Even though Thundering Herd teams faced longer, more expensive travel, the increase in television revenue covered the difference by a large margin. The MAC received next to nothing in that era.
Those days may be ending, as C-USA’s rights fees reportedly will take about a 50 percent dive in the league’s new contracts.
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports that the league’s current round of negotations with Fox Sports and CBS Sports are not going nearly as well as hoped. The report indicates schools will see about a $500,000 reduction of the estimated $1.17 they currently receive from TV revenue.