Comments on: Do colleges make or lose money on college football?

By: theheels90

theheels90 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:05:11 +0000

athletics are paid for through student fees and endowments/alumni donations. Taxes don’t pay for athletics. Schools do make a lot of money and as far as i know the profits are not shared with other schools.

Many small schools football programs can make alot of money to go and play large national powerhouse teams.

Think Michigan-Appalachian. Yes Michigan paid App to play them theheels90

By: CoachT

CoachT — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:46:07 +0000

At most schools, football and basketball at least break-even if not make enough to pay for the entire athletic program plus a little.

That said, the program makes money for the college because it isn’t entertainment, it’s advertising. It’s very serious advertising without looking like a commercial.

High profile athletics brings students (other than athletes) to the school that you wouldn’t otherwise be reaching. Maybe that’s not a good reason to pick a school, but it’s reality. It gets the name of the school in the news even if you don’t win. It’s advertising. CoachT

By: ih8t4d

ih8t4d — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:59:42 +0000

I live in Columbus, home of the Ohio State University. From what I’ve read in the Columbus Dispatch is that the two high-profile sports (football and basketball) are self-sufficient.

In fact, the money those big-time sports bring in funds the other sports. Now, that could be a bunch of malarkey as……well, I read it in the Columbus Dispatch. ih8t4d

By: Minerva

Minerva — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:05:10 +0000

I go to a small D 1 school and i know that we still make money off our sports teams. I am not sure how much though. I think that taxpayers and tuition payers alike are footing the bill. Minerva

By: macho_bob

macho_bob — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:50:13 +0000

I just had a flashback to my semester tuition bill. I think I’m paying for the entertainment; though right now I’m wishing it were taxpayers (sorry!) macho_bob