USA TODAY article on non-Power 5 Football

[behappp]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sp...d-affect-non-power-5-schools/3114986001/

 

[kemajic]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sp...d-affect-non-power-5-schools/3114986001/

We're in the 2%, not the 98%; football is not break-even here. The loss of the football season revenue here would be devastating, particularly since the U is in financial trouble anyhow. It affects far more than the AD.

 

[SACCAT66]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sp...d-affect-non-power-5-schools/3114986001/

We're in the 2%, not the 98%; football is not break-even here. The loss of the football season revenue here would be devastating, particularly since the U is in financial trouble anyhow. It affects far more than the AD.

Take that a step further... How would no football affect the cities of Missoula and Bozeman? I read somewhere that over 1MM dollars a game is pumped into the communities when they play at home. That money would go to restaurants and hotels that are NEEDING that revenue come this fall to stay open. No Football, and you could see a LOT of those places close their doors.

 

[EverettGriz]

We're in the 2%, not the 98%; football is not break-even here. The loss of the football season revenue here would be devastating, particularly since the U is in financial trouble anyhow. It affects far more than the AD.

Take that a step further... How would no football affect the cities of Missoula and Bozeman? I read somewhere that over 1MM dollars a game is pumped into the communities when they play at home. That money would go to restaurants and hotels that are NEEDING that revenue come this fall to stay open. No Football, and you could see a LOT of those places close their doors.

It will have a large impact. But not nearly as great as if the universities are operating only virtually, and students are not in town for at least a semester.