Lehigh Football Nation
February 25th, 2008, 10:44 AM
http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/?title=utc-looking-for-wins-at-small-costs&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
This columnist looks at the FCS success at Appalachian State and James Madison, and looks to see if Chattanooga can enjoy the same success.
The University of Tennessee football program hauls in three times more revenue during the season than UTC’s total athletic budget for the year.
The Volunteers, consistently competitive in the powerful Southeastern Conference, generated $31 million during the 2006-07 football season, records show. By comparison at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, athletic director Rick Hart, whose teams play in the midmajor Southern Conference, manages a $9.5 million annual budget for six men’s and seven women’s sports programs.
“We literally have conversations about hundreds of dollars,” Mr. Hart said.
This columnist looks at the FCS success at Appalachian State and James Madison, and looks to see if Chattanooga can enjoy the same success.
The University of Tennessee football program hauls in three times more revenue during the season than UTC’s total athletic budget for the year.
The Volunteers, consistently competitive in the powerful Southeastern Conference, generated $31 million during the 2006-07 football season, records show. By comparison at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, athletic director Rick Hart, whose teams play in the midmajor Southern Conference, manages a $9.5 million annual budget for six men’s and seven women’s sports programs.
“We literally have conversations about hundreds of dollars,” Mr. Hart said.