Income Regular season football games $51,182,500 Postseason basketball games $26,952,015 Bowl games $22,955,410 2005 SEC football championship $13,745,986 Regular season basketball games $13,067,500 2006 SEC football championship $2,138,159 NCAA student assistance fund $2,062,200 Sponsorship royalties $1,916,491 Championship fanfare and events $468,139 SEC baseball tournament $438,255 Prior years events $334,605 NCAA grant $212,613 National Letter of Intent program $87,575 Building allowance – BJCC $70,000 SEC gymnastics championship $37,937 Jefferson Pilot internship $24,477 Jefferson Pilot player of the game $24,000 McWhorter scholarship endowment $10,000 SEC soccer tournament $425 Expenses Payment to members $122,027,959 Grants, scholarships and fellowships $2,401,154 Insurance, lighting and game guarantees $2,269,171 Salaries $2,122,519 2005 SEC football championship $1,957,498 Postseason basketball tournament $1,519,982 Bowl game insurance and other $1,082,023 Officiating, umpires $931,398 Sponsorship royalties $769,026 Medals, trophies, awards $520,938 Conferences, conventions, meetings $401,750 Travel $370,042 SEC baseball tournament $256,909 Occupancy $235,705 Legal fees $205,509 Football crossover fees $165,750 Non-revenue sports TV contract $90,000 National Letter of Intent program $63,963 SEC gymnastics championship $34,380 SEC soccer tournament $4,015 Revenue Split LSU $10,714,082 South Carolina $10,431,122 Florida $10,327,492 Alabama $10,300,697 Tennessee $10,232,897 Georgia $10,216,567 Kentucky $10,191,107 Arkansas $10,146,562 Auburn $9,986,567 Mississippi $9,886,122 Vanderbilt $9,828,622 Mississippi State $9,766,122 Total $122,027,959 Average $10,168,997 CommissionerComp Mike Slive Compensation $512,129 Benefit plans $33,000 Total $545,129 Interesting quote... "In 2006-07, five of the top nine football-revenue schools came from the SEC: Georgia ($59.5 million), Florida ($58.9 million), Auburn ($56.8 million), Alabama ($53.2 million) and LSU ($48.1 million)." I find that interesting because if you look at the school with the largest stadium in the SEC yet if fails to make the top 20 in the nation. I found this in the Birmingham News article I was linked to this morning.
There's something fishy about Tenn. not being on that list, when you average more than 100,000 fans per game and have such a fanatical fan base you have to be in the top 20. I see Penn St isn't as high as I would have thought either though.
The only way I know to describe it is what we've all been alluding to for the past few years. The support is dwindling. I've heard they are planning on renovations to the stadium (which will reduce seating) and bring in skyboxes to help with revenue.
Might assume that Penn St move to the Big 10 hasn't caught up to them. Not a huge factor but the Big 10 doesn't have Volleyball.
That's a kinda big difference from one year to the next isn't it? Is LSU/UGA really 6 times as profitable as UF/Arky?
They could be out of the top 20 due to all the money they have to pay the lawyers for the football players.:rofl:
I would think so. I didn't pay a lot of attn. to the UF/Arkansas game. You also have to consider the game being played in Atlanta Georgia
Yeah, but the game sells out every year, so that part is a wash. Plus, don't know if the SEC gets a cut on hotel rooms for the weekend, but UF/Arky probably filled more of those than a game with the local team in it.
