(04-10-2013 02:22 PM)DrEvilGuapo Wrote:  One other interesting point I should share based on what I've heard. This little tidbit may explain why C-USA is even entertaining the 16-team model.

As has been discussed (correctly) in this thread, a conference is allocated $1 million per member school up to a $12 million maximum.

It is the discretion of the conference how to allocate that money internally. At least two Gof5 conferences (C-USA and MWC) are discussing the possibility of performance-based distributions of that money within the conference.

I doubt either decides to do so as it sets a bad precedent for membership harmony. Moreover, it would behoove the MWC (especially) to share this revenue equally as there is already inequity in their television revenue sharing model.

Actually for the MW team, it gives a better incentive to improved the football team. Payout can be as high as $4.6 million with the 50/50 split of the $6 million with the conference split and having the MW the highest ranked conference. That is on top of the TV money that can be added and make more or less a $6 million payout possible.