Why doesn't the University help support athletics financially?

[bonefish1]

We always hear how the PU Ath Dept is self funded and doesn't get money from the Univ.
Anyone want to do the research to see what other B10 schools have self funded ADs?
If PU is one of only a few, why are we putting our AD at a competitive disadvantage like that?
A very strong justification can be made for the U to help the AD financially in order to build and grow our programs to be able to compete from a recruiting and facilities standpoint.

 

[iubhounds]

With B1G tv money I think all teams are self funded via athletic departments. I know in some cases IU athletic department gave money to the university for new academic buildings. Yet at that time they had a Prez from Australia that didn't know a basketball from a field hockey stick.

 

[TC4THREE]

Because the university is funded with taxpayer money and minor league sports is not remotely within the mission of the university.

 

[bonefish1]

Because the university is funded with taxpayer money and minor league sports is not remotely within the mission of the university.

But is Purdue an exception?
Is every state school's AD self funded?
But let's be honest. Strong athletic programs are extremely important to the university. Studies prove it.

 

[iubhounds]

The pandemic year FY21 hurt all universities where they lost money ... I am not sure what this $8M from the university to the athletic department was for at IU. The article did a poor job of explaining it. But it does show that the athletic department in all other years is 100% supported by funding, revenue outside the academic side of the university.

From last February 2024

 

[TC4THREE]

But is Purdue an exception?
Is every state school's AD self funded?
But let's be honest. Strong athletic programs are extremely important to the university. Studies prove it.

Which studies? Were they done since they started giving millions to teenagers?

 

[RossMackey]

Because the university is funded with taxpayer money and minor league sports is not remotely within the mission of the university.

That is a noble and admirable statement, but it is belied by how willingly Purdue accepts the massive monetary and notoriety-associated benefits arising from intercollegiate athletics, and its status as a B1G university!

Countless other land- grant and top shelf academic powerhouses don’t seem to have sullied their “mission” by investing in sports.

Like it or not, it’s clear that athletics is the front porch for most schools.