This is from the database supplied by USA Today. I'm adding up only Tickets, Contributions, Concessions, and Endowments which are directly impacted by fan support. Numbers are listed below:

Akron
Tickets: 785,310
Contributions: 731,381
Concessions and Parking: 192,418
Endowment: 214,626
Total: 1,923,735

Ball State
Tickets: 755,855
Contributions: 7,876,791
Concessions and Parking: 117,134
Endowment: 83,683
Total: 8,833,463

Bowling Green
Tickets: 1,141,756
Contributions: 2,971,591
Concessions and Parking: 468,689
Endowment: 106,556
Total: 4,688,592

Buffalo
Tickets: 757,215
Contributions: 153,510
Concessions and Parking: 111,879
Endowment: 157,633
Total: 1,180,237

Central Michigan
Tickets: 881,111
Contributions: 1,244,300
Concessions and Parking: 114,442
Endowment: 15,823
Total: 2,255,676

Eastern Michigan
Tickets: 239,821
Contributions: 530,394
Concessions and Parking: 2,453
Endowment: 0
Total: 772,668

Kent State
Tickets: 514,280
Contributions: 637,365
Concessions and Parking: 42,109
Endowment: 190,224
Total: 1,383,978

Miami
Tickets: 1,114,957
Contributions: 966,318
Concessions and Parking: 194,593
Endowment: 581,910
Total: 2,857,778

Northern Ill.
Tickets: 2,215,644
Contributions: 1,226,237
Concessions and Parking: 179,530
Endowment: 171,615
Total: 3,793,026

Ohio
Tickets: 805,771
Contributions: 686,543
Concessions and Parking: 178,601
Endowment: 83,179
Total: 1,754,094

Toledo
Tickets: 1,601,702
Contributions: 4,298,457
Concessions and Parking: 181,632
Endowment: 139,822
Total: 6,221,613

Western Michigan
Tickets: 1,423,167
Contributions: 783,927
Concessions and Parking: 22,765
Endowment: 218,574
Total: 2,448,433

School Rank by Total Dollars of Fan Support
1. Ball State (8,833,463)
2. Toledo (6,221,613)
3. Bowling Green (4,688,592)
4. Northern Ill. (3,793,026)
5. Miami (2,857,778)
6. Western Michigan (2,448,433)
7. Central Michigan (2,255,676)
8. Akron (1,923,735)
9. Ohio (1,754,094)
10. Kent State (1,383,978)
11. Buffalo (1,180,237)
12. Eastern Michigan (772,668)

That's a very interesting report. Ball State has great fans.

David Letterman, Dan McNeil & Brad Biggs likely make up alot of that $ for BSU. McNeil is a sports talk show host on WSCR and he and Biggs are also sportswriters for the CHicago Tribune. I'll be Letterman donates a ton of $ to BSU

BOOM goes the dynamite!

BG must sell a LOT of hot dogs.

(01-19-2010 01:04 AM)LongtimeFan Wrote:  That's a very interesting report. Ball State has great fans.

The thing is all we hear about is attendance and how that will dicate the future success of programs.

You have to consider gate receipts together with program giving. A program doesn't need a million fans if it has alumni that are willing to step up and provide donations.

(01-18-2010 12:07 AM)Airport KC Wrote:  School Rank by Total Dollars of Fan Support
1. Ball State (8,833,463)
2. Toledo (6,221,613)
3. Bowling Green (4,688,592)
4. Northern Ill. (3,793,026)
5. Miami (2,857,778)
6. Western Michigan (2,448,433)
7. Central Michigan (2,255,676)
8. Akron (1,923,735)
9. Ohio (1,754,094)
10. Kent State (1,383,978)
11. Buffalo (1,180,237)
12. Eastern Michigan (772,668)

A few notes to consider:

-Ball State is number 1 but had an unusally high contribution level in 2008, regardless it is one of the better MAC schools for receiving donations.

-BG has a lot of contributions but again they do have a D1 hockey program that has won a national championship. I definitely have to believe that having Hockey adds a lot to their numbers. Also, I would not neglect the impact of haiving a football program that has been the best over the past decade.

-Miami has a large endowment set up for athletics which is helping their numbers and of course has a D1 Hockey program ranked at the top.

-Akron's numbers would be a few million higher if this data set was from 2009-10. It would also put them up easily in the top 5 of the league.

-Buffalo's number's have to be better now they've won a MAC Championship and Ward Manual's leadership.

(01-19-2010 10:04 AM)Airport KC Wrote:  

(01-18-2010 12:07 AM)Airport KC Wrote:  School Rank by Total Dollars of Fan Support
1. Ball State (8,833,463)
2. Toledo (6,221,613)
3. Bowling Green (4,688,592)
4. Northern Ill. (3,793,026)
5. Miami (2,857,778)
6. Western Michigan (2,448,433)
7. Central Michigan (2,255,676)
8. Akron (1,923,735)
9. Ohio (1,754,094)
10. Kent State (1,383,978)
11. Buffalo (1,180,237)
12. Eastern Michigan (772,668)

A few notes to consider:

-Ball State is number 1 but had an unusally high contribution level in 2008, regardless it is one of the better MAC schools for receiving donations.

-BG has a lot of contributions but again they do have a D1 hockey program that has won a national championship. I definitely have to believe that having Hockey adds a lot to their numbers. Also, I would not neglect the impact of haiving a football program that has been the best over the past decade.

-Miami has a large endowment set up for athletics which is helping their numbers and of course has a D1 Hockey program ranked at the top.

-Akron's numbers would be a few million higher if this data set was from 2009-10. It would also put them up easily in the top 5 of the league.

-Buffalo's number's have to be better now they've won a MAC Championship and Ward Manual's leadership.

That's the year BSU renovated the stadium so I believe that's why the larger-than-usual amount. I imagine Akron will show a similar bump for this past season with the building of their new stadium. It's great when MAC fans step up and help their schools with special projects but you can't count on that happening every year.