ESPN ACC, media rights deal through 2036

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The ACC’s financial health was also tied to whether ESPN exercised its option.

The league reported $706.6M in gross revenue in 2022-23

$44.8M per football-playing school

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Why Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns didn't try move from Sun Belt to American Athletic Conference

It’s all about athletic department budgets.

"At some point you’ve got to be thinking about the sensibility of the financials," Maggard said.

"I can’t speak for my brethren, but I know that the average budget for the eight remaining American schools (before adding the six C-USA programs) is about $53 million dollars. Just about everybody in the Sun Belt is in that 27-to-35 range."

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[CajunNation]

Athletic budgets in millions:https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search


64 - Memphis (AAC)
52 - Rice (AAC)
50 - North Texas (AAC)
47 - Tulsa (AAC)
45 - UTSA (AAC)
43 - Texas State (SBC)
43 - Tulane (AAC)
43 - UAB (AAC)
39 - Louisiana (SBC)
34 - Wichita State (AAC)


29 - Troy (SBC)
28 - South Alabama (SBC)
28 - Louisiana Tech (CUSA)
28 - Southern Miss (SBC)
24 - Arkansas State (SBC)
22 - Sam Houston State (CUSA)
22 - Jacksonville State (CUSA)
19 - ULM (SBC)



One of these groups of schools will be our forever home. Where do you want to be?

[JamesTheJeweler]

Athletic budgets in millions:https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search


64 - Memphis (AAC)
52 - Rice (AAC)
50 - North Texas (AAC)
47 - Tulsa (AAC)
45 - UTSA (AAC)
43 - Texas State (SBC)
43 - Tulane (AAC)
43 - UAB (AAC)
39 - Louisiana (SBC)
34 - Wichita State (AAC)


29 - Troy (SBC)
28 - South Alabama (SBC)
28 - Louisiana Tech (CUSA)
28 - Southern Miss (SBC)
24 - Arkansas State (SBC)
22 - Sam Houston State (CUSA)
22 - Jacksonville State (CUSA)
19 - ULM (SBC)



One of these groups of schools will be our forever home. Where do you want to be?

Don't happen to have the list for all Sunbelt schools do you?

[Swamp]

Athletic budgets in millions:https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search


64 - Memphis (AAC)
52 - Rice (AAC)
50 - North Texas (AAC)
47 - Tulsa (AAC)
45 - UTSA (AAC)
43 - Texas State (SBC)
43 - Tulane (AAC)
43 - UAB (AAC)
39 - Louisiana (SBC)
34 - Wichita State (AAC)


29 - Troy (SBC)
28 - South Alabama (SBC)
28 - Louisiana Tech (CUSA)
28 - Southern Miss (SBC)
24 - Arkansas State (SBC)
22 - Sam Houston State (CUSA)
22 - Jacksonville State (CUSA)
19 - ULM (SBC)



One of these groups of schools will be our forever home. Where do you want to be?

Is our enrollment actually 10K 5, I thought we were always around 18-20,000?

[cajun4life]

Is our enrollment actually 10K 5, I thought we were always around 18-20,000?

13k undergrad
2500ish grad
2000 non degree students

[Swamp]

13k undergrad
2500ish grad
2000 non degree students

ahh, cool