Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
20 years ago Notre Dame was consistantly a top ten or better team. Now the only reason they get into the BCS games is because they have an unfair advantage over all the other college teams. That is they can lose one more game then any other BCS conference team and still automatically qualify for a BCS game. Having said that, even with that advantage Notre Dame has only been to two BCS games and lost both in blow outs. Considering their tradition and their ability to recruit nationwide and their fanbase and the revenue they generate why have they not been able to compete at the top level?
It appears the answer is money. Notre Dame brings in over $40 million a year in revenue. that makes them one of the top 5 programs in College Football but they only spend 18.7 million on the football program. That ranks them around 19th in the NCAA and if you look at spending vs winning in College football it's a direct correlation. For example, Ohio State has won more games and gone to more BCS games then any team in Division 1 during the BCS era. They also spend more on their program then any team in the NCAA at $32 mill/year.
The SEC spends the most as a conference. Averaging about 22 million per team and they are the best conference in the nation.
The Big 10 spends an average of $18 million per team and is the nations second best conference. In case anyone hasn't noticed, Notre Dames performance in the last ten years has been equivalent to an average Big 10 team and their expenditures are at that same level as an average Big 10 team. So that rather makes a direct correlation with Notre Dames ability to compete with the nations top teams.
If ND wants to get back into national prominence in football then they need to increase their commitment to the program by 4 to 6 million a year.
It appears the answer is money. Notre Dame brings in over $40 million a year in revenue. that makes them one of the top 5 programs in College Football but they only spend 18.7 million on the football program. That ranks them around 19th in the NCAA and if you look at spending vs winning in College football it's a direct correlation. For example, Ohio State has won more games and gone to more BCS games then any team in Division 1 during the BCS era. They also spend more on their program then any team in the NCAA at $32 mill/year.
The SEC spends the most as a conference. Averaging about 22 million per team and they are the best conference in the nation.
The Big 10 spends an average of $18 million per team and is the nations second best conference. In case anyone hasn't noticed, Notre Dames performance in the last ten years has been equivalent to an average Big 10 team and their expenditures are at that same level as an average Big 10 team. So that rather makes a direct correlation with Notre Dames ability to compete with the nations top teams.
If ND wants to get back into national prominence in football then they need to increase their commitment to the program by 4 to 6 million a year.
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