(05-14-2020 04:22 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  

(05-14-2020 04:12 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-14-2020 01:26 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  Television and buy money is merely a subsidy for those football losses. I get that the money can aid the full athletic department, but if this amount doesn’t cover football operating costs for some left over for other sports, it still puts all the eyes on football viability.

The sad fact is, the reason football loses money at places like Akron - and my USF - is that for all the fuss in and around the campus about its alleged cultural importance, the Akron university community simply does not care enough to support it at a financially self-sustaining level. Not enough alumni, students or staff buy tickets to the games, etc. The Akron community speaks with its wallet, so to speak, and they collectively obviously do not think football is valuable.

If they did, football would make money, but they don't, so it doesn't.

The problem is its just so expensive. I'd be curious to see the number's run - if the average G5 team sold out its stadium all home games over a period of seasons, would it break even? My guess is it would take a long time.

Its about the amount of money they make in FBS compared to FCS vs. how much additional spend they have to do.

Due to this its a no brainer provided you've got access to 20,000 seats to be in FBS over FCS. If its going to require a stadium investment and you don't have a favorable demographic it might not make sense.