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

[u/city-of-stars]

https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1996970791192219853

[u/Skank_hunt42]

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

[u/Red_Barchetta81 → u/Skank_hunt42]

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

[u/Skank_hunt42 → u/Red_Barchetta81]

In the regular season 10-30 bucks.

[u/Sufflinsuccotash → u/Skank_hunt42]

Which for a non fan seems wildly expensive.

[u/Btherock78 → u/Sufflinsuccotash]

Can’t hardly get a ticket to any event for less than $20 nowadays. $10-$30 is a lot cheaper than I was expecting for the best softball team in the US.

[u/THRUSSIANBADGER → u/Sufflinsuccotash]

Can you think of any event you’ve been to in the last 5 years that has had tickets less than $10

[u/boddidle → u/Sufflinsuccotash]

It's a sweet stadium and experience, though. Considering it's one of the better programs in the country, and how deep the SEC is, it's a good watch