https://www.air.org/sites/default/files/...ending.pdf

Academics/Student Athletics/Students
Mid-American…….$13,069……………........$52,537
Sun Belt…………....$10,012 …………….......$41,796

These numbers are more than a decade old. No way MAC FB programs currently outspend SB programs.

(09-11-2022 06:44 PM)masttg Wrote:  These numbers are more than a decade old. No way MAC FB programs currently outspend SB programs.

Maybe you could give us the latest numbers?

Lol. Maybe you can start a thread on Casey Kasem’s 2010 Top 40.

This link has 2021 numbers on athletic spending: https://knightnewhousedata.org/
In 2021 Sun Belt schools spent, on average, $30.6 million on athletics while MAC schools spent $25.84.
Edit
This database is kinda great. This link shows 2021 FB spending in the MAC vs Sun Belt: https://knightnewhousedata.org/reports/6b9156ba
Last year each Belt school spent, on average, about $2.7 million more on their football program than did the average MAC school.

(09-12-2022 01:16 AM)masttg Wrote:  This link has 2021 numbers on athletic spending: https://knightnewhousedata.org/
In 2021 Sun Belt schools spent, on average, $30.6 million on athletics while MAC schools spent $25.84.
Edit
This database is kinda great. This link shows 2021 FB spending in the MAC vs Sun Belt: https://knightnewhousedata.org/reports/6b9156ba
Last year each Belt school spent, on average, about $2.7 million more on their football program than did the average MAC school.

Thanks. I was mainly interested in comparing the ratio of academic to athletic spending. Maybe you could also update that. I suspect MAC schools may spend more on academics.

(09-12-2022 08:20 AM)AllBronco Wrote:  Thanks. I was mainly interested in comparing the ratio of academic to athletic spending. Maybe you could also update that. I suspect MAC schools may spend more on academics.

I'm sure academic costs are more expensive in midwest than down south. I think part of the appeal of moving south is the cheaper cost of living.

(09-12-2022 10:13 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(09-12-2022 08:20 AM)AllBronco Wrote:  Thanks. I was mainly interested in comparing the ratio of academic to athletic spending. Maybe you could also update that. I suspect MAC schools may spend more on academics.

I'm sure academic costs are more expensive in midwest than down south. I think part of the appeal of moving south is the cheaper cost of living.

I live in the south in the winter and the only thing less expensive is my home/property tax and gas. But I have to pay 10% tax on food. So I think expense is it wash. But what I am more interested in is who prioritizes sports vs academics.

(09-12-2022 10:39 AM)AllBronco Wrote:  

(09-12-2022 10:13 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(09-12-2022 08:20 AM)AllBronco Wrote:  Thanks. I was mainly interested in comparing the ratio of academic to athletic spending. Maybe you could also update that. I suspect MAC schools may spend more on academics.

I'm sure academic costs are more expensive in midwest than down south. I think part of the appeal of moving south is the cheaper cost of living.

I live in the south in the winter and the only thing less expensive is my home/property tax and gas. But I have to pay 10% tax on food. So I think expense is it wash. But what I am more interested in is who prioritizes sports vs academics.

Many people in Illinois pay property taxes greater than $10k per year. Plus a 6-10% sales tax (depends on the county) on groceries. Illinois gas tax is 2nd highest in the country.

strange thread going here...