College Football’s Most Valuable Teams 2018

[Deep Creek]

What does Alabama spend $1 million dollars a month more on

Football analysts.

 

[Deep Creek]

List fail.

25. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Revenue: $60 million
Profit: $31 million

 

[78Cyclones]

And that is pretty much the pool of potential CFP teams with the exception of Clemson not being in there.

Apparnwetly IPTAY needs to be adjusted for inflation!

 

[Across The Field]

Yet....we couldn't possibly afford to pay athletes....

God, please just stop being so stupid already. There's never been a single method developed of doing it that wouldn't basically end the football programs at dozens and dozens of schools.

 

[LongTimeSooner]

God, please just stop being so stupid already. There's never been a single method developed of doing it that wouldn't basically end the football programs at dozens and dozens of schools.

You're right. Earning millions off the health of a few select kids in some perverse socialist economy is better. And we might as well pay coaches millions while we're at it.

 

[Across The Field]

You're right. Earning millions off the health of a few select kids in some perverse socialist economy is better. And we might as well pay coaches millions while we're at it.

These poor victim kids. It's no wonder there's no interest in kids to play college football anymore, and I've yet to ever meet a single one who was grateful for the opportunities given to them while at their university. Grow up.

 

[LongTimeSooner]

These poor victim kids. It's no wonder there's no interest in kids to play college football anymore, and I've yet to ever meet a single one who was grateful for the opportunities given to them while at their university. Grow up.

grow up and get a job? or grow up to be an indentured servant?

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

God, please just stop being so stupid already. There's never been a single method developed of doing it that wouldn't basically end the football programs at dozens and dozens of schools.

except I already mentioned one; allowing athletes to market their own likeness. Which would allow any athlete at any school to accept brand deals, do commercials, be in video games and get paid for it. If you're an elite QB at Kansas you could get paid the same as an elite QB at OSU by doing it this way.

 

[Across The Field]

grow up and get a job? or grow up to be an indentured servant?

You've gotta be kidding. You're one of those dumbasses who actually compares free college, among other things, and a gateway to the NFL to actual slavery? Jesus, seriously, grow up.

 

[LongTimeSooner]

You've gotta be kidding. You're one of those dumbasses who actually compares free college, among other things, and a gateway to the NFL to actual slavery? Jesus, seriously, grow up.

I'm one of those capitalist dumbasses that thinks you should pay people according to what they earn.

 

[Across The Field]

except I already mentioned one; allowing athletes to market their own likeness. Which would allow any athlete at any school to accept brand deals, do commercials, be in video games and get paid for it. If you're an elite QB at Kansas you could get paid the same as an elite QB at OSU by doing it this way.

That's not paying the kids. That's allowing the kids to get money from outside sources. For the record, I'm completely fine with that. However, there's no way colleges can pay football players, expect to pay all other athletes a fair sum, and still maintain athletic departments. Not only that, but the free food and swag? Gone. Multi-million dollar training facilities and staffs? Gone. At many schools, you're looking at having dramatically reduced athletic departments altogether, if they can even afford to have a football team.

 

[Across The Field]

I'm one of those capitalist dumbasses that thinks you should pay people according to what they earn.

Me too. They are getting paid, and handsomely at that. And oh yeah, don't bring up indentured servitude. It's the most ignorant, offensive argument that exists in the world of sports.

 

[LongTimeSooner]

Me too. They are getting paid, and handsomely at that. And oh yeah, don't bring up indentured servitude. It's the most ignorant, offensive argument that exists in the world of sports.

you're wrong, but that's cool. sharecroppers had the option to do something else too.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

That's not paying the kids. That's allowing the kids to get money from outside sources. For the record, I'm completely fine with that. However, there's no way colleges can pay football players, expect to pay all other athletes a fair sum, and still maintain athletic departments. Not only that, but the free food and swag? Gone. Multi-million dollar training facilities and staffs? Gone. At many schools, you're looking at having dramatically reduced athletic departments altogether, if they can even afford to have a football team.

You can pay kids equally. That doesn't mean they have to have an equal payout. For instance, all athletes get a % cut distributed from their sport's merch. So if you sell a football jersey, let's say a 1% goes to football athletes. If you sell a softball shirt, 1% goes to softball athletes. If you sell a generic Michigan shirt, 1% goes to all athletes equally distributed. Given more football stuff is sold, football athletes are likely going to get paid more than, say, track athletes. I can't imagine an argument where that violates title IX. Athletes are getting an equal share of the sales, period.

 

[7Samurai13]

you're wrong, but that's cool. sharecroppers had the option to do something else too.

So you believe the burger flippers at McDonals should make $100 an hour because McD’s is a billion dollar company, right?

 

[Across The Field]

you're wrong, but that's cool. sharecroppers had the option to do something else too.

Nah, I'm not. You're another ignorant person who thinks athletic departments can easily just run like a normal company and nothing else can be affected. And you're infinitely wrong when you bring indentured servitude or sharecroppers into the discussion. It's just such an unbelievably ignorant comparison.

 

[Hitman Hart]

You're probably right about that. Oregon has a larger national base seeing how they were a recent hot item. Washington hasn't done much since the 90's other than in 2000 when it finished 3rd in the AP poll. Hopefully that's all about to change with the help of Chris Petersen.

Washington probably has a larger local fanbase.. Washington state is a lot more populated than Oregon is. With that said, Washington has a bigger pro sports scene than Oregon does, so who knows.

 

[LongTimeSooner]

So you believe the burger flippers at McDonals should make $100 an hour because McD’s is a billion dollar company, right?

no, I believe they should earn whatever is commensurate with the skills and effort they bring to their employer. Just like the free market works.

you buttheads are championing communism, that says a 4.3 40 dash guy who catches 20 TDs are year for his team should be happy earning the same wage as the 350 pound water boy.

 

[Across The Field]

You can pay kids equally. That doesn't mean they have to have an equal payout. For instance, all athletes get a % cut distributed from their sport's merch. So if you sell a football jersey, let's say a 1% goes to football athletes. If you sell a softball shirt, 1% goes to softball athletes. If you sell a generic Michigan shirt, 1% goes to all athletes equally distributed. Given more football stuff is sold, football athletes are likely going to get paid more than, say, track athletes. I can't imagine an argument where that violates title IX. Athletes are getting an equal share of the sales, period.

Money brought in from football funds a tremendous amount of other things at many universities. It's just not that simple. Again, colleges are not for profit companies. It isn't like the FBS has 129 Googles or Microsofts. Then you have some public and some private, which throws another wrench into things.

Again, these kids are not there against their will, and their compensation is outrageous. Not only what they receive right then and there during their time on campus, but after as well.

 

[Across The Field]

no, I believe they should earn whatever is commensurate with the skills and effort they bring to their employer. Just like the free market works.

you buttheads are championing communism, that says a 4.3 40 dash guy who catches 20 TDs are year for his team should be happy earning the same wage as the 350 pound water boy.

Holy hell. Do you actually know what communism is? You've got some real research to do on what these things are you're comparing college football to, because you're so insanely far off it's sad.