Since this is a topic we talk about a lot around here I had to copy and past the numbers for 08-09 and give my 2 cents n them. Numbers courtesy of a recent set of articles by fanhouse. The break down of football expenses by conference comes first and then in an attempt at easy navigation revenue and my speil as after the a jump. Expenses and revenue in millions of course.
ACC
1. Miami-$20.97
2. Boston College-$19.40
3. Clemson-$18.84
4. Virginia Tech-$18.27
5. Virginia-$17.22
6. Florida State-$16.70
7. Georgia Tech-$16.12
8. Duke -$15.74
9. North Carolina-$15.36
10. Wake Forest-$13.41
11. Maryland-$11.72
12. North Carolina State-$11.00
Big Ten
1. Ohio State-$32.30
2. Iowa-$26.90
3. Wisconsin-$22.71
4. Penn State-$19.13
5. Michigan-$18.03
6. Michigan State-$15.86
7. Northwestern-$15.71
8. Purdue-$12.66
9. Indiana-$11.84
10. Illinois-$10.49
11. Minnesota-$9.25
Big 12
1. Texas-$22.56
2. Oklahoma-$20.79
3. Nebraska-$17.93
4. Texas A&M-$16.06
5. Missouri-$15.68
6. Iowa State-$14.40
7. Kansas State-$14.01
8. Texas Tech-$13.96
9. Kansas-$13.33
10. Colorado-$13.04
11. Oklahoma State-$12.49
12. Baylor-$10.90
Big East
1. Rutgers-$19.73
2. Syracuse-$17.92
3. West Virginia-$15.90
4. Pittsburgh-$14.92
5. Connecticut-$13.79
6. Louisville-$11.53
7. Cincinnati-$10.52
8. South Florida-$10.36
Pac-10
1. Southern California-$21.37
2. California-$19.12
3. Washington-$18.53
4. UCLA-$18.39
5. Arizona State-$17.21
6. Oregon-$15.86
7. Stanford-$13.51
8. Arizona-$12.61
9. Oregon State-$12.52
10. Washington State-$8.9
SEC
1. Auburn-$28.80
2. Alabama-$26.44
3. Tennessee-$22.96
4. Florida-$22.86
5. Louisiana State-$22.74
6. South Carolina-$19.88
7. Georgia-$19.83
8. Arkansas-$18.30
9. Vanderbilt-$14.18
10. Kentucky-$13.24
11. Mississippi State-$12.85
12. Mississippi-$9.51
And now the revenue generated
| 1 | Texas | $65.02 | Big 12 |
| 2 | Georgia | $45.38 | SEC |
| 3 | Florida | $43.29 | SEC |
| 4 | Penn State | $42.63 | Big Ten |
| 5 | LSU | $39.12 | SEC |
| 6 | Notre Dame | $38.18 | Independent |
| 7 | Alabama | $38.16 | SEC |
| 8 | Nebraska | $37.29 | Big 12 |
| 9 | South Carolina | $37.23 | SEC |
| 10 | Ohio State | $35.89 | Big Ten |
| 11 | Michigan | $34.21 | Big Ten |
| 12 | Auburn | $29.81 | SEC |
| 13 | Michigan State | $27.64 | Big Ten |
| 14 | Texas A&M | $22.29 | Big 12 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | $21.84 | Big 12 |
| 16 | Arkansas | $20.33 | SEC |
| 17 | Tennessee | $19.84 | SEC |
| 18 | Oregon State | $18.35 | Pac-10 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $17.29 | Big Ten |
| 20 | Clemson | $16.36 | ACC |
| 21 | Minnesota | $16.34 | Big Ten |
| 22 | Washington | $15.64 | Pac-10 |
| 23 | Illinois | $15.22 | Big Ten |
| 24 | Colorado | $14.78 | Big 12 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | $14.04 | Big 12 |
| 26 | USC | $13.83 | Pac-10 |
| 27 | Boston College | $13.26 | ACC |
| 28 | West Virginia | $13.05 | Big East |
| 29 | Kentucky | $12.90 | SEC |
| 30 | Arizona State | $12.64 | Pac-10 |
| 31 | Iowa | $11.99 | Big Ten |
| 32 | N.C. State | $10.77 | ACC |
| 33 | Texas Tech | $9.62 | Big 12 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | $9.47 | ACC |
| 35 | Ole Miss | $9.17 | SEC |
| 36 | Indiana | $8.99 | Big Ten |
| 37 | Oregon | $8.92 | Pac-10 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $8.80 | ACC |
| 39 | California | $8.62 | Pac-10 |
| 40 | Missouri | $8.46 | Big 12 |
| 41 | Arizona | $8.31 | Pac-10 |
| 42 | UCLA | $8.25 | Pac-10 |
| 43 | Northwestern | $8.22 | Big Ten |
| 44 | Florida State | $8.17 | ACC |
| 45 | Louisville | $7.43 | Big East |
| 46 | Kansas State | $7.36 | Big 12 |
| 47 | Iowa State | $6.86 | Big 12 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | $6.71 | ACC |
| 49 | Miami | $6.18 | ACC |
| 50 | Mississippi State | $5.88 | SEC |
| 51 | Purdue | $5.66 | Big Ten |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | $5.57 | Big East |
| 53 | Vanderbilt | $4.38 | SEC |
| 54 | Kansas | $4.34 | Big 12 |
| 55 | South Florida | $3.79 | Big East |
| 56 | Virginia | $2.99 | ACC |
| 57 | Washington State | $2.48 | Pac-10 |
| 58 | Maryland | $2.26 | ACC |
| 59 | Baylor | $0.99 | Big 12 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | $0.94 | Big East |
| 61 | Stanford | $0.66 | Pac-10 |
| 62 | Rutgers | $0 | Big East |
| 63 | UConn | -$0.27 | Big East |
| 64 | Syracuse | -$0.84 | Big East |
| 65 | Wake Forest | -$3.07 | ACC |
| 66 | Duke | -$6.72 | ACC |
Ok so everyone here pretty much knew we were being outspent by the gates, but who would have guessed we were a few hundred grand away from being in the bottom half of the ACC in spending? To be honest this is upsetting. It would be one thing if we were winning at the time. But we were a middle of the road team spending middle of the road money. Things could be worse though, we could have been Miami who spent more money than us only to get similar results and make less money.
Now when you compare revenue between FSU and pretty much any SEC team things look horrible. But I caution you to remember that these numbers are from 08-09, and FSU needs a winning program to maximize revenue. Not saying we will suddenly shoot up into the top 5 but top 20 is a definite possibility imo, with an outside shot at top 15. I also found it interesting that Clemson led the conference in profit that year, and I am glad FSU put together a quality staff and moved into the modern age of football before Clemson. If Clemson would have combined a money advantage, their inroads into Florida for recruits and quality coaching things may have really turned ugly.
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