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85000 x 85 != $5 million by airborneirish

Amortization of the stadium and facilities alone is $30 million a year. Then there is the cost of coaching, subsidizing women’s sports, transpiration ($1 million a pop 7-9 times a year) etc etc.

Most enterprises shoot for profitability of 10-12% of top line. For the players to capture nearly 10% of that in all in benefits tells me they are amply compensated.

We have NIL. Mayer etc can get a fair shake. Paying them all more is insulting to the student body generally.