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Question concerning revenue in major college sports
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:23 pm
Obviously football is LSU's moneymaker, but I wonder at other schools, like Kentucky, if basketball is their biggest source of revenue in front of football. I wouldn't think so just because of how big a collegiate football teams fan base is, but we all know UK is a basketball school first and foremost
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Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:25 pm to BigChief15
Is this a legit question?
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:35 pm to BigChief15
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Kentucky
Ticket price at Commomwealth Stadium: $55
Stadium Capacity: 60k
Revenue: 2.7 mil/game
8 home games: 26.4 mil
Ticket Price at Rupp Arena: $40
Arena Capacity: 20k
Revenue: 800k/game
15 game season: 12 mil
You tell me.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:58 pm to parkjas2001
Here is the data from 2010-11. Louisville, Duke, UNC, Kansas, Wake Forest, and a few others made more on basketball. Kentucky made $17M for football and only $5M for basketball.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:59 pm to parkjas2001
true, but count merchandise sales and post season play. I'm sure UK loses money when they go to bowl games
Posted on 1/5/12 at 3:59 pm to BigChief15
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like Kentucky, if basketball is their biggest source of revenue in front of football
Not even close. Football makes 3-4x (don't feel like looking it up) more than basketball even at Kentucky. Kentucky is usually in the top 25-30 in football revenue. Schools like Duke may be a little closer to what you're looking for.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:00 pm to BigChief15
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I'm sure UK loses money when they go to bowl games
Why?
We travel as well as anyone.
You do realize Kentucky is always in the attendance top 25 right?
This post was edited on 1/5/12 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:00 pm to NOTORlOUSD
thanks for the insight NOTORIOUSD
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:01 pm to parkjas2001
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Stadium Capacity: 60k
It's actually 67k, but recent seasons have seen averages of close to 69k (not this season though).
This post was edited on 1/5/12 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:02 pm to busey
It costs a school a lot of money for them to move a football team like that. And I beg to differ that they travel as well as anyone...
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:04 pm to BigChief15
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merchandise sales
Kentucky is ranked 7th in merchandise sales for 2011. Two spots ahead of LSU.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:05 pm to BigChief15
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You do realize Kentucky is always in the attendance top 25 right?
This is why I was interested, since I don't have all the facts. Just trying to see the difference between their bball and fball programs
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:06 pm to BigChief15
You do realize our recent bowl games have for the most part been in Nashville and Memphis right?
Nashville is 45 minutes from Kentucky. Memphis is about 2 hours.
We love our football team as much as anyone. Even LSU.
Nashville is 45 minutes from Kentucky. Memphis is about 2 hours.
We love our football team as much as anyone. Even LSU.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:06 pm to BigChief15
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merchandise sales
I'm sure a lot of that is from basketball too
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:07 pm to NOTORlOUSD
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Here is the data from 2010-11. Louisville, Duke, UNC, Kansas, Wake Forest, and a few others made more on basketball. Kentucky made $17M for football and only $5M for basketball.
I found this quote from that article pretty suprising. It really is no wonder why the SEC is creating such a gap between it and the rest of the country football wise.
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Not only is Louisville basketball the most profitable basketball program in the country, it’s more profitable than the football program at any Big East school. It’s also more profitable than any football program in the ACC or Pac-10!
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:07 pm to BigChief15
It's not "from" anything. Merch sales is merch sales.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:07 pm to NOTORlOUSD
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Here is the data from 2010-11. Louisville, Duke, UNC, Kansas, Wake Forest, and a few others made more on basketball. Kentucky made $17M for football and only $5M for basketball.
I forget where I saw the list that included college baseball revenues. LSU baseball had more revenue than all but 4-5 basketball programs.
Sorry for the hijack.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:09 pm to BigChief15
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when they go to bowl games
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:09 pm to TheCheshireHog
The reason is that Louisville is one of the only big time baskektball programs that sells beer, and even has full bars in their arena.
Posted on 1/5/12 at 4:10 pm to NYCAuburn
We had 5 in a row until this year. Yea, we never go.
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