James Madison for example (81.6%) Not getting their money's worth out of that.Subsidies for some schools are absurd.
As I read the chart, the numbers are for the Athletic Department as a whole, not just the football program. Still, with revenues $33 million greater than expenses, I also wondered why there's any subsidy at all.Why is UA football subsidized at all? They certainly don't need the money...
Nike owns the Oregon "O" trademark. FWIWWisconsin seemed to come from out of nowhere. I've never noticed them anywhere near the top of the list. Also does Nike own Oregon or does Oregon own Nike? How else are they at the top?
FIFYNike created the Oregon "O" trademark.
If you click on Oregon, it say's they received about 125 million in "contributions" for 2014 and around 46 million the year before. So yeah the Brinks truck was quite full.These numbers are radically different from when it was last updated, and it's kind of inexplicable to figure out how Oregon went up 80,000,000 in revenue in one year. Did Nike just load a truck full of money and give it to Oregon?
In the previous year, I believe, Wisconsin had already gained a slight edge on Alabama, but that's because they reinvest just about every penny they have.
What Alabama needs to do, and I believe we are starting to see this with the renewed focus on basketball, is to make sure they are properly reinvesting money. I do not like it when an athletic department loses millions every year, but these are amateur athletes, in theory this is not for profit. They shouldn't make such a large profit either, it should be put back into the athletic department (not into the UA system so UAB can siphon it off).
Finally, it looks like Texas has fallen off their throne. Their revenue was markedly far ahead for a few years, but now they aren't just #2, but Michigan and Alabama are in shouting distance. If you consider the fact that they are spending over 30 million a year more than Alabama, they shouldn't be too hard to catch either. I suppose the SEC's inroads into their territory might be starting to take a toll.
Mr. Knight had another good year.If you click on Oregon, it say's they received about 125 million in "contributions" for 2014 and around 46 million the year before. So yeah the Brinks truck was quite full.
You know I think the media darling USC might actually be the PAC 12 winner for the first time since the Carroll days. I just think Oregon has benefitted from the 11 dwarves and superior talent for too long. It might actually revert back to normacy to where USC reclaims their throne. IDK and I dont really care as long as it doesnt affect us. I just have that feeling.Well, Oregon DID finally win the... wait... never mind...