Clay Travis' laughable premise that SECN revenues would make second-tier programs such as Mississippi St or aggy financial powerhouses with operating revenues greater than Notre Dame, Texas, etc is something that could only be believed by ignorant rubes. Which is why aggys swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. The entire "aggy athletics is a financial powerhouse" fairy tale was driven by their capital campaign, not by operating revenues. Most aggys were never taught how to read a balance sheet, so they have no idea how capital contributions and operating revenues differ. Fuck them. It's not as if balance sheets are the only things aggys were never taught about.
As for "aggy national relevance," attached is a link to the Billingsley Report's top 200 teams of all time. Quoting the report, "This list is compiled from all 13,793 teams who have been ranked since 1869, not just National Champions." https://enc.cfrc.com/archives/Top_200_2020.htm
Whatever one thinks of the Billingsley Report, I mention it because it is the source of aggy's magically produced "retroactive national championships." If aggy wants to tout the value of the Billingsley report in determining "retroactive national championships," let them also tout the Billingsley Report's top 200 teams of all time.
Not a single team in aggy football history qualified for Billingsley Report's top 200 teams of all times. That pretty much clarifies where A&M football stands in the world of college football. Their "greatness" simply doesn't move the needle. Not "Johnny Football," not King Gill, not John David Crow. Not the "Wrecking Crew," not any team. In the history of their program.
Notice the teams listed. Then notice the teams that are listed repeatedly. Those are the programs that built the sport of college football. Those are the top-tier teams in the sport.