Saturday Millionaires: How Winning Football Builds Winning Colleges - Hardcover

by Kristi Dosh (Author)

Last year Football Bowl Subdivision college football programs produced over $1 billion in net revenue. Record-breaking television contracts were announced. Despite the enormous revenue, college football is in upheaval. Schools are accused of throwing their academic mission aside to fund their football teams. The media and fans are beating the drum for athletes to be paid. And the conferences are being radically revised as schools search for TV money. Saturday Millionaires shows that schools are right to fund their football teams first; that athletes will never be paid like employees; how the media skews the financial facts; and why the TV deals are so important. It follows the money to the heart of college football and shows the real game being played, covering such areas as:

Myth #1: All Athletic Departments Are Created Equal
Myth #2: Supporting Football Means Degrading Academics
Myth #3: College Football Players Could Be Paid Like Employees
Myth #4: Football Coaches Are Overpaid
Myth #5: A Playoff Will Bring Equality to College Football
Myth #6: Only a Handful of Athletic Departments Are Self-Sustaining

Author Biography

Kristi Dosh is the sports business reporter for ESPN. Prior to joining ESPN, she was a practicing attorney and a sports business analyst for Forbes.com, Comcast Sports Southeast, The Pulse Network, and the Arkansas Radio Network. She was also a frequent guest on shows such as the Tim Brando Show. Kristi founded BusinessofCollegeSports.com, a nationally recognized news source for the business of college sports.