During a spare hour or so prior to attending a
Christmas party last December, I happened to read a newspaper article linked by a TSL poster
that was touting some Big East Conference revenue numbers. So, I figured that I
would spend a few moments searching the Internet for reliable information
concerning athletic conference revenues and expenses.
I have always wondered where all of the ACC revenues were
coming from and where this kind of information could be found in a reasonably
reliable format from which such data could be extracted. As noted in my last
review of Virginia Tech athletic department finances, all of the NCAA sanctioned
athletic conferences are classified as charitable organizations and thus have to
file an information return known as Form 990 with the IRS.