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(03-21-2018 10:38 AM)jarr Wrote:  What is the reason behind the low budget? Is it simply the AAC and football? How does our basketball budget compare to Wichita, UCONN, and Memphis? All these schools always seem to still have plenty of money to throw around. Could it be that Mick doesnt bring any excitement or buzz to the program, and people have decided to spend their money elsewhere? I will probably be going that route next year unless I see some real changes being made with the program. I can't justify the time and money I spend knowing the results will never change, because Mick says Sweet 16's are just for fans and recruits.

Well it's mainly tv dollars. The 5 big conferences all distributed $25 - $40 million per school while the AAC schools get around $2 million per year. That's not a typo. And it's less than the basketball-only Big East gets per year.

Yes, Xavier makes more money from television than UC and we have a football program. Now, I'd argue UC's exposure on ESPN has more than made up for that, but still.

Half of UC's athletic department revenue comes from student fees ($24 million).
Rights/Licensing = $16.6 million
Ticket sales = $7.8 million

Even if a new coach came in and sold out the entire season and bunch of merch came flying off the shelves, what are we looking at? $3-4 million more per year? That's not going to make a dent.