BUT, I have to ask this question.... It's been discussed before, but I don't remember seeing good data. Are we sure that the football program is at all to blame? Of course these programs cost a fortune, but I thought they were big revenue generators through ticket sales, TV rights, support from alumni who still feel connected specifically because of football, licensed apparel, you name it. I always believed the money for my scholarship and our entire swim program at Alabama was due to our very successful football program. Does anyone have good data on this issue?
The Clemson football staff's total compensation increased 52%, from $2.66 million to $4.055 million this year. The head coach, alone, got a $900,000 raise. I bet that 1.4 million dollars would go a long way towards funding a swim team. clemson.rivals.com/content.asp
I know that's the going rate for college coaches these days, but the fact that swimming got cut at the same time points to the increase coming at the expense of other sports programs, as opposed to higher TV & ticket revenues.
Part of the problem is that schools like Alabama and my alma mater, Notre Dame, among a few others, do make enough money through football to fully fund their sports programs. They can afford huge salaries for their coaches. Smaller schools like Clemson can't compete at football without sacrificing somewhere.
BUT, I have to ask this question.... It's been discussed before, but I don't remember seeing good data. Are we sure that the football program is at all to blame? Of course these programs cost a fortune, but I thought they were big revenue generators through ticket sales, TV rights, support from alumni who still feel connected specifically because of football, licensed apparel, you name it. I always believed the money for my scholarship and our entire swim program at Alabama was due to our very successful football program. Does anyone have good data on this issue?
The Clemson football staff's total compensation increased 52%, from $2.66 million to $4.055 million this year. The head coach, alone, got a $900,000 raise. I bet that 1.4 million dollars would go a long way towards funding a swim team. clemson.rivals.com/content.asp
I know that's the going rate for college coaches these days, but the fact that swimming got cut at the same time points to the increase coming at the expense of other sports programs, as opposed to higher TV & ticket revenues.
Part of the problem is that schools like Alabama and my alma mater, Notre Dame, among a few others, do make enough money through football to fully fund their sports programs. They can afford huge salaries for their coaches. Smaller schools like Clemson can't compete at football without sacrificing somewhere.
