College Football Expenses

We are about half way through the semester and this class has already opened my eyes to so many interesting topics. Maybe the most interesting discussion that we had in class stemmed from a Title IX conversation. Professor Kauer gave the class some statistics about Division I college football and the amount of money universities spend just to field a team. One stat I remember was that out of 120 bowl eligible teams, only 14 of them actually generate enough revenue to make a profit. This is a mind blower considering that many of these schools have cut other men's sports teams just to field a football team. I also found it rediculous that they put the football team in a hotel every night before a game. After calculating the costs of putting 85 football players in a hotel for about 13 games, the university would almost be able to fund a different sport. It seems that when it comes to college football, everything comes second.