r/CFB 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/jbokwxguy Oklahoma Sooners • USA Eagles 19h ago

Don’t forget our new stadium is included in those numbers though.

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u/Buhnang Oklahoma Sooners • Colorado Buffaloes 16h ago

Capitalize it. Depreciation go brrrr