[terry]

Now, if the Pac-12 or NCAA wants to define a standard for determining the profit & loss of intercollegiate athletics, and require all member schools to report it, they are welcome to do that.  Just be clear about it.

The federal government requires universities to report their revenue and expenses relating to intercollegiate athletics. The most recent year's information is posted on a Department of Education website.

However, I'm not convinced that all universities are using the same accounting principles to report their intercollegiate athletics revenues and expenses. From the data on the website, there's no real way to tell what each school is including in its figures.

[terry]

Now, if the Pac-12 or NCAA wants to define a standard for determining the profit & loss of intercollegiate athletics, and require all member schools to report it, they are welcome to do that.  Just be clear about it.

The federal government requires universities to report their revenue and expenses relating to intercollegiate athletics. The most recent year's information is posted on a Department of Education website.

However, I'm not convinced that all universities are using the same accounting principles to report their intercollegiate athletics revenues and expenses. From the data on the website, there's no real way to tell what each school is including in its figures.