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Message: [QUOTE="nzm136, post: 1576179, member: 2531"] A top tier coach will win more than 6 games a year. You just described a low end of average average coach. A top tier coach would win an additional 6-7 games a year, not 2-3. And the money would come from ticket sales, merchandise/licensing, donations, some top tier neutral site games, a slight uptick in bowl revenue (although this is split by the conference), a slight increase in TV money next time the ACC renegotiates (but this won't come for another ~10 years and is split by the conference) and concessions. But to answer your question succinctly, the biggest levers are ticket sales and donations. Imagine a world where Syracuse is overrunning with school pride during the football season (like A&M after Johnny Football won the Heisman) the Dome sells out in a sea of orange and people have to make donations to even get tickets. Noe imagine a world where we literally can't give football tickets away. Now imagine the difference. Don't take my word for it, though. Look at the Equity in Athletics numbers for yourself. Read about the increase in TAMU's donations for yourself. Read about the economic/academic impact of Mason's FF run for yourself. All of this is very public information (i.e. this isn't some crazy theory that I cooked up - there is actual proof because it's been done). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Maybe the donations really increase but it just seems like if it was guaranteed, everyone would be doing this and Saban's salary would be bid up to like 12 million a year." Yeah, look at coaches' salaries over the last decade. What you described is absolutely happening. Syracuse can either be in the forefront and profit before everyone else reacts (it's politically easier for us because we are private and don't have to worry about a senator grandstanding about "excessively" paid public employees), or we can follow the crowd and be perpetually behind. I'd rather use our status as a private school to our advantage and make a quick buck. Btw, UConn's old men's bball coach, Calhoun, actually discussed his economic impact in one of his press conferences in 2010(?) when he was called out for being "overpaid" during the Great Recession. Both his answer and the fact that the question was asked highlight the importance of SU moving, and our relative advantage if we do decide to move. [/QUOTE]

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