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[QUOTE="bendm, post: 5072694, member: 9151"]
how much of the $22mill in revenue is going to be left over for each of the p4 bball programs? a couple mill? football programs are going to eat up practically all of it.

UConn men's bball earned over ~$10mill in revenue in 2023. the school will need to let the program keep a couple mill of that to pay players rather than cover its operating expenses. in turn, the school will have to cover the increased net loss with direct institutional support, as they have for decades.

the men's team only lost a total of ~$3mill in 2023. the BE deal is going up by ~$2mill/year. Hurley's contact is going up by ~$3mill/year, the men's program will need to keep ~$2mill/year in revenue. that's equals an increased net loss of only ~$6mill/year for the best bball program in the country. easily covered by institutional support and worth all the intangible benefits it brings to the school/state. plus...once football and the 6 corresponding title ix women's sports get cut that's a savings of ~$20mill/year.

just because football has to die doesnt mean all the football fans should be rooting for bball to die.
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