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Outside the Lines on Texas Athletic Department

There is a searchable database on that page. I am afraid to search other schools:

College Colorado
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Revenue or money earned


Money from ticket sales: $14,807,635
Money athletics gets from student fees: $1,516,559
Money from playing in away games: $729,008
Contributions and donations to athletics: $12,674,561
Money or benefits from a third party including speaker fees, shoe contracts, country club memberships, etc: $0
Money the university uses to subsidize the athletic department: $6,057,654
Money from the NCAA and conferences: $9,023,941
Money from TV, radio and Internet rights: $699,272
Money from licensed products, advertisements and sponsorships: $3,504,817
Athletic department total operating revenue


Operating revenue: $52,631,896
Expenses or money spent


Money spent on student athletes' tuition and fees: $6,351,417
Money paid to visiting teams: $905,500
Salaries benefits and bonuses for coaches (paid by the university): $7,632,752
Salaries benefits and bonuses for coaches (paid by a third party): $0
Money spent on recruiting: $1,007,121
Team travel expenses: $2,926,288
Game day expenses: $3,007,750
Money spent on fund raising, marking, and promotion: $1,778,907
Medical and insurance expenses: $370,343
Athletic department total operating expenses


Operating expenses: $48,368,255
 
The AD has done a helluva a job there and it didn't just happen with the snap of their fingers. During the mid to late 80's Texas had a low donation base, limited facilities and a real train wreck football stadium.. Texas was willingly to invest in their program and 20 years later they are seeing the success of their hard and smart work.. Hopefully Bohn is following Dodds model for CU.
 
Had season tickets to michigan growing up from 90-04...4 tickets at 150 a pop for 35 rows up on 30 yd line... Didnt go to half the games, but the wait list for tickets was like 20 years so we kept them
 
Instate Rival - CSU

College Colorado State
Note

Revenue or money earned


Money from ticket sales: $3,651,833
Money athletics gets from student fees: $3,959,906
Money from playing in away games: $12,930
Contributions and donations to athletics: $2,280,538
Money or benefits from a third party including speaker fees, shoe contracts, country club memberships, etc: $38,000
Money the university uses to subsidize the athletic department: $4,065,887
Money from the NCAA and conferences: $2,595,527
Money from TV, radio and Internet rights: $0
Money from licensed products, advertisements and sponsorships: $2,797,511

Athletic department total operating revenue


Operating revenue: $23,759,185

Expenses or money spent


Money spent on student athletes' tuition and fees: $4,883,542
Money paid to visiting teams: $480,601
Salaries benefits and bonuses for coaches (paid by the university): $4,675,709
Salaries benefits and bonuses for coaches (paid by a third party): $38,000
Money spent on recruiting: $421,366
Team travel expenses: $1,519,846
Game day expenses: $1,098,498
Money spent on fund raising, marking, and promotion: $1,431,365
Medical and insurance expenses: $351,970

Athletic department total operating expenses


Operating expenses: $23,953,191
 
Question about this revenue source listed for the University of Colorado:

Money the university uses to subsidize the athletic department: $6,057,654

It was my understanding that the AD supported itself and didn't receive university funding. What's this subsidy about? Anyone?
 
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I have the benefit of speaking from an inside perspective as my wife works at UT. Through the course of the season I was able to attend several UT games via the ulumni center including the CG. I also reside next door to an ulum that is a huge UT baseball supporter and donor.

Without going into a great deal of detail but make an effort to put forth some simple truths that apply to UT & all higher ed institutions. There is a balance that has to be maintained between athletics and academics, it's a constant struggle doesn't matter which U it is. Both are accountable for revenues generated for their respective piece of the pie. Once out of kelter for a prolonged period of time a threshold is hit where a decision has to be made in order for the U to become healthy again.

This was how is was best described to me by an alum at the CG, it was the deciding factor in why Brown was hired, why he is paid what he is and why Muschamp is being paid almost 1 mil a year to basically learn how to be the HC that UT wants when Brown leaves. The numbers justify the course taken, UT admins expect no drop off when this happens, they will have the right to have expectations because they paid WM to go through the process.

Dodd wasn't given complete autonomy, but he was given a long leash which furthered the belief to those who had donor money that they would be funding a program that was bent on resurrecting itself via a committment to excellence. Once it became obvious to them that this was the mission, the money flowed.
 
so the two schools with the biggest budgets are meeting in the national championship game, who says you can't buy your way to the top.
 
Question about this revenue source listed for the University of Colorado:

Money the university uses to subsidize the athletic department: $6,057,654

It was my understanding that the AD supported itself and didn't receive university funding. What's this subsidy about? Anyone?

Barney?
 
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