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Jul 31, 2026 at 01:05 PM ET
The value of P4 football programs...

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TerryD
Top Ten valuation schools
HokieAl HokieAl
My challenge to their method is that it’s based on total revenue
College sports is uniquely different than the pro leagues because large chunks of revenue can come in from donations. And that donation money can vary widely from year to year. Compare that to ticket sales, merchandise sales, media money, and conference money that is much more direct as earned revenue. That’s the assessment I’d do to get to a value number.
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Vippie1
well if you want to be technical the enterprise value of all these schools
Ohio State, VT , JMU etc. is pretty much zero on a cash flow basis as no one is paying dividends or returning financial value to shareholders- whatever revenue you generate gets spent. And in pro sports the payoff is when you sell the franchise to some other egotistical bigger fool, because again they arent generating much, if any, positive cash flow either. So yeah this "analysis" is just a pageantry of revenue generation , not truly "value". '
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2hhoop3
In pro sports.....
the big final payoff is selling the franchise, however, many do cash flow and some even more than meets the eye with indirect payouts.