In Reply to: I'd agree posted by Cachorro on March 24, 2025 at 13:37:15
You've got to be a competitive football team to get into the Big 4.
Maybe if you're a mid-major with some swag, you can get some independent money (since schools are now paying NIL directly, what's the terminology differentiating between school paid/and business paid NIL?). But, really, football drives the bus.
And, the SEC has the biggest bus aka football media contract. So, you can expect them to be, or become, very competitive in all sports. I bet the SEC leads for attendance at baseball games by a wide margin.