See the linked ESPN article - the most interesting parts to me are:
The next step is sustaining it. Memphis has advantages most Group of 5 schools don't, but it remains in the have-nots category for revenue. So Bowen has to be creative. He considers non-traditional paths with media rights -- Direct access? Pay-per-view? -- and other areas.
The goal is to be in prime position for the next round of realignment. Memphis offered little during the last cycle. It went 5-31 in football between 2009 and 2011, and its attendance average plummeted to 20,078. Rudd expects realignment rumblings to begin in the next 18-24 months and thinks no Group of 5 program is more attractive than Memphis. Still, Bowen cautions, "To count on that is dangerous."
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/p...s-has-big-dreams-and-a-chance-to-achieve-them
The next step is sustaining it. Memphis has advantages most Group of 5 schools don't, but it remains in the have-nots category for revenue. So Bowen has to be creative. He considers non-traditional paths with media rights -- Direct access? Pay-per-view? -- and other areas.
The goal is to be in prime position for the next round of realignment. Memphis offered little during the last cycle. It went 5-31 in football between 2009 and 2011, and its attendance average plummeted to 20,078. Rudd expects realignment rumblings to begin in the next 18-24 months and thinks no Group of 5 program is more attractive than Memphis. Still, Bowen cautions, "To count on that is dangerous."
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/p...s-has-big-dreams-and-a-chance-to-achieve-them
