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That doesn't have much to do with the ability to fund-raise though. I'm not expecting UM to build a stadium from its sports revenue. I'd bet Louisville's basketball expenditures are significantly higher than UM's too.
I meant that as a response solely to the quotes about Strong's salary. Louisville has more to play with, and some of their extra expenditures are most definitely for coaches.
Louisville:
[TABLE="class: sc, width: 640"]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-h sc-tb-l, bgcolor: white, colspan: 4"]Total Expenses by Team[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-l, bgcolor: #374D36"]Varsity Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Men's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Women's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Total[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Basketball[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$15,489,954[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$3,279,449[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$18,769,403[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Football[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$18,769,539[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$18,769,539[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses of all Sports, Except Football and Basketball, Combined[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$6,204,195[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$10,529,008[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$16,733,203[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses Men's and Women's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$40,463,688[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$13,808,457[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$54,272,145[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Not Allocated by Gender/Sport[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$30,211,646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$84,483,791[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-h sc-tb-l, bgcolor: white, colspan: 5"]
Revenues and Expenses Summary[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l, colspan: 5"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-l, bgcolor: #374D36"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-l, bgcolor: #374D36"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Men's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Women's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Total[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total of Head Coaches' Salaries[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$7,357,752[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,743,632[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$9,101,384[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total of Assistant Coaches' Salaries[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$3,766,256[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,395,275[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$5,161,531[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Salaries (Lines 1+2)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$11,124,008[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$3,138,907[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$14,262,915[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Athletically Related Student Aid[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$4,672,374[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$4,237,817[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$8,910,191[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Recruiting Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$876,010[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$383,836[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,259,846[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Operating (Game-Day) Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$7,385,023[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$2,885,650[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$10,270,673[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Summary of Subset Expenses (Lines 3+4+5+6)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$24,057,415[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$10,646,210[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$34,703,625[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses for Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$40,463,688[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$13,808,457[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$54,272,145[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses for Teams Minus Subset Expenses (Line 8 – Line 7)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$16,406,273[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$3,162,247[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$19,568,520[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Not Allocated Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$30,211,646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Expenses (Lines 8+10)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$84,483,791[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Revenues for Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$66,657,198[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,488,716[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$68,145,914[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Not Allocated Revenues[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$19,694,590[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Revenues (Lines 12+13)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$87,840,504[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Revenues for Teams minus Total Expenses for Teams (Line 12-Line 8)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$26,193,510[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]-$12,319,741[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$13,873,769[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Revenues Minus Grand Total Expenses (Line 14- Line 11)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$3,356,713[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Miami:
[TABLE="class: sc, width: 640"]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-h sc-tb-l, bgcolor: white, colspan: 4"]Total Expenses by Team[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-l, bgcolor: #374D36"]Varsity Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Men's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Women's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Total[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Basketball[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$5,795,451[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$4,098,605[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$9,894,056[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Football[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$22,331,630[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$22,331,630[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses of all Sports, Except Football and Basketball, Combined[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$4,419,151[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$8,146,890[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$12,566,041[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses Men's and Women's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$32,546,232[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$12,245,495[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$44,791,727[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Not Allocated by Gender/Sport[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$17,091,776[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$61,883,503
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sc, width: 640"]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-h sc-tb-l, bgcolor: white, colspan: 5"]Revenues and Expenses Summary[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l, colspan: 5"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-l, bgcolor: #374D36"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-l, bgcolor: #374D36"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Men's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Women's Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-hc sc-tb-r, bgcolor: #374D36, align: right"]Total[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total of Head Coaches' Salaries[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$3,507,732[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,129,095[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$4,636,827[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total of Assistant Coaches' Salaries[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$3,311,259[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$776,512[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$4,087,771[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Salaries (Lines 1+2)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$6,818,991[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,905,607[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$8,724,598[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Athletically Related Student Aid[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$7,487,321[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$5,836,334[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$13,323,655[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Recruiting Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$581,530[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$261,413[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$842,943[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Operating (Game-Day) Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$5,974,180[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,638,953[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$7,613,133[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Summary of Subset Expenses (Lines 3+4+5+6)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$20,862,022[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$9,642,307[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$30,504,329[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses for Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$32,546,232[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$12,245,495[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$44,791,727[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Expenses for Teams Minus Subset Expenses (Line 8 – Line 7)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$11,684,210[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$2,603,188[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$14,287,398[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Not Allocated Expenses[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$17,091,776[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Expenses (Lines 8+10)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$61,883,503[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Revenues for Teams[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$41,033,918[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$5,040,095[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$46,074,013[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Not Allocated Revenues[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$16,025,588[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Revenues (Lines 12+13)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$62,099,601[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row, bgcolor: #EEF2ED"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Total Revenues for Teams minus Total Expenses for Teams (Line 12-Line 8)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$8,487,686[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]-$7,205,400[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$1,282,286[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: sc-row-alt, bgcolor: #F7F9F6"]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-l"]Grand Total Revenues Minus Grand Total Expenses (Line 14- Line 11)[/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, colspan: 2, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: sc-tb-r, align: right"]$216,098[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]