With cord cutting increasing...this is not good. If you are in debt now,

it will only get worse with the cord cutting. The B1G and the SEC numbers are heavily based on cable hook ups. ESPN will not be able to sustain the pay out if the cord cutting continues and they still can't balance the books.

I saw NASCAR fall off the map after hitting ridiculous numbers. Don't kid yourself, you have to have the numbers to keep the numbers. Just like junk mortgages devastated the housing market in 2008, it can unfortunately devastate college football too if fans stop spending on it.

In response to this post by HOO86

Posted: 03/01/2017 at 7:18PM

Michigan athletic department $240 million in debt. -- HOO86 02/28/2017 8:36PM

They have donors to cover that...no problem ** -- Hamburger 03/04/2017 8:06PM

So why would they issue debt and have the interest payments -- fordham 03/07/2017 4:34PM

With cord cutting increasing...this is not good. If you are in debt now, -- Stech 03/01/2017 7:18PM

You act as though ACC isn't affected. -- chuckd4vt 03/02/2017 12:06AM

ACC is affected, but those 2 have contracts heavily laden on the cord. -- Stech 03/02/2017 06:37AM

Can you really say it is a big deal..... -- 2hhoop3 03/02/2017 10:48AM

They have plenty of guaranteed money to cover that amount. PLENTY. -- chuckd4vt 03/02/2017 07:40AM

I actually agree w/ you. Debt service for UM is not an issue. VT has also -- daveinop 03/03/2017 09:58AM

Yep, don't think UM has anything to really worry about when it comes to $ ** -- EDGEMAN 03/02/2017 10:32AM

The article even talks one guy giving them $100M. -- reestuart 03/02/2017 1:19PM

Saying and writing the check are much different actions -- fordham 03/07/2017 4:36PM

The guy I'm referencing already gave them that much... -- reestuart 03/07/2017 4:41PM

I am sure it's me and not you guys...we are talking about apples & oranges. -- Stech 03/03/2017 12:29PM

Rutgers and UMD will do MUCH better in the B1G than in their old leagues. -- chuckd4vt 03/05/2017 4:35PM

Well no one else in the ACC had those money problems -- VictoryTurkey 03/06/2017 06:46AM

Notice how those extra $20 million/year got Maryland in the black? ** -- chuckd4vt 03/08/2017 2:33PM

That was one of my main points. A school like Michigan can handle it. -- reestuart 03/03/2017 12:59PM

A school like Michigan can handle this without any problems... -- reestuart 03/01/2017 08:42AM

Their apparel deal alone will almost cove that. ACC needs to step up. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/01/2017 1:30PM

Exactly, the complainers have no idea -- Mercury 03/01/2017 09:24AM

Yep. $240M for them is peanuts. $240M for about 75% or more -- reestuart 03/01/2017 10:00AM

With cord cutting increasing...this is not good. If you are in debt now,

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