Quote:how is louisville pulling in $40.9 million in revenue?

1. Sponsorships. KFC reportedly pays $13.5 million over 10 years.
2. Luxury suites. The entire second tier is two levels of luxury suites. Website says 72 suites, 62 premium boxes, and 6 lounges.
3. Alcohol. Not just beer. Yum Center sells lots of bourbon, whisky, and other liquor.
4. 23,000 fans per game. Cheapest tickets (not counting students) are $40 for the nosebleed seats, I believe.
5. Large, dedicated alumni base willing to throw money at the program (although I'm not sure if that actually factors into revenue).

When is UCATS renewal time?

(03-24-2012 10:13 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  They don't pay operating and maintenance expenses for Cintas. Comes out of a separate facilities budget. As a state school, we do.

And X has a bunch of tourny credits piled up paying off like an annuity.

Did Farmer pay for 100% of the land/construction cost for Cintas also?

UC's athletic department obviously sucks in money management and producing revenue.

How pathetic.

(03-25-2012 06:08 PM)BearChatter v2.0 Wrote:  UC's athletic department obviously sucks in money management and producing revenue.

How pathetic.

How pathetic is actually a good description of your critical thinking ability.

upper management in athletics has been a mess for years at UC. Previous coach was always upset with them.

Xavier's revenue should be disregarded. They are a private insitution, not a public one so they can skew their revenue, numbers, and anything financially however they want.

As for UC, they need to desperately find a way to get more money into the athletic department. I would agree that the upper level management in the Athletic Department is absolutely horrible. I would also say the the commitment to football and basketball from the University as a whole is horrible in comparison to other BCS schools. Their budget and spending is absolutely terrible compared to other BCS schools. It may very well be the worst in the entire nation out of all the BCS schools. They need to start by getting a true financial commitment from the University as a whole and the people in the Athletic Department have to stop coasting along in their jobs and do what they are supposed to do, and that is get some sponsors and financial commitments.

The university needs to take over payment for the Lindner Center, instead of the Athletic Department. That is a head scratcher for me. The AD is not the one ones using the center. It is a university asset. That would change a lot of the dynamics.

(03-27-2012 01:03 PM)ctipton Wrote:  The university needs to take over payment for the Lindner Center, instead of the Athletic Department. That is a head scratcher for me. The AD is not the one ones using the center. It is a university asset. That would change a lot of the dynamics.

How does the AD not use the center? That is the building right between the Shoemaker Center and Nippert and it houses all of the coaches offices. We aren't talking about the student workout facilities here.

(03-27-2012 01:04 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(03-27-2012 01:03 PM)ctipton Wrote:  The university needs to take over payment for the Lindner Center, instead of the Athletic Department. That is a head scratcher for me. The AD is not the one ones using the center. It is a university asset. That would change a lot of the dynamics.

How does the AD not use the center? That is the building right between the Shoemaker Center and Nippert and it houses all of the coaches offices. We aren't talking about the student workout facilities here.

i agree the AD is definitely using the building, but i know there are classrooms in there too. i had an econ class in 2008 in that building, and i'm sure it has other university functions as well.

not advocating one side or the other - just pointing out more facts.