I don't think Michigan falls into that cagegory any more..  I remember
reading a couple of articles from both Detroit papers indicating that even
using the AD's figures, they are running a deficit within their athetic
department.  Among the causes listed were several factors, ranging from
problems with the football stadium turf, the ill-timed contract problems
they had with Nike last year (which caused the university to have to buy
uniforms for both the football and (I think) hockey teams), the addition and
almost immediate removal of a yellow ring around the outside of the football
stadium and the attempt to web broadcast the video for all hockey games.  I
think at least 1 athletic director lost his job over this......

Jeff Jackson
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-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony J. Buffa [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:45 PM
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Subject: Re: University of Minnesota Sports Revenue / Expenses Numbers


Happy Holidays to all,

I vaguely recall an "independent" audit of D-I schools back in the 90's.
Don't ask me for a reference :-) However I recall vividly (well, as
vividly as I can recall things these days) that it was proudly pointed
out to me by a colleague from UMich. There were only four (maybe three?)
D-I schools that actually produced a (real) profit from athletics... one
was UMich. Not sure of the others, perhaps Nebraska and Alabama??? But
Michigan's profit was mostly based on filling the football stadium with
100 000+ six or seven times during the season, as I recall.