Generic MGoBlogger

April 15th, 2014 at 5:27 PM ^

Wouldn't be surprised to see this change after 2014... SEC Network looks like a home run... Surprised the SEC doesn't already lead with how much money results from football alone.

bronxblue

April 15th, 2014 at 5:53 PM ^

I actually think the B1G is set to increase this lead a bit once the new BTN agreement comes up for renewal.  Last time I checked, it was due for new negotiations with carriers in a couple of years.

LSAClassOf2000

April 15th, 2014 at 6:14 PM ^

Around the time that Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten, there were a few reports that between adding teams and the renegotiations of the television deals in a couple years that it was entirely possible to see a jump in conference revenue north of $100 million. As I recall, figures that were relayed to Maryland projected them making north of $40 million per year by 2017 as a full member of the conference just from TV revenue. Assuming it is comparable for the other member institutions just for that aspect of revenue, I could see the Big Ten holding onto this lead for a stretch. 

TheNema

April 15th, 2014 at 6:26 PM ^

Big Ten Network works in the conference's favor two-fold. It creates revenue AND they don't appear to put hardly anything back into getting good production values. Win-win!