gatadotcom
6th September 2008, 08:01 PM
A very good article on how the BCS schools are "buying" wins through game guarantees.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=atRRBrwqo8AE&refer=us
Ohio State will pay Troy University, which finished atop the Sunbelt conference the past two years, $800,000 for their game Sept. 20, up from the $450,000 it paid San Diego State in 2005.
And Louisiana State University, the defending national champion, paid Appalachian State $750,000 for their Aug. 30 game, up from the $500,000 it paid North Texas four years ago. LSU won last weekend 41-13.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=atRRBrwqo8AE&refer=us
Ohio State will pay Troy University, which finished atop the Sunbelt conference the past two years, $800,000 for their game Sept. 20, up from the $450,000 it paid San Diego State in 2005.
And Louisiana State University, the defending national champion, paid Appalachian State $750,000 for their Aug. 30 game, up from the $500,000 it paid North Texas four years ago. LSU won last weekend 41-13.