This is the Missoulian, remember that. Fiscal Year 2018 was for the period Oct. 1, 2017 through Sept. 30, 2018, correct? Includes the last year of the Stitt show, the years WGS fans wore aluminum colored clothes, yet the numbers were mitigated by the influx of Bobby Ball fans for the month of September. WGS fans already pay the highest ticket prices in the league. As for the number of basketball fans not showing up, someone else will have try to explain that.
From what I have read in the past, Griz Football and Basketball have been used as a cash cow for the University. All other sports feed of the teat, and contribute little to nothing to the bottom line. I don't trust this or any other administration to tell the truth or keep their fingers out of the till to prop up this or that program or building/construction projects. Someone well versed in BudgetSpeak will need to go through this smoke/mirrors/paper/ink monster and explain it in real life terms.