ESPN and others have caused an explosion in content with
by Irishdog80 (2023-03-23 15:39:38)

In reply to: Well the typical ND student also has the right and ability  posted by wpkirish


an attendant dilution in value for many of the teams. Back in the day, Notre Dame-USC was one of maybe two games on the air. Now it fights for air time with at least four other games. The result? The need for bigger stars on the field and better results for the team to draw more eyeballs and butts for the seats.

Yes, there are a select few programs in college sports...at the most 50 across all sports that generate big revenue. At the same time, partly due to Title IX...which I am a believer in, there has also been an explosion in the number of non-revenue sports at major universities. I am all for it. The net/net is less money to go around unless you are a true blue blood bringing in big dollars to cover the non-revenue sports.