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LSU's approach to revenue sharing (nothing for baseball???)

Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:28 pm
Posted by frogpond11
Member since Apr 2023
219 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:28 pm
I get football is important...but how is baseball not a bigger priority for LSU with this?

Clipped from an article quoting Keli Zinn from LSU:

"LSU’s plan for year one is to allocate 75% of its $20.5 million to football, 15% to men’s basketball and 5% to women’s basketball. The remaining 5% will be split across all other sports."

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Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
75738 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:28 pm to
that's not what that says
Posted by tigerskin
Member since Nov 2004
44445 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:31 pm to
There are other ways
Posted by DrSteveBrule
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
12373 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:31 pm to
It's not like LSU is going to invest 10% in baseball if the next closest school is investing 2%
Posted by Geauxgurt
Member since Sep 2013
12955 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:33 pm to
Because a bunch of spoiled athletes along with screwed up ADs, coaches and tv partners have destroyed college sports.

Need to just end this joke and let NFL and NBA pay for their own minor leagues. MLB already does it, and these players can do that. 90%+ of them in those sports (football and basketball) could give two shits about the student part of their student athlete title, so let them make their money and stop with the farce.
Posted by friendlyobservation
Member since Mar 2024
3218 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:33 pm to
The team you need to watch in the SEC that will rise in football and baseball is Tennessee. They have some of the most money in the SEC up there with Texas/TAMU. Wouldn't be shocking to see them outspend LSU in baseball.
Posted by tigeraddict
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
14319 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:34 pm to
only Football and Basketball make money....mostly from TV contracts

Baseball loses money....we just lose a lot less the most schools....
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Member since Feb 2007
107298 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:35 pm to
If I was Jay i would be livid.
Posted by DrSteveBrule
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
12373 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:36 pm to
quote:

Need to just end this joke and let NFL and NBA pay for their own minor leagues. MLB already does it, and these players can do that. 90%+ of them in those sports (football and basketball) could give two shits about the student part of their student athlete title, so let them make their money and stop with the farce.


It seems to me like MLB is leaning way more on the college game to develop players than they did previously. They won't be maintaining the minor leagues to the extent they currently do forever. I think they have already made major cuts.
Posted by frogpond11
Member since Apr 2023
219 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:38 pm to
quote:

It's not like LSU is going to invest 10% in baseball if the next closest school is investing 2%


I'd love to hear why basketball gets 3+ million and baseball is lumped into the "every other sport splits 1 million" bucket. Swap those! 3M is a whole weekend of starters and then some.
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
7027 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:38 pm to
Baseball needs to be #2 in pecking order. Ahead of basketball, for sure.
Posted by friendlyobservation
Member since Mar 2024
3218 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:39 pm to
LSU baseball will probably take 4% of that bracket and give the 1% to the rest.
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
14627 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:45 pm to
Designated for baseball NIL takes care of LSU Baseball.

The new media contract for the SEC PLUS a new contract for teams that play in the WBB NCAA Ty are gonna help LSUWBB NOT lose so much money in the coming years.

I am a season ticket holder in 4 LSU sports. I love LSU Baseball and even watch quite a bit of college baseball all through the season. But most LSU Baseball fans do not seem to realize that WBB gets many more eyes on it than does NCAA Baseball.
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
20405 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:45 pm to
quote:

only Football and Basketball make money....mostly from TV contracts

Baseball loses money....we just lose a lot less the most schools....


Yep and it's unfortunate. If you remove the TV contracts and just look at local revenue (ticket sales, parking, concessions, and secondarily hotel/restaurants in the local economy) I'd be shocked if basketball made more than baseball. The PMAC was a morgue this year. Hell WBB and even probably gymnastics did more at the local level, the MBB team was 3rd fiddle in their own building.

Now we know how Vandy football felt all these years collecting SEC checks
Posted by DrSteveBrule
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
12373 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

Baseball needs to be #2 in pecking order. Ahead of basketball, for sure.


I wish. LSU baseball and college baseball is by far my favorite level of any sport in the country. Unfortunately, there's no denying that there are 2 sports in college that are infinitely more popular nationally. Our fanbase is a small minority.
Posted by SaveFarris
Member since Apr 2012
2458 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:53 pm to
quote:


If I was Jay i would be livid.


Jay understands that football feeds all the other programs.
Posted by JoeWeDidIt
BR
Member since Mar 2021
306 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:01 pm to
Clipped from this article on the 2023-2024 fiscal year for LSU

Here's a look at the deficit each of LSU's non-revenue generating sports operated at during the 2023-24 fiscal year

Baseball: $1,968,331
Beach volleyball: $1,434,042
Men's golf: $1,203,047
Women's golf: $1,314,906
Gymnastics: $2,649,769
Women's soccer: $2,436,371
Softball: $3,392,063
Men's swimming and diving: $1,613,841
Women's swimming&diving: $1,613,847
Men's tennis: $1,266,619
Women's tennis: $1,317,804
Men's track&field, CC : $3,650,010
Women's track&field, CC: $3,650,011
Volleyball: $2,550,880
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
11281 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:01 pm to
quote:

15% to men’s basketball and 5% to women’s basketball.

Who tf thought that was a good idea
Posted by Mr6daveyobrians
Member since Dec 2013
1812 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:02 pm to
As of 23 LSU was actually the only program in the country that made money. Not sure if that’s changed since.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
8036 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:02 pm to
Then yall whine that LSU doesn't invest in men's basketball.
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