Iowa State gets paid to lose

[Trapped in California]

on TV. The secret is finally out. It was an informative article about how the sports TV biz works.

I wonder if this re-opens the discussion of if we should have gotten some dollars for our game on ESPNU "HD".

DSM Iowa State TV $$$$

[DomeRanger Posse]

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Hey, ya gotta find your niche in life, don't ya?

[jegbomb52]

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Supply of ESPNU games on Thursday night is very High, there fore demand is very low. That equals no money.

Supply of top 25 BCS teams to play on Saturday afternoon on a major network is very low, there for demand is high. That equals a good pay day. ISU is not getting paid to play, they are getting their required half because their opponents (top 25 BCS teams) are in demand.

Well, I have to go back to class now. My Sn Economics class is starting. See ya!

[Trapped in California]

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Wow, I forgot that Texas A&M and Colorado are in the Top 25.

Trapped in CA, member of Omicron Delta Epsilon - The International Economics Honor Society

[jegbomb52]

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Wow, I forgot that Texas A&M and Colorado are in the Top 25.

Trapped in CA, member of Omicron Delta Epsilon - The International Economics Honor Society

Maybe in your Honor Society Ima Homo Mana you should learn to read a post before being a smart as$.

I said MAJOR TELEVISION NETWORK. First off if you read the article you will find that they received $0 for the game against A& M, secondly the game against Colorado is on Versus, Versus, I will say it one more time, Versus.

[Trapped in California]

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Maybe in your Honor Society Ima Homo Mana you should learn to read a post before being a smart as$.

Wow, that was really thoughtful, insightful and intelligent response. You were referencing economic theory. I simply was showing that I am somewhat qualified to discuss that thread. No Nobel Prize, but a relevant knowledge.

Cable networks typically pay $163,000 to teams

Based on that, I was just thinking that ESPNU could have covered the $40k-$60k in travel costs, so that there would be more for both teams to split up. That kind of money is not a rounding error at UNI (or Nicholls Sate, I suspect). Not expecting $300k. Just +/-20% of what they normally pay.

[1988]

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Maybe in your Honor Society Ima Homo Mana you should learn to read a post before being a smart as$.

I said MAJOR TELEVISION NETWORK. First off if you read the article you will find that they received $0 for the game against A& M, secondly the game against Colorado is on Versus, Versus, I will say it one more time, Versus.

One quote of the year after another!!! You are on fire!

[GonzoCat]

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ISU got two thirds of their money just for being in the B12. Every conference needs a bottom dweller and ISU fits the bill in just about every sport but wrestling and womens BB.

They have just enough revenue to survive at the bottom of a BCS conference. They're not going to ever have enough revenue to move to the middle let alone the top.

Personally I think that would be a sucky existence, trying to pretend you are at the big time college sports level because you are in the right conference, but not really being able to compete at that level.

[Trapped in California]

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Better than being the SunBelt

[Kyle]

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Iowa State Men's Basketball may actually compete during the next two years, especially if they end up snagging Harrison Barnes. ISU has two seniors and one Junior on the roster.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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And if I recall ISU has not always been the bottom dweller of the Big 12 or old Big 8 in mens basketball. In fact they used to be a powerhouse only second to Kansas, and their games against Kansas used to be classics.

I think you are making a generalization of their sports because the football team has never been a traditional power.

[ubuntuCAT]

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And if I recall ISU has not always been the bottom dweller of the Big 12 or old Big 8 in mens basketball. In fact they used to be a powerhouse only second to Kansas, and their games against Kansas used to be classics.

I think you are making a generalization of their sports because the football team has never been a traditional power.

exactly didn't ISU win the Big 12 and the Big 12 tournament in 2000. They were also a legitimate National title contender. Then after losing Fizer to the NBA they won the Big 12 in 2001 as well although the fell by a point in the first round of the tourney.

that was all less than 10 yrs ago.

[Cat80]

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And they do it so well!

[Newsbreaker]

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They'd do it without the check.

[GonzoCat]

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Ask myself why do I do it
Guess there must be something to it
Getting paid for doing something
I'd be doing anyway