The big spenders

[scottie]

Article on ESPN about what the biggest spending bowl-bound schools spend each year to run their football programs:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls1...ory?id=5970794

Top 10 spenders:
1. Ohio State, $31,763,036
2. Alabama, $31,118,134
3. Notre Dame, $29,490,788
4. Auburn, $27,911,713
5. LSU, $25,566,520
6. Florida, $24,457,557
7. South Carolina, $22,794,211
8. Wisconsin, $22,041,491
9. Arkansas $22,005,014
10. TCU $20,609,361

University of Texas spent $25.1 million but did not make a bowl game this season.

Oregon spent $18 million, 16th among the bowl-bound schools (how much does Nike contribute?). Boise State spent $6.85 million.

TCU's number surprises me. I seem to recall someone posting last year's numbers and TCU was also top 10 then and someone speculated that their stadium expansion plans must have been included, but what about this year?

[BlueHair]

Wow. Boise St runs a tight ship.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Oregon spent $18 million, 16th among the bowl-bound schools (how much does Nike contribute?). Boise State spent $6.85 million.

If you are talking about Oregon's contract with Nike it isn't the most valuable in college football. I believe both Ohio State is the biggest Nike contract, this was recently a big issue for the Oregonian.

If you mean Uncle Phil, from what I understand since his endowment gift of $100 a few years ago he doesn't give anything annually.

Edit: It is UNC that has the biggest Nike contract per this article, http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindduc...tment_qui.html