Why doesn’t UA leave the MAC?

COSTS A SSOCI ATED W ITH LE AV ING THE M AC

$3.7 million in fees and penalties

$12.7 million in contract payouts

$2 million new conference entry fee

total direct and immediate cost: $18+ MILLION

COST VS. SAV INGS OF MOV ING FOOTBA LL TO DI V ISION II

$200,000 from a reduced coaching staff

$638,000 in reduced student athlete scholarships

$800,000 in estimated increased

travel expenses to schools outside the MAC territory

ESTIMATED annual revenue loss: $4.9+ million

$5 million estimated annual

loss in revenue