ladyhawke
Donor
Our athletic department doesn't have to depend on the university general fund. It is self-funded. I was listening to one of our local sports radio shows a while back and they were talking about that very thing to someone who knew an awful lot about our current financial state. He said NU has. Rey deep pockets. When you consider that one of their boosters is one of the richest men in the world, I wouldn't be too worried about our finances.I have no idea about balance of general athletic funds, but Florida has athletic department revenues of about $140M while NU was at $112M in 2015-16.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-sp-college-athletics-revenue-20170706-story.html
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/nebraska-athletic-department-s-revenue-and-expenses-continue-upward-trend/article_597165c2-627b-11e7-9e50-9f0abdac25a2.html
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-s-self-supporting-athletic-department-contributes-funds-to-university/article_2287c21d-f018-5d75-8a56-0eefe4f9add6.html