and mens golf until Lehman saved it
Not how it works. B1g network televised LOTS of men’s and women’s games. They NEED the content provided by non-revenue so they can make enough PROFIT to shell out all those millions to each conference member school.
Student enrollment issues there like many colleges are facing are even causing some academic cuts. Not a good example, IMHO.
St Cloud went D1 in hockey 1986. The football program didn’t dissolve until 2020. 34 seasons of having both so no St Cloud didn’t get rid of football for hockey. They just don’t care about football. I would say they don’t care about basketball either but a lot less scholarships/costs. Also got rid of gold and added men’s soccer.
It's been a while since I've seen the revenue numbers but mens hockey is definitely profitable at the U. I believe women's volleyball also consistently makes money and the women's basketball team can make money when they are good. Women's hockey also may at least break even.
Hopefully never! With a daughter running track for the Gophers I am glad tile IX is here to stay. The gifted men and women in non revenue sports deserve to compete after high school just like the revenue sports. With the millions coming in these BIG colleges can figure it out. It is unfortunate the U dropped men’s indoor track, which makes no sense as it virtually costs nothing in the grand scheme of things. It has to hurt recruiting
Is men’s hockey really profitable though? I don’t know how many scholarships they give for sure 18-20? Lots of travel and equipment and ice expense…
Wrestling here, probably not that much. Wrestling at Iowa...a ton. Swap hockey here vs. wrestling at other schools. Some schools women's volleyball is huge (Nebraska comes to mind) and basketball does very well and makes a profit. Football is the engine that drives the athletic department for most schools though.
At Minnesota it is very profitable. Maybe not at other schools that have lower attendance though.
Football should lose 10-15 scholarships.
Yes, a couple million a year.
Volleyball is nowhere near close to profitable.
While profitable, Men's Hockey is not really a cash cow.
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Wisconsin dropped baseball years ago too. Realistically, it's tough for northern schools to field baseball teams. The season is short and the weather makes it difficult. The U has a better situation than most since US Bank was built in a way to accomodate early season college baseball.
Yeah, depending where I look I am seeing different numbers. One place I saw didn't have any TV money for Gopher hockey though, which doesn't make sense.While profitable, Men's Hockey is not really a cash cow.
Pre-Big 10 Puck from an interview Lou Nanne did on the radio, that caused the Gophers to lose a big chunk of their TV rights that then FSN was paying them, more than $1M. Also attendance suffered.
This is data from 2019. Men's Hockey took in $5.6M revenue with $5.3M in expenses. Perhaps the attendance rebound last year has gotten the profit back to nearly seven figures, but I would guess more around $500,000 - $600,000.
Outside of Men's Basketball and Hockey, U of M Sports All Suck the Football Teat to Survive
The University of Minnesota could cut three sports inside of its athletics department today. The cuts make more sense when you look at the revenue and expense numbers.
They are getting something the local Fox affiliates (Ch 9 & 29) for some of their home games.
They should be getting money from BTN too. Although I'm sure the profits were better before BTN existed and we had the FSN deal.
