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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1681775, member: 622"] Thanks for the information. This is probably why ESPN and the ACC are not as rushed to get a network up and running, especially when one considers that the ACC gets a payout whether there is a network and ESPN is in the middle of cutbacks, timing simply is NOT right at this point. Though I would like to see at least better coverage and would be willing to pay as I go (either per game or season) until the network issue is resolved. The amazing thing is that while people are worried over $1-2 MM/year difference in payouts, this is still a small percentage of the revenue generated by teams. Even a $10MM gap between the SEC and others seems like a lot, for the good teams, is between <10% -15%. Syracuse admitted to having approximately $90 MM in revenue (if I recall correctly), thus a $10 MM gap is only an 11% difference while a $2 MM gap amounts to about 2.1% difference in the overall budget. The idea that Syracuse cannot compete simply because Syracuse does not receive an SEC or B1G payout is simply wrong. Naturally, the difference is much larger for teams like Rutgers and Northwester that do not generate much revenue, but Syracuse is far from hurting. And, yes, to those who claim it is the hoops that brings Syracuse in line with others (recall Syracuse generates more revenue than Clemson and most other ACC schools!), hoops helps Syracuse a lot. Regardless, if Syracuse puts a winning team on the field, Syracuse will generate more revenue. And one other point on Syracuse, the University has a way of showing the AD as income neutral. Regardless of the revenue, the University manages to show the AD is generally a break even proposition. I believe Syracuse sports are truly an income generator* for the University and they merely use the excess to fund other things at the University. As a non-profit, they can take excess revenue and apply it towards other areas (research, non-athletic scholarships, buildings, professorships, etc.). If I am correct, Syracuse U. is using the sports to fulfill its true mission: to educate! We can't ask for more than that. Regardless, even if I am off base, the Syracuse AD is at least break even and not the leech that most AD's are to their host schools. * I read somewhere that the Dome as owned by the University charges "rent" to the AD. I have no issue with this and it is a easy way to show the AD is supporting the school mission. [/QUOTE]

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