Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
As I've posted in RJ fora numerous times, Division 1 certainly does NOT turn a profit. In fact, Division 1 sports is a tax CONSUMER. In the current biennium the state appropriation for UNR Intercollegiate Athletics is $5.8M/yr. The corresponding appropriation for UNLV is $7.9M/yr. See AB-562 Section 17 (2009).
You're just perpetuating a big LIE spun by sports marketers.
Besides, where UNLV sports is concerned you can't really talk about black/red in a way that makes business sense. It's always fuzzy accounting. What does it mean to show a "profit" when your star "employees" are prohibited -- at least officially -- from being paid? These studies never take into account the destruction caused by Division 1. The non-existent admission standards, the junk departments maintained, the future legal class action liability for permanent brain injuries sustained during collisions, etc.
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