Another advantage that ND has with their independent TV deal is the big board at the game. The video coverage during play, and the replays all look like they come from the NBC truck. It is the same quality as what you see on TV. They have access to all of the TV cameras including the skycam.
Apply to become a member of AAU? To my knowledge the AAU is an invitation only organization that does not accept applications for membership but only extends invitations for membership at the membership's discretion. I read sometime ago that UGA also badly wants in, and the author of the article felt that perhaps GT and Emory were strong influences against an invitation being extended to UGA.FSU has been rumored to the B1G for years now. If you look at what they're doing academically, it gives life to the rumors: B1G told FSU that their market and brand were attractive, but it would be hard to get the B1G Presidents to approve of the move because their academics did not align with the rest of the B1G. Lo and behold, FSU has been working hard to improve their academics and are setting up to apply to become an member of AAU.
‘Our time is now’: President McCullough optimistic about FSU’s future
Florida State University President Richard McCullough reflected on the remarkable achievements of the past year and said that he is filled with optimismnews.fsu.edu
He reaffirmed the university’s overarching goal to achieve recognition as one of the nation’s Top 15 public universities and make progress toward membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU). In September, U.S. News & World Report again ranked FSU No. 19 on its list of the top public universities, and McCullough said he is confident that the university will continue to rise.
There is a concerted effort by FSU the school and FSU the athletics program to join the B1G. There's a reason, of all the ACC teams, FSU is making the biggest stink about ACC revenue shares compared to the B1G and SEC. FSU knows they have an invite waiting, and they also know they're losing tens of millions, and soon be hundreds of millions by being in the ACC.
B1G also knows the state of Florida, along with the Southeast, will be a HUGE growth market. They understandably want a piece of it.
If true, it's one of the smartest things GT has ever done.
payback's a *****!
I would be surprised if UGA membership in the AAU is even being considered. UGA isn't a bad school, but it doesn't seem to be in the company of AAU institutions.
One of my best friends just finished teaching his last semester at uga. He couldn’t take it anymore and gave notice. He says he’s seen the quality of the students go down while departments are often short staffed and starved for resources.
Who would have thought that combining athletics with actual academics and research is actually worth anything. According to too many people on this forum, football makes more money and is more important than anything a tiny university could hope to accomplish. (Even after pointing out to them that the university budget at GT is more than 30 times greater than the entire athletic department budget.)
I should have said "pool research resources" instead of "recruiting".
Yes, the research $ at stake with AAU membership completely dwarfs athletic $, as you state multi $billions vs most often less than $100 million revenue Some AAU members have chosen not to even bother with Division I athletics, Emory, University of Chicago (still a Big 10 member), MIT, CalTech..., for example.
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Do the big 10 teams handle revenue for athletics, hill classes, research in same way gt handles it ( gtaa is on their own) ?,.Yes, the research $ at stake with AAU membership completely dwarfs athletic $, as you state multi $billions vs most often less than $100 million revenue Some AAU members have chosen not to even bother with Division I athletics, Emory, University of Chicago (still a Big 10 member), MIT, CalTech..., for example.
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I don't fully understand, nor am I sure this a serious question? I don't know the inner working of BIG 10 schools, however, I don't imagine any institution would be mixing funds received for research with their athletic funds. As I pointed out the University of Chicago is still a member of and collaborates with the Big 10, but as they no longer participate in sports I don't believe they receive any pay out from the conference's sport's contracts.
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