OT: 25 Most Dominant FB Programs

[RUinPinehurst]

This publication (Business Insider) measures "dominance" based on a "Niche ranking"--a measure designed to give prospective students an idea of which schools have the best football atmosphere, games and championships won over the last 15 years and the $ generated by the football program.

Interestingly, in the Carolinas, only Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, makes the list, at #23. Go Mountaineers! As an aside, Boone is a terrific mountain town, and football weekends in Autumn make it a place worth taking in a game. (Full Disclosure: RUinPinehurst is also RUinBoone)

See below for those B1G programs making the list; view the entire articleonline at: http://www.businessinsider.com/coll...015-9?DB_OEM_ID=21500&&platform=bi-androidapp


#4 Ohio State University
2014 football revenue: $65.8 million
Average Home Football Attendance: 104,933
Football Championship Score*: 6
BCS Appearances: 9 (6 wins)
Total NFL Players: 409 (7 Hall of Famers)
Student Surveys on Athletics: 4.3 out of 5

#7 University of Michigan
2014 football revenue: $91.4 million
Average Home Football Attendance: 111,592
Football Championship Score*: 0
BCS Appearances: 5 (2 wins)
Total NFL Players: 346 (6 Hall of Famers)
Student Surveys on Athletics: 4.0 out of 5

#15 Penn State
2014 football revenue: $68.0 million
Average Home Football Attendance: 96,587
Football Championship Score*: 0
BCS Appearances: 2 (1 wins)
Total NFL Players: 343 (6 Hall of Famers)
Student Surveys on Athletics: 4.1 out of 5

#16 University of Wisconsin
2014 football revenue: $47.3 million
Average Home Football Attendance: 78,911
Football Championship Score*: 0
BCS Appearances: 5 (2 wins)
Total NFL Players: 294 (4 Hall of Famers)
Student Surveys on Athletics: 4.0 out of 5

#19 University of Nebraska
2014 football revenue: $60.2 million
Average Home Football Attendance: 90,933
Football Championship Score*: 0
BCS Appearances: 2 (1 wins)
Total NFL Players: 336 (3 Hall of Famers)
Student Surveys on Athletics: 4.0 out of 5

#21 University of Iowa
2014 football revenue: $53.6 million
Average Home Football Attendance: 67,125
Football Championship Score*: 0
BCS Appearances: 2 (1 wins)
Total NFL Players: 249 (3 Hall of Famers)
Student Surveys on Athletics: 4.0 out of 5

#23 Appalachian State University
Appalachian State spent most of the last 15 years playing in FCS (formerly Division I-AA). They moved up to FBS in 2014.
2014 football revenue: $4.3 million
Average Home Football Attendance: 24,894
Football Championship Score*: 6
BCS Appearances: 0 (0 wins)
Total NFL Players: 36 (0 Hall of Famers)
Student Surveys on Athletics: 3.7 out of 5

 

[nick614]

App St next B1G school confirmed? We thought Delany wanted UNC because he is an alum but he is really going after the #1 NC school :joy:

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Anyone remember this? September 1, 2007, App State defeats Michigan in the Big House, 34 - 32. That game is often referred to as the greatest upset in NCAA history.

Appalachian won three consecutive Division I FCS (I-AA) national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007, becoming the first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since Army did it in 1944, 1945, and 1946.

 

[bac2therac]

how is Iowa in the top 25 but not Michigan State

 

[RUinPinehurst]

how is Iowa in the top 25 but not Michigan State

From the article:
"To create the ranking we used Niche's college rankings (50% of score), games and championships won in the last 15 years (25%), and athletic department revenue generated by the football team (25%; provided by the NCAA)."