<p>It turns out it is not true that college sports are not a major source of revenue generator on most campuses. Indeed it is a myth. There are many faculty that generate revenue for their campuses via their patents, and large grants. Some large projects are funded by grants worth $10s and a few instances $100s milliions of dollars per year. Most big science campuses (Harvard, Berkeley, Michigan) have multiple center grants. The highest grossing grossing football program is Texas at ~50 million. How much of that goes to cover the coaches salary? It amazed at how some students can give you a detail run down on the football teams chances of making a bowl game but have no idea that the research being carried out accross campus has the potential to cure a deadly disease. </p>
<p>Below is a link to a study on college sprorts and </p>
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