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soccer63... read the article with my coffee this morning.

However, you need to take what you read and keep it as that ...Period

The vast majority of D1 schools that have a football team do not come near to what the gamecocks have. In fact the vast majority loose money.

HS wise I would like to see the same breakdown... I will be willing to bet that HS fotball programs do not make the money most people think they do. (no booster club money in the mix)

Coaches salaries, equipment, all those referees, Stadium maintenance and lights, Bus transportation for team, for band, etc...

I do not pretend to know what an AD does everyday. But 4 months of the school year is real work, then you get 2 months off in the summer and the other 6 ou sit in your office looking pretty for pay...???.

I am sure there are exceptions, but that is it... exceptions



I think this is coming from a horribly misunderstood poster. You really, really should research this before you make more comments. I like your work, usually, but this one is not quite on par. A football team can make $40,000 of gate in a night. If it were not for football, the other sports at most schools would be in a lot of trouble. And who do you think takes care of the fields? When mowers break, gym floors need to be redone, parents are upset with the baseball coach, attends games instead of being home, handles eligibility issues, spring practice (some don't acknowledge this exist...AHEM!), bus issues, finding coaches, and on and on and on - who does these things? Being the AD is anything but easy and a 4 month job. People get upset and gripe about football AD's, but I think I'd be upset if my team brought in over 90% of the budget yet I could only spend around 20% of it.