Originally Posted by BRob2Perryman3
How many UD sports operate in the black? Outside of Men's basketball what sports operate in the black? Maybe Women's Volleyball? i would GUESS that men's basketball for all tense and purposes supports the entire athletic program. UD should outright drop football and cut the fat.
I will say i am entirely ignorant of how this stuff works financially, but in the end, UD basketball is what supports the whole department right?
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UD is very fortunate that men's BB is such a cash cow. But even with that BB provides only about 1/3, roughly, of UD's $20+ million athletics budget and operates in the black. The fact that all other sports are subsidized isn't an issue. A sports program is considered a necessity by all schools.
The issue with FBS FB is that it's so very, very expensive for so many reasons. UD's entire non-schollie FB program costs only about $1 million. An FBS program can cost 10x, 20x, 30x... that. The cost of FBS FB is in a class by itself as regards college athletics. You need large TX and TV revenue to come close to making ends meet. The MAC, for example, has neither.
