference: BigTen
Head Coach: Jim Tressel

At $59.1 million, the Buckeyes were first among BigTen teams in revenue last season, but, dubiously, also led all of college football in expenses. The Ohio State Athletic Department spent $32.5 million on football, 71% of which happened on game days.

11 - University of Oklahoma, Sooners
Value: $70 million
Profit: $18.5 million
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Bob Stoops

The Sooners are reaping the rewards of increased revenue attributable to a 2004 renovation to the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial stadium, which added 27 suites and 2,500 club seats.

12 - University of South Carolina, Gamecocks
Value: $69 million
Profit: $28.9 million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Steve Spurrier

South Carolina's value increased 22% over the course of the last year, more than any other team in the top 20.

13 - Pennsylvania State University, Nittany Lions
Value: $69 million
Profit: $29.4 million
Conference: BigTen
Head Coach: Joe Paterno

The Nittany Lions sell out their stadium, which is the second-largest in the country, every game.

14 - University of Southern California, Trojans
Value: $53 million
Profit: $13 million
Conference: Pac 10
Head Coach: Pete Carroll

The most valuable program in the Pacific 10, USC has seen a 7% increase in team value over the past year.

15 - University of Arkansas, Razorbacks
Value: $53 million
Profit: $19.3 million
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Houston Nutt

Each Razorback home game results in $7.3 million of incremental spending throughout the county.

16 - Texas A&M University, Aggies
Value: $50 million
Profit: $20.5 million
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Dennis Franchione

Texas A&M projects $9.5 million in broadcast revenue next season.

17 - University of Washington, Huskies
Value: $50 million
Profit: $19.9 million
Conference: Pac 10
Head Coach: Tyrone Willingham

Athletic Director Todd Turner is lobbying for support of an expansion to Husky Stadium, as well as the creation of a new "Huskies Athletic Village."

18 - University of Nebraska, Cornhuskers
Value: $49 million
Profit: $12.4 million
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Bill Callahan

Callahan, who once led the Raiders to the Super Bowl, has refused to step down at Nebraska despite being asked to do so by university officials.

19 - Michigan State University, Spartans
Value: $44 million
Profit: $18.3 million
Conference: BigTen
Head Coach: Mark Dantonio

Michigan State plans to increase contributions to academics as a result of revenue from the recently launched BigTen Network.

20 - University of Wisconsin, Badgers
Value: $43 million
Profit: $14.3 million
Conference: BigTen
Head Coach: Bret Bielema

Wisconsin fell five spots in the rankings owing to a $7.6 million drop in football profit since last year.

It is interesting looking at the value/profit per student based enrollment (most are Fall 2006 at main campus).

Enrollment (most are Fall 2006 undergrad/post-grad at main campus)
1 - Ohio State: 52,568
2 - Texas: 49,696
3 - Florida: 49,693
4 - Texas A&M: 46,540
5 - Michigan State: 46,045
6 - Penn State: 42,914
7 - Washington: 42,907
8 - Wisconsin: 41,466
9 - Michigan: 40,025
10 - LSU: 33,587
11 - USC: 33,389
12 - Georgia: 32,510
13 - Oklahoma: 29,721
14 - South Carolina: 27,390
15 - Tennessee: 26,400
16 - Alabama: 25,580
17 - Auburn: 24,137
18 - Nebraska: 22,973
19 - Arkansas: 18,647
20 - Notre Dame: 11,479

Value per Student
1 - Notre Dame: 8,798.68
2 - Auburn: 3,024.40
3 - Arkansas: 2,842.28
4 - Alabama: 2,814.70
5 - Tennessee: 2,803.03
6 - Georgia: 2,768.38
7 - South Carolina: 2,519.17
8 - Oklahoma: 2,355.24
9 - LSU: 2,262,78
10 - Nebraska: 2,132.94
11 - Michigan: 2,123.67
12 - Texas: 1,851.26
13 - Florida: 1,690.38
14 - Penn State: 1,607.87
15 - USC: 1,587.35
16 - Ohio State: 1,350.63
17 - Washington: 1,165.31
18 - Texas A&M: 1,074.35
19 - Wisconsin: 1,036.99
20 - Michigan State: 955.59

Profit per Student
1 - Notre Dame: 3,989.90
2 - Auburn: 1,404.48
3 - Georgia: 1,338.05
4 - Alabama: 1,243.16
5 - South Carolina: 1,055.13
6 - Arkansas: 1,035.02
7 - LSU: 943.82
8 - Texas: 929.65
9 - Michigan: 904.44
10 - Florida: 768.72
11 - Penn State: 685.09
12 - Tennessee: 655.30
13 - Oklahoma: 622.46
14 - Nebraska: 539.76
15 - Ohio State: 506.01
16 - Washington: 463.79
17 - Texas A&M: 440.48
18 - Michigan State: 397.44
19 - USC: 389.35
20 - Wisconsin: 344.86

[SoonerShark]

I can't believe that Auburn and Georgia and even Alabama are in front of us in the top tier of income producing teams. Alabama is not a team on the rise.

[AlabamaSooner]

I can't believe that Auburn and Georgia and even Alabama are in front of us in the top tier of income producing teams. Alabama is not a team on the rise.

Can't speak for Aub or Georgia, but Alabama would be in the top tier even if they were 0-12. Much like OU, tradition and fanbase alone puts it on top of the list.

[yoseph]

that doesnt matter....look at the population of all those schools compared to OU's....which means they have way more donors....and we own when it comes to all-time on the field rankings!