Annually, the Southeastern Conference releases revenue distribution figures to the media around the time of the SEC spring meetings in Destin, FL. Those numbers are once again astounding.
The SEC meetings produced some interesting news, notes and observations. ESPN’s Chris Low did an excellent job outlining things that stood out to him from Destin in his 20-point inspection.
With recent talk about how the ACC’s new television deal with ESPN could bring even more money into the equation for teams that could consider offers from the SEC in the future, the release of these numbers isn’t a coincidence.
In the release below from the SEC office, you’ll find not only how the numbers breakdown but what’s not included in that figure that ultimately sets the SEC apart from any other conference. In addition, the release includes the SEC Executive Committee that was announced.
Expansion talk regarding SEC schools should include these numbers, especially if you’re of the opinion that the ACC can hold on to schools the SEC could potentially covet. Frankly, that thought is non-sense. You can look at just one form of revenue and say it’s virtually the same or you can look at the total package of dollars, status and future growth potential and see the clear difference. Whichever ACC school the SEC wants, if any, it will likely land.
2009-10 SEC REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
The Southeastern Conference will distribute approximately $209.0 million to the 12 league institutions in the revenue sharing plan for the 2009-10 fiscal year, which ends Aug. 31, 2010, according to league commissioner Mike Slive.
The $209.0 million is the highest total ever distributed in SEC history and represents a 57.7 percent increase from the $132.5 million distributed to the schools in 2008-2009.
The revenue sharing plans include money generated by football television, bowls, the SEC Football Championship, basketball television, the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament and NCAA Championships.
Broken down by categories and rounded off, the $132.5 million was derived from $109.5 million from football television, $26.5 million from bowls, $14.5 million from the SEC Football Championship, $30.0 million from basketball television, $5.0 million from the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament and $23.5 million from NCAA Championships.
The average amount distributed to each school was $17.3 million.
Not included in the $209.0 million was $14.3 million retained by the institutions participating in bowls and $780,000 divided among all 12 institutions by the NCAA for academic enhancement.
Revenues derived by the institutions from its local media packages as well as from other conference initiatives are not included in the total amount.
Other yearly money distributions, since 1980, are as follows: 1980 ($4.1 million); 1981 ($5.57 million); 1982 ($7.24 million); 1983 ($9.53 million); 1984 ($18.4 million); 1985 ($9.34 million); 1986 ($13.1 million); 1987 ($13.56 million); 1988 ($14.34 million); 1989 ($13.85 million); 1990 ($16.3 million); 1991 ($20.6 million); 1992 ($27.7 million); 1993 ($34.34 million); 1994 ($34.36 million); 1995 ($40.3 million); 1996 ($45.5 million); 1997 ($58.9 million); 1998 ($61.2 million); 1999 ($68.5 million); 2000 ($73.2 million); 2001 ($78.1 million); 2002 ($95.7 million); 2003 ($101.9 million); 2004 ($108.8 million); 2005 ($110.7 million); 2006 ($116.1 million); 2007 ($122.0 million); 2008 ($127.6 million); 2009 ($132.5 million) and 2010 ($209.0 million).
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2010-11 SEC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The 2010-11 Southeastern Conference Executive Committee was elected at the SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fla. The committee consists of:
President – Dr. J. Bernard Machen (President, University of Florida)
Vice-President – Dr. Robert Witt (President, University of Alabama)
Secretary – Howard Brill (Faculty Athletics Representative, University of Arkansas)
Nicholas S. Zeppos (Chancellor, Vanderbilt University)
Jay Jacobs (Director of Athletics, Auburn University)
Steven Turner (Faculty Athletics Representative, Mississippi State University)
Carla Williams (Senior Woman Administrator, University of Georgia)
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