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[Noah.Dreams]

And just think, over half of the SEC teams will clear over $20 million each annually.

For the 2006 fiscal year, 19 institutions in Division I-A football reported a profit from athletics, with an average of $4.3 million, according to Dan Fulks, an accounting professor at Transylvania University who analyzes athletic finances for the NCAA. Those 19 included many SEC schools, he said. The 99 other schools lost an average of $8.9 million.

[Fadeproof]

Noah.Dreams said:

And just think, over half of the SEC teams will clear over $20 million each annually.

For the 2006 fiscal year, 19 institutions in Division I-A football reported a profit from athletics, with an average of $4.3 million, according to Dan Fulks, an accounting professor at Transylvania University who analyzes athletic finances for the NCAA. Those 19 included many SEC schools, he said. The 99 other schools lost an average of $8.9 million.

That is impressive. I dont know what our rank is but I do know that UGA has one of the most profitable programs in the country.

[the Prodigy]

Who are they?

[GatorUnvrsty]

As of 2007:

Top College Football Revenues
Texas $60.9 million
Ohio State $60.8 million
Georgia $58.7 million
Michigan $50.4 million
Florida $48.2 million

Top College Football Profits
Georgia $44.1 million
Texas $42.5 million
Michigan $37.6 million
Florida $32.4 million
Ohio State $28.5 million

In '06, the top 15 in profit looked like this:

1. Notre Dame
2. Texas
3. Georgia
4. Michigan
5. Florida
6. Ohio State
7. Alabama
8. Tennessee
9. Oklahoma
10. LSU
11. Auburn
12. Penn State
13. South Carolina
14. Texas A&M
15. Wisconsin

EDIT: Here's the list of top revenue producing athletic departments, from all sports:

1. Ohio State -- 104.7
2. Texas -- 97.8
3. Virginia -- 92.7
4. Michigan -- 85.5
5. Florida -- 82.4
6. Georgia -- 79.2
7. Wisconsin -- 78.9
8. Notre Dame -- 78.2
9. Texas A&M -- 70.9
10. Penn State -- 70.5

[JerryBeeds]

We were in the top 15 in '07 as well. More proof that our fund raising campaign has been a smashing success.

[uscrules]

That is impressive. 7 out of the top 13 are from the SEC.

[FightinTiger71]

gatorunvrsty said:

In '06, the top 15 in profit looked like this:

1. Notre Dame

Why are people so stupid that they actually like Notre Dame much less pay a bunch of money to watch them lose in the regular season and then 8 or 9 straight bowl games?????

[zartan]

FightinTiger71 said:

Why are people so stupid that they actually like Notre Dame much less pay a bunch of money to watch them lose in the regular season and then 8 or 9 straight bowl games?????

see also "dallas cowboys" and "new york yankees"...

[azamugg]

all LSU has to do to top the list next year is raise the price of corndogs in the stadium

[GatorBait15]

zartan said:

see also "dallas cowboys" and "new york yankees"...

same reason Bama fans do...

tradition

[Noah.Dreams]

I'd pay to watch Notre Dame lose any day.

FightinTiger71 said:

Why are people so stupid that they actually like Notre Dame much less pay a bunch of money to watch them lose in the regular season and then 8 or 9 straight bowl games?????

[PaperShaker]

FightinTiger71 said:

Why are people so stupid that they actually like Notre Dame much less pay a bunch of money to watch them lose in the regular season and then 8 or 9 straight bowl games?????

Because they're not fair-weather fans.

[Kevhugh]

azamugg said:

all LSU has to do to top the list next year is raise the price of corndogs in the stadium

...and UF could take the lead if they'd license logo jorts.:ph34r:

[True Grit]

Id say 10 is pretty good considering we are in a small market. I guess it helps that we are the only major college in the state though.

[GatorUnvrsty]

True Grit said:

Id say 10 is pretty good considering we are in a small market. I guess it helps that we are the only major college in the state though.

That's definitely one thing to consider when you look at the list. How many in-state programs is your school competing with for market share? Most states only really have 2 major programs to support. Ohio only has one. For states like California, Texas, and Florida, it's a little more difficult to grab such a large percentage of the profit.