The team pays its own way. Quite amazing when you think it's totally internally funded how good we've actually been. That being said, there seems to be a discrepancy between what the AD has said and what it is capable of. This is why we need the P5 - we need money from the big table in order to have a seat for the foreseeable future.
If it ever becomes more expensive to run sport(s) at BYU than it is capable of generating in revenue, I absolutely believe that sport will be axed.