Even though the Ducks last two football seasons ended with abrupt resounding THUDS, the overall performance and records of the 2024 and 2025 seasons is remarkable.

Go Ducks.

You know, that doesn’t suck!

Fifteen, (15) Big-10 teams would LOVE to have that two-year conference record. Heck, wouldn’t about 120 FBS teams love to have that two-year record in their conference? (Even Beavis!)

Big Ten regular season leaders last two years:

OBD 17-1

Indiana 17-1

tOSU 16-2

Not bad considering the BIG is about to win it's third straight title by three different teams.

We are in an outstanding position! Every fan forum in the country is trying to figure out how their team is going to take the next step next year. Even Indiana needs to figure out how to retain their momentum.

For OBD, the next step is for Dan Lanning and the team to finally win "a big game". In our position, it's the national championship (since we only lose to national champions). A Big Game(TM) for most other schools may be beating Florida St., Texas Tech, Washington St., or even Oregon.

That's why we're here. To help Dan Lanning and co. figure it out. Without us, they'd be spiraling into another USC.

Fiddling around with Google Gemini for 2 minutes resulted in the following:

To determine the ROI (Return on Investment) for the current 2025–26 season, we calculate the Cost Per Win ($CPW$). This metric reveals which programs are "buying" wins at a premium and which are finding elite value through coaching and development.

In the current landscape, the average Power 4 roster spend is approximately $26 million (comprised of the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap + collective NIL).

2025-26 Efficiency Rankings (Success to Dollar Ratio)

Rank	School	2025 Wins	Est. Roster Spend	Cost Per Win	ROI Status
1	Indiana	15	$21.1M	$1.40M	Legendary
2	James Madison	12	$4.5M	$0.37M	G5 Elite
3	Texas Tech	12	$28.0M	$2.33M	High Efficiency
4	Army	12	$0.0M*	$0.00M	Pure Value
5	Ole Miss	13	$31.0M	$2.38M	Portal Value
6	Oregon	13	$35.0M	$2.69M	Premium Value
7	Georgia	12	$33.5M	$2.79M	Premium Value
8	Ohio State	12	$35.0M	$2.91M	Market Price
9	Texas A&M	11	$34.3M	$3.11M	Market Price
10	Florida State	2	$22.0M	$11.0M	Deep Deficit

*Service academies do not participate in revenue sharing or standard NIL collectives.

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Key ROI Insights for 2025-26

1. The "Indiana Anomaly"

Indiana is the definitive ROI champion of 2025. By spending roughly $21M (just barely above the base revenue-sharing floor) and achieving a 15-0 record, their cost-per-win is nearly half that of the traditional "Blue Bloods." This confirms that Coaching Quality ($C_q$) can act as a 2x multiplier on NIL Dollars ($N_{val}$).

2. The Efficiency Floor: $2.5M - $3.0M

For elite Power 4 programs, the current "market rate" for a win is approximately $2.7 million.

• Oregon and Ohio State are essentially paying for "certainty." While their total spend is the highest in the country, they are achieving the maximum number of wins allowed by the schedule, keeping their ROI healthy.

3. The "Portal Power" Effect

Texas Tech and Ole Miss represent the best use of the Transfer Portal ($T_p$). Instead of spending $30M+ on a balanced 85-man roster, they targeted specific high-value starters (the "mercenary model"), allowing them to compete with $100M+ brands like Texas and Georgia at a discount.

4. The ROI Disaster

Florida State represents the highest "Negative ROI" in the country. With an estimated roster spend of over $20M and only 2 wins, each victory cost the program $11 million. This serves as a warning in the NIL era: spending money on talent without cultural alignment or coaching stability results in catastrophic financial waste.

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The "Value" Equation

If we look at the Success Score vs. Actual Cost, the 2025 season has proven that:

High Spend + High Development = Playoff Locks (Georgia, Oregon)

Mid Spend + Elite Coaching = National Title Contenders (Indiana)

High Spend - Leadership = Financial Ruin (FSU, Florida)

Would you like me to generate a "Value Map" image comparing these top teams' spending against their final win totals?

2 hours ago, The Kamikaze Kid said:

Not bad considering the BIG is about to win it's third straight title by three different teams.

Next year, let's make it 4.

1 hour ago, Utki said:

To determine the ROI (Return on Investment) for the current 2025–26 season, we calculate the Cost Per Win ($CPW$). This metric reveals which programs are "buying" wins at a premium and which are finding elite value through coaching and development.

In the current landscape, the average Power 4 roster spend is approximately $26 million (comprised of the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap + collective NIL).

This only represents roster investment.

I think the equation should the cost of coaches.