The BYU fanbase isn't as big, rich, and generous as we all like to believe.

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Nov 5, 2015
7:02:19pm

Backcountry All-American

The BYU fanbase isn't as big, rich, and generous as we all like to believe.

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Backcountry

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2014 Athletic dept revenue =$59M Football = $19M

Everyman

11/5/15 6:31pm

$4.8 m for TV/Radio for football and bball?

BlueFrog

11/5/15 6:39pm

No wonder there's been all the "indy not sustainable" talk. Ouch.

mulletYno

11/5/15 6:40pm

Isn't that TV figure still better than anything we ever got in the MWC? Idk

11/5/15 11:43pm

Yes by about double.

hanzelka

12/11/15 10:32am

BYU Football Revenue: $20 million. Utah Football Revenue: $43 million.

Backcountry

11/5/15 6:52pm

under $10MM in donations is pathetic for a school with as many alumni as we have

HarlemCoug

11/5/15 6:56pm

Not so sure when taking into account 10% tithing.

mulletYno

11/5/15 6:58pm

There are enough people who could afford $1k/yr for BYU. They just choose to

HarlemCoug

11/5/15 7:08pm

The BYU fanbase isn't as big, rich, and generous as we all like to believe.

Backcountry

11/5/15 7:02pm

This is why 8-5 isn't successful at BYU

TheDeek

11/5/15 8:39pm

From a different angle - if you're the coach and can get a team to 8-5 with

HarlemCoug

11/5/15 9:05pm

Except that donations and ticket renewals have dropped the last two years

TheDeek

11/5/15 9:16pm

True - imagine how bad things would be if our coach wasn't such a stud...

HarlemCoug

11/5/15 11:11pm

Last year we lost to Nevada at home, I'd shy away from calling that studly

TheDeek

11/5/15 11:54pm

$10m tuition allocation? So tithing does go to athletic department. Hah! Take

RugbyCoug

11/5/15 7:05pm

Tithing

ajweston

11/5/15 8:50pm

Not the case as far as I know. Also, money is fungible, so it's really the same.

RugbyCoug

11/5/15 8:54pm

Taxes

TheDeek

11/5/15 8:56pm

Also true. Glad I don't live in Utah.

RugbyCoug

11/5/15 8:59pm

Donor cannot designate what Tithing is used for

ptcougr

11/6/15 3:36am

Nope tuition, not tithing, money goes from the tuition people pay

akmewg

11/5/15 11:48pm

Right, tuition comes from the students and from scholarships awarded to students

ptcougr

11/6/15 3:38am

So there' a gap left in the academic operating budget is widened but a portion

RugbyCoug

11/6/15 5:11am

How do you find the revenue breakdown? All I see is the total numbers reported

benny1982

11/5/15 8:24pm

See the first link. Several CBers received booklets from the Athletics Dept.

Everyman

11/5/15 9:02pm

Thanks.

benny1982

11/5/15 9:07pm

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benny1982

11/5/15 9:05pm

Link no worky

Indy Coug

11/6/15 6:28am

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