2025-2026 College Football Thread

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by sycro

Too much money in bowls for that to ever happen.

For who? A growing number of schools LOSE money playing in garbage bowl games that nobody goes to. Some of these pointless bowls don't draw 30k people.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

For who? A growing number of schools LOSE money playing in garbage bowl games that nobody goes to. Some of these pointless bowls don't draw 30k people.

For the bowls? ESPN pays a good chunk of change for all of those garbage bowls.

[Josh]

Originally Posted by sycro

Only a handful of schools make a profit on athletics.

A few more than a handful:

http://kaarme.com/Most_Profitable_Co...letic_Programs

Of note for this discussion, Georgia Tech does not appear on the list (which include JuCo schools) and UMD is towards the way bottom, making a tad bit more than Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary.

[sycro]

From 60 Minutes and Michigan's AD:

Dave Brandon: The business model of big-time college athletics is primarily broken. It's, it's a horrible business model.

Armen Keteyian: Broken.

Dave Brandon: Broken. You've got 125 of these programs. Out of 125, 22 of them were cash flow even or cash flow positive. Now, thankfully, we're one of those. What that means is you've got a model that's not sustainable in most cases. You just don't have enough revenues to support the costs. And the costs continue to go up.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_16...ity/?pageNum=2

But I was surprised to see my alma mater on that list... though this is before our football program expenses (but we are non-scholarship there).

[Josh]

Originally Posted by sycro

From 60 Minutes and Michigan's AD:



http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_16...ity/?pageNum=2

But I was surprised to see my alma mater on that list... though this is before our football program expenses (but we are non-scholarship there).

Yeah, 22 of the 125 DI schools. There are still alot of DII and DIII schools on that list that make some decent money - probabaly a lot when you aren't paying millions for a head coach.

[emac213]

It looks like Monte Kiffin Is going to step down after the bowl game. Who didn't see that coming?

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by emac213

It looks like Monte Kiffin Is going to step down after the bowl game. Who didn't see that coming?

He has to be one of the longest serving assistant coaches ever. Monte has been coaching since 1966 without any break. During that entire time he was only a head coach for 3 years at NC State. That's like 43 years as an assistant.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

He has to be one of the longest serving assistant coaches ever. Monte has been coaching since 1966 without any break. During that entire time he was only a head coach for 3 years at NC State. That's like 43 years as an assistant.

Wow I didn't know that. He much really like being assistant. The collage game is not for him, his defense might be to complicated for the collage kids.

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by Josh

Yeah, 22 of the 125 DI schools. There are still alot of DII and DIII schools on that list that make some decent money - probabaly a lot when you aren't paying millions for a head coach.

I was thinking they don't need to spend as much for travel, recruiting, and they probably don't even have many sports.

Interesting how many BCS schools aren't on the list of money-makers.

[Slec]

Originally Posted by Josh

Yeah, 22 of the 125 DI schools. There are still alot of DII and DIII schools on that list that make some decent money - probabaly a lot when you aren't paying millions for a head coach.

Its not that the programs dont make money, they have commitments ($) to the University that support the other athletics. Anything above that is called 'profit'

[Moviefan1203]

I'm hearing that Mike Gundy is very high on the list of both Arkansas and Tennessee. I think he has created a very good thing at Oklahoma State and shouldn't leave. (Especially with the Pickens booster connection)

[Bizdady]

Let's go UCLA!

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[supersix4]

Originally Posted by sycro

But I was surprised to see my alma mater on that list... though this is before our football program expenses (but we are non-scholarship there).

Lots of them take subsidies from the states (one reason why UMD is in the red).

[Moviefan1203]

Gus Johnson is so damn fun to listen to. He's such a fan of the sport!

[Josh]

Originally Posted by Slec

Its not that the programs dont make money, they have commitments ($) to the University that support the other athletics. Anything above that is called 'profit'

Yes, I understand the difference between revenue and profit. But what point are you making?

[Slec]

Originally Posted by Josh

Yes, I understand the difference between revenue and profit. But what point are you making?

Adding that a football program not making money is a farce, so when the Michigan AD says they turn a profit, it means either the rules for the reporting of revenue are strict (not in his case) or that they actually make so much money above their budgets that hey cant find an expense for it and have to turn it over to the University.

Just trying to give further support to your point, don't take it as a dig.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Gus Johnson is so damn fun to listen to. He's such a fan of the sport!

I can't watch any games he calls. He has 2 levels: EXCITED and OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING EXCITED.

[MD-Blu]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

I'm hearing that Mike Gundy is very high on the list of both Arkansas and Tennessee. I think he has created a very good thing at Oklahoma State and shouldn't leave. (Especially with the Pickens booster connection)

If my team (Louisville) ends up losing Charlie Strong, I wouldn't mind Tom Jurich going after him.

[supersix4]

hopefully bama wraps this up quick.

[sycro]

Man of the day.

Baylor running back Lache Seastrunk has been a one-man Motorin' machine this season, and nothing demonstrates his tenacity and rushing ability more than this long touchdown run today against Oklahoma State, two-thirds of which appear to have been completed after Seastrunk badly injured his hamstring.

http://deadspin.com/5964888/lache-se...njury-mid+play