Dont say I didn't warn you.... but me thinks College Hoops is about to see quite the power shift if this Rev Share/NIL actually goes into effect
In a world where the Power 4 worships football... no one seems to be taking seriously how much that is about to shift the power in basketball.
I present Evidence A - Mid Majors looking to capitalize on being Basketball-First Schools:
just some of what I have been seeing... the mid majors are looking at this NIL rev share world as a big win in their eyes.
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An SEC athletic director told Yahoo! Sports that “Villanova and St. John’s can pour $10 million into basketball if they want. The SEC isn’t going to be able to do that because we cannot sacrifice the cash cow of football.”
Even those like the Horizon League are seeing this as an opportunity.
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“In the Big East,” says Duke athletic director Nina King, “their basketball revenue-share portion will be a lot more than what those of us can do who have Division I power football programs.”
In a world where the Power 4 worships football... no one seems to be taking seriously how much that is about to shift the power in basketball.
I present Evidence A - Mid Majors looking to capitalize on being Basketball-First Schools:
just some of what I have been seeing... the mid majors are looking at this NIL rev share world as a big win in their eyes.
BIG MONEY: Reports Indicate Revenue Sharing Can Boost Georgetown, Big East in 2025-26
Yahoo and FOS articles detail how new rules will help basketball-focused institutions
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An SEC athletic director told Yahoo! Sports that “Villanova and St. John’s can pour $10 million into basketball if they want. The SEC isn’t going to be able to do that because we cannot sacrifice the cash cow of football.”
Even those like the Horizon League are seeing this as an opportunity.
Horizon League Bets on NIL Revenue-Sharing to Boost National Relevance
In a somewhat surprising move, the Horizon League has announced that all member institutions will opt-in to the preliminarily approved House v. NCAA settlement.
Could impending rev-share changes help Cinderellas in the future? 'Everybody will be in the game'
As the college sports industry sits on the brink of historic change, an unexpected spending disparity looms — and some mid-majors will be able to take advantage of it in basketball.
“In the Big East,” says Duke athletic director Nina King, “their basketball revenue-share portion will be a lot more than what those of us can do who have Division I power football programs.”
