Athletics department budgets

Miscellaneous

As much as we love Zips sports, we have to admit athletics isn't the University of Akron's most lucrative venture.

I'm working on my senior honors project, which is a look inside where UA spends its money.

Thanks to associate AD Mike Rodriguez, I have some figures from the athletic department.

Here are team expenses...

1. Football - $4,072,698


2. Men's basketball - $1,116,389


3. Women's basketball - $915,060


4. Women's track - $591,818


5. Volleyball - $497,719


6. Men's soccer - $487,428


7. Baseball - $484,683


8. Softball - $475,347


9. Swimming and diving - $440,860


10. Women's soccer - $391,064


11. Men's track - $337,597


12. Tennis - $299,747


13. Golf - $264,600


14. Rifle - $89,630

And here are revenues...

1. Football - $740,749


2. Men's basketball - $574,659


3. Women's basketball - $25,806


4. Men's soccer - $22,616


5. Swimming and diving - $11,366


6. Golf - $11,124


7. Women's track - $8,721


8. Softball - $8,696


9. Volleyball - $7,189


10. Baseball - $5,290


11. Men's track - $3,818


12. Women's soccer - $2,305


13. Rifle - $278


14. Tennis - $214

And here are the biggest losers. All of these figures are in the red. No UA team makes money...

1. Football - $3,331,949


2. Women's basketball - $889,254


3. Women's track - $583,097


4. Men's basketball - $541,730


5. Volleyball - $490,530


6. Baseball - $479,393


7. Softball - $466,651


8. Men's soccer - $464,812


9. Swimming and diving - $429,494


10. Women's soccer - $388,759


11. Men's track - $333,779


12. Tennis - $299,533


13. Golf - $253,476


14. Rifle - $89,352

I took several notes after checking out this data. I'm curious first as to what you think. Feel free to start the discussion below.

Football

Akron lost tight ends coach Mark Nori to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday.

Nori will work with San Francisco's offensive line and serve as an offensive assistant.

He spent three years with the Zips, developing tight ends Kris Kasperek and Merce Poindexter. My buddy Brian Flaherty, a converted quarterback, also has seen action on most short yardage situations.

Nori played parts of four years as an offensive tackle in the NFL.

Baseball

In his weekly press conference, coach Pat Bangtson talked about the sweep at Memphis, starting MAC play at defending conference champion Ball State and the emergence of several true freshmen.

Wait. The baseball team has press conferences?

Just kidding. I'm excited to sit out in a lawn chair and watch the Zips this spring. That, of course, is dependent on 70 degree weather.