As part of the SEC juggernaut Vandy receives a LOT of dinero

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In the past two weeks, Hofstra University and Northeastern University both decided to discontinue their football programs. Hofstra, which had fielded a team since 1937, has produced a number of NFL players. The school president said that the cost of the team far exceeded the possible return of an FCS program.According to the school's official press release : "The net cost of the football program is approximately $4.5 million, including scholarships, and the savings generated will be redirected to fund new faculty lines, academic programs and need-based scholarships."The school cited poor attendance and the economic downturn as reasons why the decision was made now. As small universities are hemorrhaging money via college football, our beloved Vanderbilt Commodores are in a much better situation. As part of the SEC juggernaut, Vandy receives a LOT of dinero.My goal is to take a look at the amount of money Vanderbilt receives from its football team by being a part of the Southeastern Conference.

Specifically, the amount of money that the university receives from bowl payouts that other member schools have earned. On the surface, it doesn't appear that Vandy is holding up its share. Please feel free to correct me (or call me stupid ) if I make a mistake. Let me stop for a second and give a quick explanation of the money that has been brought in by the SEC. As part of the SEC's revenue sharing plan, the conference basically piles all of the money into a pot and divides it into 13 shares12 member schools and the conference itself.In June, the SEC announced that the amount to be shared for the 2008-2009 fiscal year would be $132.5 MILLION.

That's roughly $10 million that Vanderbilt pockets just for being in the conference. The largest chunk is from the monster TV deals that the SEC has. Each conference team that plays in a bowl game gets to keep a good portion of that money for themselves. However, the rest is pooled and distributed between all 12 schools.