So now these colleges & universities are required to offer healthcare to the student players? They are now employees right, or are they considered part time?
That is what this whole thing was about. I'm not saying talks over a stipend would not come later, but with title 9 they won't go anywhere. Also, the only D1 schools that did not turn a tidy profit from football are, the ones that just made the jump to D-1, and their budgets are usually stressed the first few years by having to build/add on to facilities. Here is a simple breakdown of Northwesterns sports budget from 2011.
School / Revenue / Expense
Football (Number of athletes � 105) / $22,704,959 / $15,733,548
Men�s basketball (Number of athletes � 15) / $10,048,801 / $4,158,854
Other sports � Men�s (Number of sports / Number of athletes; 6/106) / $656,037 / $4,093,011
Other sports � Women�s (Number of sports / Number of athletes; 11/239) / $764,483 / $11,426,624
Total: $0 (revenue � expense) / $48,921,823 / $48,921,823
Student fees: $383
Amount athletics receives from student fees: $39 per student
