just what the Pistons need: a third string center. Joe Dumars was replaced by a mean ol' alien a few years back you guys.
Unverified Voracity Blames It On The Autotune
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This is what genius looks like. Prompted by Rich Rodriguez's tete-a-tete with Jamie Foxx, Orson gets parodic and LSUFreek drops this mindblowing gif:
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While we're making it rain. Michigan checks in #4 in overall athletic department lucre. The top ten:
| Rank | School | Total Revenue | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Texas | $120,288,370 | Big 12 |
| 2nd | Ohio State | $117,953,712 | Big Ten |
| 3rd | Florida | $106,030,895 | Southeastern Conference |
| 4th | Michigan | $99,027,105 | Big Ten |
| 5th | Wisconsin | $93,452,334 | Big Ten |
| 6th | Penn State | $91,570,233 | Big Ten |
| 7th | Auburn | $89,305,326 | Southeastern Conference |
| 8th | Alabama | $88,869,810 | Southeastern Conference |
| 9th | Tennessee | $88,719,798 | Southeastern Conference |
| 10th | Oklahoma State | $88,554,438 | Big 12 |
Texas and Ohio State continue their runaway status as 1-2. Texas's spot at the top of the list is pretty obvious since, IIRC, the Big 12's television revenue is extremely unbalanced and Texas, as the flagship school not located in a tiny state where the only thing to buy is John Deere equipment, is the major beneficiary of the current system.
But I've always been curious where the Ohio State revenue gap comes from. The Big Ten splits all TV and bowl revenue right down the middle, so the only differences can come in stadium gates and sheer sport quantity. (For instance: I'm guessing the Michigan hockey team rakes in most of the difference between Michigan and Penn State by itself.) Ohio State does support a huge number of sports, but I don't think the crew teams or whatever at the tail end of OSU's athletic department bring in a million between them, let alone 18. And Ohio State's stadium is considerably smaller than Michigan Stadium.
OSU's visual cacophony of in-stadium advertising is no doubt part of the gap. The rest of it is probably luxury boxes and primo seating; I'll be interested to see what the numbers look like in two years when Michigan's suite spigot is turned on.
If you're curious as to the per-school average for BCS conferences:
- Big Ten: $76.4 million
- SEC: $71.1 million
- Big 12: $66.5 million
- Pac-10: $58.7 million
- ACC: $54.1 million
- Big East (football schools only): $45.5 million
Someone hide this from Clay Travis*: even when the SEC nuclear bomb contract goes into effect—which adds 60 million-ish per year—the Big Ten teams will still be ahead on total revenue. Not that this will stop the avalanche of OMG SEC FINANCIAL DOMINATION stories.
*(Who has a wikipedia page? WTF?)
Fire this woman immediately. Here's Pat Forde on something called "First Take." As it is on ESPN, it contains no information, but holy hotpants you might want to watch through the Michigan segment, which is right after the ND opener:
I quote this woman now. I quote her:
"They want to get the 'woof, woof' back at the Dawg Pound, back at the Wolverine house, the Big House."
LADY DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A DOG TO YOU?
SERIOUSLY. ARE YOU UNDER THE IMPRESSION THIS IS A DOG?
Hey, guess what sort of values we're talking about. Got it in zero. Good job. Mark Ortmann on the offensive line departures:
"They're leaving for all the wrong reasons," Ortmann said of the Wolverine quitters from the interior line. "They're making false accusations. I got along with Boren, (Grand Haven's Dann) O'Neill and Kurt. But I don't understand where they're coming from.
"The family values at Michigan are there. That's not a question in anyone's mind. So for them to come out and make those accusations is not fair to anyone."
I don't think did O'Neill said anything other than "I'm a better fit at Western," but take that you other guys. Take that.
Etc.: Kirk Ferentz likes the idea of playing 13 games. What about the children, Kirk? Maize 'n' Brew hit up Big Ten Media Days, too. Talkin' with Ortmann and Brown.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:11 PM | 
You just beat me to the
You just beat me to the
July 29th, 2009 at 4:17 PM |
Ugh
Ugh
That's even worse than when U of M occasionally gets called "the wolves." At least that is an understandable, if inaccurate and annoying, short hand...I can only assume that she later said that OSU is counting on having a big advantage at home in The Jungle this year.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
July 29th, 2009 at 4:22 PM |
Yeah, uh, 1. Not a fucking
Yeah, uh, 1. Not a fucking
Yeah, uh, 1. Not a fucking dog and 2. Fix your syntax you mouth-breather. You are paid to speak on television. "They, uh, want, uh, to get the woof woof back at the, uh, Dawg Pound, back at the, uh, Wolverine House, uh, Big House." Just spit it out no matter how fucking stupid it is.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:21 PM |
Awesome
Awesome
pic of the wolverine, Brian!
Get some Viton and glue that to the front page.
Oh yeah, the article was great, too.
Time wounds all heels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwGXMryTbwE
July 29th, 2009 at 4:36 PM |
Elno
Elno
Its not Glue. Its Caulk!
Help My Friend Allison Fight ALS
MSU/IU at the JCB
July 29th, 2009 at 4:22 PM |
That woman is totally,
That woman is totally,
That woman is totally, totally x-treme. To the max.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
July 29th, 2009 at 4:31 PM |
"And Ohio State's stadium is
"And Ohio State's stadium is
"And Ohio State's stadium is considerably smaller than Michigan Stadium."
+1
I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge
July 30th, 2009 at 7:26 AM |
In other news, water is wet.
In other news, water is wet.
In other news, water is wet.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
July 30th, 2009 at 8:18 AM |
Revenue Gap
Revenue Gap
They make up for the smaller stadium by charging almost $10 more per ticket.
Tickets for M games are about $50, yes? OSU tickets are $60. So they're pulling in over $6M gross per home game on ticket revenues while M is only pulling in $5.5M. Approximately. And that doesn't include luxury suites.
SO....
If M were a bunch of even more greedy bastards (like osu), they could pull in closer to $7M per home game.
Wasting away in Ohio, a Wolverine in a sea of red and grey
July 30th, 2009 at 11:53 AM |
Contracts
Contracts
OSU also recently signed a larger deal than UofM did with IMG, which handles a lot of the corporate sponsoring. OSU also advertises inside their stadium with IMG, so that is another area they are banking.
HAIL.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:34 PM |
Nice job, lsufreek, like his
Nice job, lsufreek, like his
Nice job, lsufreek, like his stuff.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:34 PM |
wow. that would explain my
wow. that would explain my
wow. that would explain my "dog" attacking small children and other dogs at the park.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:36 PM |
not a dog.
not a dog.
i had one eye on sportscenter this morning, and the "dawg" woman was doing some morning-after baseball stuff.
my 14-year-old daughter - who has no interest in sports whatsoever (to my discredit, i know) - said "that girl has no idea what she's talking about, does she dad?" no, honey. no, she doesn't.
out of the mouths of babes, etc.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:41 PM |
The Brady cameo in that thing
The Brady cameo in that thing
The Brady cameo in that thing is hysterical!
'Murica & Footbaw: That's what Michigan Does
July 29th, 2009 at 4:42 PM |
I almost threw things at the TV....
I almost threw things at the TV....
Just when I thought ESPN couldn't find anyone as vacuous as Forde, they proved me wrong. Is one of ESPN's new requirements for talking heads a vaccination with a double-shot of mercury in childhood?
First Take should really let Dana Jacobsen handle the UM stories from here on out.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:15 PM |
No, they shouldn't
No, they shouldn't
Her chin could shatter diamonds.
July 30th, 2009 at 10:06 AM |
Yeah
Yeah
but at least she's an alumnus
July 30th, 2009 at 10:11 AM |
Not helping the cause
Not helping the cause
July 30th, 2009 at 10:29 AM |
http://dictionary.reference.c
http://dictionary.reference.c
Unless I'm missing the joke.....
If you're going to correct someone's grammar, at least be correct yourself.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alumnus?db=luna
This link gives the same definition for 'Alumnus' as 'Alumna', except that 'Alumna' is specifically a female who graduated or was once a student of a particular school.
Your first link shows "No results" because you incorrectly typed in 'Alumnus"' instead of 'Alumnus'.
It's Great to Be A Michigan Wolverine
July 30th, 2009 at 10:35 AM |
Eh, I biffed the embedding of
Eh, I biffed the embedding of
July 30th, 2009 at 11:50 AM |
Yeah,
Yeah,
though the first definition at Dictionary.com just says an alumnus is a graduate, you're right. I wasn't thinking about the whole masculine/feminine thing.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:42 PM |
I think one source of the $$
I think one source of the $$
I think one source of the $$ disparity might be basketball attendance, too. A quick search didn't yield any results for basketball attendance averages, but I bet OSU gets more people at their games, and would be shocked if they didn't charge more, as well.
July 30th, 2009 at 8:39 AM |
IDK
IDK
What's the attendance at an M home game? Or what was it last year maybe. I was thinking it was getting down to 5-6k people at the end of the Amaker Disaster.
I would hope it's full again.
I'd be surprised if osu isn't charging 20-25 for a home game. And their arena holds about 20k for basketball. That's $400k per home game. That's $8M/yr for basketball (20 home games). Is M pulling in much more than half that? That could be a couple million more of the gap.
Crisler only holds 13k. It's a dump and needs to be replaced. Or expanded and improved.
Wasting away in Ohio, a Wolverine in a sea of red and grey
July 29th, 2009 at 4:42 PM |
What a moron
What a moron
watched the vid.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:45 PM |
Lloyd Carr tippin' back that
Lloyd Carr tippin' back that
Lloyd Carr tippin' back that drank in tha club just made my day month. Thank you, LSU Freak.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:04 PM |
What I want to know is
What I want to know is
Where'd he find a picture of Lloyd smiling?
July 30th, 2009 at 11:52 AM |
I don't think he did
I don't think he did
It's more the Lloyd grimace/smirk that he gives when he's being a dick to a sideline reporter.
Which makes it all the funnier, IME.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:49 PM |
I think we have a new banner headline
I think we have a new banner headline
"They want to get the 'woof, woof' back at the Dawg Pound, back at the Wolverine house, the Big House."
I think that us Big Blue, wolves fans could really take to this one.
our package is our package, and it’s pretty big. - Greg Mattison, Bowl Practice Presser Tr. 12-13-11.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:53 PM |
Yeah, or I could just use it
Yeah, or I could just use it
Yeah, or I could just use it as my signature!
July 29th, 2009 at 4:59 PM |
Indeed
Indeed
Imagine the scene at Michigan Field when the all maize-clad Wolves team join its rabid student section in a chorus of woofs after a hard-fought night game.
(Seriously, you think Erin Andrews would have said anything like that? HELL no.)
July 29th, 2009 at 6:03 PM |
And we could all wear these
And we could all wear these
And we could all wear these shirts!
July 30th, 2009 at 8:10 AM |
Did you read the comments for
Did you read the comments for
Did you read the comments for that shirt? Freakin hilarious.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
July 30th, 2009 at 10:45 AM |
My favorite
My favorite
OMG says...
This shirt cured my Aids!
Admin@everythingwolf says...
There is no way our shirt cured aids.
July 31st, 2009 at 9:48 AM |
Now that's classic
Now that's classic
Now that's classic
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
July 29th, 2009 at 5:02 PM |
Freek's Video...
Freek's Video...
...is even better if you watch it while reading the lyrics to the RichRod version of the song on EDSBS. Truly amazing stuff.
"Come on, you Wolverines!"
July 29th, 2009 at 5:02 PM |
i recommend reading the maize
i recommend reading the maize
i recommend reading the maize n brew article on stevie brown. it's good stuff
July 29th, 2009 at 5:06 PM |
At least her gaff wasn't as
At least her gaff wasn't as
At least her gaff wasn't as bad as Ron Burgundy's
July 29th, 2009 at 7:38 PM |
Ron was right
Ron was right
The thing is, Burgundy was right about one thing. ESPN is a cultural disaster.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:13 PM |
The difference is that OSU
The difference is that OSU
The difference is that OSU has...wait for it... luxury boxes. Once the New stadium is done M will be right up there. I wouldn't be surprised if we take that number one spot. We get a lot of money from apparrel sales in California. i know it sounds weird but a lot of the mexican gangs use the block M as a gang sign.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:14 PM |
ESPN
ESPN
I find the commentators on ESPN incredibly annoying and stupid. I don't really even watch it anymore because of the hate towards Michigan on it.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:37 PM |
from the .gif
from the .gif
"Lose to Notre Dame–what?
Coach that got a gunt-what?"
You should read the lyrics at the link. Awesome.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:03 PM |
ESPN's next show will feature
ESPN's next show will feature
ESPN's next show will feature two middle-aged men yelling "SPORTS!!" at one another for half an hour, occasionally cutting away to shots of a reasonably attractive woman holding a microphone.
Sadly, this will be more mentally stimulating programming than most of their crap.
Ann Arbor: now the permanent home of the Little Brown Jug
67-22-3 all-time
July 29th, 2009 at 6:23 PM |
AHA! This is why Michigan football has struggled of late
AHA! This is why Michigan football has struggled of late
All this time we'd been laboring under the mistaken impression a wolverine was an overgrown weasel, when in fact it's a canine. Whew, glad we got that cleared up. Now we can get back to the business of winning again.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:56 PM |
Michigan Attitude
Michigan Attitude
I grew up a UM fan. I'm an alumni of the University of Michigan. Hear me when I say, I want no mercy (football-wise) for any team we face whether it is home or away. I want a gluteus kicked as we speak. It may not sound so civilized. I don't care! NO MERCY!
I remember our streak of wins against OSU in the '90s. I felt a little sorry for them. Never, never again will that feeling occur. I live in Wisconsin now. I want them destroyed on the court/field, even game board the Wii. UM kicks the SEC's can. I want the winning to start in bushels! Let's start this new season!
.
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" --Alfred Lord Tennyson/ John Sheridan B5
&n
July 29th, 2009 at 7:48 PM |
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
July 29th, 2009 at 7:55 PM |
I'm usually pretty reserved...
I'm usually pretty reserved...
I'm usually pretty reserved when it comes to the idea of embarrassing opposing teams. However, after all the shit we've gone through the past year+ on the field and in the media, I am fully in favor of hanging every goddamned point possible on every opponent we play for the next decade.
Crush them all. No mercy.
July 29th, 2009 at 11:45 PM |
True, dat! I want game like
True, dat! I want game like
True, that! I want games like this:
http://images.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101307/101307333.htm
Box Score, bitches.
July 30th, 2009 at 7:37 AM |
Damn, that's scoring a TD
Damn, that's scoring a TD
Damn, that's scoring a TD almost every time. No mercy.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:33 PM |
Not sure if that video was
Not sure if that video was
Not sure if that video was supposed to insulting to mich? But it was awesome. +8734237 to you LSU Freak.
i only respect other superfans
July 29th, 2009 at 8:42 PM |
Desmond
Desmond
Anyone catch Desmond's cameo as well?
10.44
You just beat me to the video. What a retard. The Dawg Pound is in Cleveland.