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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The non-scholarship model that UD uses for football is a good fit for the University. The football budget is in the 1M range. football draws more fans than any other sport, save men's basketball, and now has a shot at the FCS playoffs each year. the Administration has stated that their stated goal is to be competitive on a national scale in men's and women"s basketball, M&W scoccer, vollyball and football. Football will not be going away any time soon. It is true that Men's BB supports about half the athletic budget, and is the most important program by far dollar wise, but football is not a large drain on the budget, and certainly is a better situation money wise than most of the FBS schools. If you don't like the sport, and think it should be dropped, fine, just don't hold you breath.