SU football valued at $130 million...

[cto]

Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal ranking the 100 "most valuable" teams (actually ranking all 116 FCS teams, of which we are ranked 48th).

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-is-your-favorite-college-football-team-worth-1452473476?tesla=y

 

[MSOrange]

Well hopefully that will be a bargain after a couple years with Dino. Although I'm guessing we won't be up for sale anytime soon.

 

[KaiserUEO]

Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal ranking the 100 "most valuable" teams.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-is-your-favorite-college-football-team-worth-1452473476?tesla=y

about equal to what one would think the #3 starting pitcher for the Yankees is worth.

 

[TexanMark]

about equal to what one would think the #3 starting pitcher for the Yankees is worth.

Question is (knowing the Yankees luck)...who will get more wins next year?

 

[CuseCrew08]

Puts us at 8th in the ACC between Virginia and UNC.

 

[Alsacs]

That is with a huge decrease in attendance this year. If Syracuse averages a legit 40k per game I am sure we shoot up that list to the high 40's. We have the ability to move revenues around by having the Dome management outside of the SUAD thus we can charge whatever rent we want for games at the Dome.

Babers could really rise the program up.

 

[texascpa]

Puts us at 8th in the ACC between Virginia and UNC.

And well ahead of UConn and Rutgers.

 

[KaiserUEO]

Question is (knowing the Yankees luck)...who will get more wins next year?

Who's Coaching??

Mac, P & maybe Marrone??

Or grobbycakes and SS??

 

[jncuse]

Nice to value a "business" that does not pay employees.

 

[elimunelson]

Nice to value a "business" that does not pay employees.

it's such a dumb article. Are any of these programs going independent to maximize that value in the eyes of networks? Can schools sell their programs to companies? Issue bonds specific to sports programs?

Schools IMO are worth as much as the endowment and the demands of students to pay 50k to attend. If either of those things go away, so does the value of the school.

 

[RandygoCuse]

it's such a dumb article. Are any of these programs going independent to maximize that value in the eyes of networks? Can schools sell their programs to companies? Issue bonds specific to sports programs?

Schools IMO are worth as much as the endowment and the demands of students to pay 50k to attend. If either of those things go away, so does the value of the school.

I think the way the NCAA operates is a lot dumber than the article.

 

[elimunelson]

I think the way the NCAA operates is a lot dumber than the article.

I equate it to me valuing my wife for prostitution. A ridiculous valuation based on a ridiculous premise.

 

[RandygoCuse]

I equate it to me valuing my wife for prostitution. A ridiculous valuation based on a ridiculous premise.

I disagree in that I think the way the NCAA operates is far from ideal. Of course, I don't think either of us should value our wives that way. But I have no problem with a hypothetical article on the value of college programs if they operated closer to (although not exactly like) other big time sports programs.

 

[All4SU]

Perhaps most relevant from that article. The private schools:

4 - Notre Dame
24 - Southern Cal
31 - Stanford
39 - Miami
45 - Northwestern
48 - SYRACUSE
52 - TCU
56 - BYU
60 - Baylor
62 - BC
68 - Vanderbilt
71 - Duke
72 - Wake Forest
80 - SMU
87 - Rice
NR - Tulsa
NR - Tulane

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And some others of note
30 - Clemson

61 - Nutmeg State
63 - Pitt
64 - WVU
65 - Louisville
67 - Buttgers
75 - Cincy

 

[RandygoCuse]

Perhaps most relevant from that article. The private schools:

4 - Notre Dame
24 - Southern Cal
31 - Stanford
39 - Miami
45 - Northwestern
48 - SYRACUSE
52 - TCU
56 - BYU
60 - Baylor
62 - BC
68 - Vanderbilt
71 - Duke
72 - Wake Forest
80 - SMU
87 - Rice
NR - Tulsa
NR - Tulane

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And some others of note
30 - Clemson

61 - Nutmeg State
63 - Pitt
64 - WVU
65 - Louisville
67 - Buttgers
75 - Cincy

This makes us look a lot better - I'm surprised we are ranked ahead of Pitt and WVU, and to some extent, TCU and BYU. Not sure if we can pass anyone besides Northwestern.