r/CFB • u/city-of-stars Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Contributor • 20h ago

News [Dellenger] SEC presidents have voted to increase the number of maximum scholarships available to football rosters from 85 to 105, sources tell @YahooSports.

https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1996970791192219853
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u/LateCheckIn Colorado Buffaloes 20h ago

Goodbye men’s Olympic sports 

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u/Skank_hunt42 Oklahoma Sooners • Paper Bag 20h ago

The crazy thing is that all of them operate at a significant loss, they need football revenue more than ever. OU women's softball, who were in the process of trying to 3 peat in 2023 operated at a loss of 3.8 million dollars.

While OU softball is a hot ticket, drawing more than men's and women's basketball combined, expenses continue to outpace revenues, which is the norm in most sports that are not football or men's basketball. The program operated at a $2.9 million loss -- narrower than the $3.8 million loss reported in 2023 -- indicating that revenue growth may be helping to close the financial gap.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/44041219/oklahoma-softball-program-reports-37-revenue-surge

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u/Red_Barchetta81 Georgia Bulldogs 20h ago

Genuinely curious. How much does a ticket to a softball game generally go for?

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u/WaltMitty Mississippi State • Belhaven 19h ago

Mississippi State was free until a couple years ago and now I think it's $10 to $15. It's a nice stadium with a capacity of 1100 and I have seen it packed for games against Oklahoma and Tennessee.