(05-14-2020 06:12 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(05-14-2020 04:40 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  In terms the of the marketing benefit an athletics department might deliver to a school----I would imagine the vast majority of it comes from football at most FBS universities. Thats probably the reason a school is willing to lose some money on that sport and more likely to cut rowing, even though it loses less money than football.

I'd be really curious to see some sort of data on this.

It's hard to find because it barely exists, and what does isn't encouraging.

For example, there was a recent study done on enrollment and donations. It showed that if a school wins BIG in football or hoops, like winning an NY6 bowl or going to the Final 4, there is a significant boost, about 10%, in enrollment and donations, and this lasts for about 3 years, fading each year. Merely winning isn't enough, you have to win big, as mentioned above.

It's hilarious that universities - the fountains of scientific research - can't seem to produce evidence of "front porch" effects for football. They just assert them.