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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>As a CPA, I love to look at the numbers. I found this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Iowa is #20 with $113,249,000 in revenue and $116,169 in expenses, a loss of about $3,000,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>USA TODAY</span></em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> released its <a href="http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#990000'>database of NCAA Division 1 athletics spending and revenue</span></a> for the 2015-16 academic year Thursday, and Alabama was ranked among the top-five schools.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Crimson Tide’s athletic department made $164,009,745, which ranked fourth nationally and second in the SEC behind nation-leading Texas A&M. Alabama also had $145,277,366 in expenses, which ranked fourth nationally and first in the SEC.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Texas A&M brought in the most overall revenue with $194,388,450 for a second straight year, while Texas’ athletic department spent the most $171,394,287. Texas ($187,981,158) and Ohio State ($170,789,765) rounded out the top-four revenues.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Aggies took in $75.5 million, compared to Alabama’s $29.7 million.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Of the 13 public schools in the league, 11 recorded $100 million or more of revenue. Only Missouri ($97.3 million) and Mississippi State ($94.9 million) fell below that mark in 2015-16.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The SEC accounted for six of the top-10 teams in total revenue. Below is the top 10.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>1. Texas A&M -- $194,388,450</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>2. Texas -- $187,981,158</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>3. Ohio State -- $170,789,765</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>4. Alabama -- $164,009,745</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>5. Michigan -- $163,850,616</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>6. Oklahoma -- $150,373,216</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>7. LSU -- $141,651,460</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>8. Florida -- $141,441,109</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>9. Tennessee -- $140,448,955</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>10. Auburn -- $140,070,593</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"proxima_nova_rgregular",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'>Keith Voigts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>