I've seen reports that they're truly "Revenue" and don't include costs taken out before dissemination to the schools (which then have their own expenses).
I doubt we're that far behind.
This doesn't bode well for ESPN or many of these conferences who've teamed up with them.
Others have already pointed out the likely inaccuracy of that $20M, but let us assume it is correct.
1. $20M represents 0.15% of Notre Dame's endowment.
2. Notre Dame just spent $500M on a stadium expansion...err...I mean...University multi-use building.
If Notre Dame wants to spend the money to get the best coaches and improve the results for the sports teams at the school, Notre Dame can do it. We have the money and we have demonstrated we will spend it on athletics. What I question on the stadium expansion is if it was really motivated towards giving the football team the right resources to be successful or to help increase football ticket revenues.
bringing in more than expected? At some point, this ponzi scheme is going to end and when it does, it'll be magnificent.
ND belongs to ACC in all sports other than football and hockey.
Even if one assumes that football is responsible for 100% of ACC Network revenue, ND is not getting its "fair" share.
By playing 2.5 ACC away games each year, ND should expect to receive 31% (2.5/8 games) of a full share from ACC.
Instead, they get less than 27% ($7.9/$29.5). Again, this assumes that football drives the entire revenue split.
How did ND allow itself to agree to media agreements that give it less than any other Power Five team?
We don't give the ACC teams playing us any of the NBC money, it's how home games work. Likewise we don't get TV money from the Big Ten playing their teams on the road, and they don't get our NBC money.
The fact that ND gets some share of the ACC football money just shows they valued us a lot to do the deal they did.
Swarbrick acted stupidly.
The Irish will receive a full share of revenue from the new ACC Network deal.
And it was just a supposition back then. As incompetent as our AD is I'd have to think that the rights fees for ND football have risen with the general tide over the years. The thing is we will never know unless it is somewhere in Comcast's financials.
reported in the media.