I realize that UT is the king of the hill when it comes to $$$ generated from football, but the difference between the north & south is more than glaring. The only other thing I will say is that ku & mizzou has seen success without having to generate almost 73m a year. + ku has a new practice facility. If you want to read the whole article, here's the link.
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/2009/09/01/0901north.html
In the article, the B12 commissioner stated that if these numbers continue to stay this way for the next 5 years, they could consider restructuring the B12 similar to the way the B10 is currently set up. I'm not sure how that would solve anything?:keule:
Football revenues at Big 12 schools for the 2007 season, the latest available data from The Equity in Athletics Data Analysis:
South Division
School Revenue
Texas $72,952,397
Texas A&M $42,552,070
Oklahoma $40,922,446
Okla. State $23,106,517
Texas Tech $20,213,600
Baylor $11,053,460
Average $35,133,415
North Division
School Revenue
Nebraska $49,076,861
Colorado $28,755,199
Kansas State $21,900,159
Missouri $19,301,864
Iowa State $17,404,826
Kansas $14,841,115
Average $25,213,337
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/2009/09/01/0901north.html
In the article, the B12 commissioner stated that if these numbers continue to stay this way for the next 5 years, they could consider restructuring the B12 similar to the way the B10 is currently set up. I'm not sure how that would solve anything?:keule:
Football revenues at Big 12 schools for the 2007 season, the latest available data from The Equity in Athletics Data Analysis:
South Division
School Revenue
Texas $72,952,397
Texas A&M $42,552,070
Oklahoma $40,922,446
Okla. State $23,106,517
Texas Tech $20,213,600
Baylor $11,053,460
Average $35,133,415
North Division
School Revenue
Nebraska $49,076,861
Colorado $28,755,199
Kansas State $21,900,159
Missouri $19,301,864
Iowa State $17,404,826
Kansas $14,841,115
Average $25,213,337