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Originally Posted by vailpass
Which schools are those? Or are you assuming the difference between football revenue and total athletic dept. revenue = basketball revenue?
Considering the majority of the US would sign off on eliminating college hoops completely if it meant saving college football I don't see how anyone can think bball makes more $ than fball.
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I agree 100% that CFB is more popular than CBB. Shoot, even I like football more. But that doesn't mean it's more profitable.
I'm well aware that huge football schools like Texas, OSU, the SEC all make more with their football teams. I also realize that football is what drives these huge conf TV deals being that per game football gets many more viewers than basketball.
But when you combine the fact that CBB is 300 teams. Plays many more games. Has a HUGE cash cow in the Mach Madness tournament. Less facilities, travel needs, player expenses, scholarships...then yes, overall it earns more for American Universities collectively than football.
Problem with bball is that it's revenue is MAXED OUT with the tourney. It's gone as far as it can go. And if CFB ever forms a playoff the same thing will happen. Not a bad thing just that eventually there will be a limit to what these "amateur sports" make. Realignment will increase revenue for schools with TV deals, I agree and that's why footballs' driving it.
It's just naive to believe that CBB is a speck on the surface of CFB because it's not.