<p>That should tell you how unprofitable the “other” sports are at these schools. They drain the money made by the men’s football and basketball programs. The original post of this thread was about the money made from big-time programs.
Also from “The Sports Economist” that was referenced previously: “We can certainly argue whether college officials run athletic programs collectively without an eye towards profits. Football and men’s basketball are different beasts. These programs foot the bills not only for themselves, but also for the myriad non-revenue sports, so college officials make decisions with an eye towards profits in those programs.”</p>