Re: RE: $2 million to UC, via Marge

[Mick Bergman]

From my understand the only money UC would lose would be local money.
The games on ESPN, ABC, CBS, etc., all go to a big money pot that is
divied up equally to all the schools.

On 12/2/05, Bart Neeb -ELMOS-NA- <address@hidden> wrote:
>  Does anybody know how much in television revenue UC will be losing out on
> next year? I can't imagine that the major networks (ESPN/CBS/etc...) are
> going to be high on giving national exposure to UC in near future.
>
>  And will WXIX continue to televise UC games if they are no longer a winner?
>
>  Please note I am assuming the worst. Hopefully for the player's sake, I am
> wrong.
>
>
>
>
> From: Brad Holdheide
>  Date: 02 Dec 2005 - 10:04 AM EST
>  A person on the NCAAbbs site reported....
>
>  "The Schott Foundation was to donate a total in the $10MM range to UC. The
> executors (4 of which includes Bob Martin, the director of the foundation)
> have decided to withhold the balance ($8MM) as they had lost faith in the
> current Administration to warrant such a large and significant donation.
> This information comes directly from one of the executors and may I add one
> angry gentleman. As I understand they will follow the direction of UC
> closely and will determine future donations as the situation unfolds."
>
>  So let's total this up....
>
>  $8 mil lost from Schott Foundation
>  $5 mil lost from another pulled donation (can't recall name but I'll look
> it up)
>  $3 mil Huggs buyout
>  $7.2 mil estimated minimum lost basketball game revenue over next two years
>  (5000 a game x 18 games x $40 a person x 2 years = $7.2 mil)
>
>  $23.2 mil TOTAL
>
>  Doesn't include lost UCATS donations, university donations, merchandising,
> advertising, etc etc etc.