The exit fee for the Big Sky Conference is $1 million, while the entrance fee for FBS is $5 million. They have also begun some stadium renovations for basic upgrades, such as bathrooms and concessions, nothing fancy, which cost around $5 million. Additionally, I estimate that they’ve invested about $2-3 million into NIL. This totals approximately $15 million. That’s a significant amount, so they will NEED to generate a lot of revenue to justify these expenses.

I just don’t see the revenue source as an independent, but maybe I’m missing something. Trying to get football specific income numbers from UMASS or UCONN is difficult (other than ticket revenue) since their overall media money is due to other sports (especially UCINN’s Big East cash).

I interpret Sailorgabe to mean he could make money by wagering on Sac.

To your list of costs, note that they are adding a substantial number of scholarships, i don’t see how they are at 63 as the conference rules call for, probably adding at least 20 scholarships in football and an equal amount in women's sports.

That is great info. No wonder they are swinging for the fences.

Exactly. I mean national media is not going to be looking at SACST at all. If you put major money on the first 3 games, you should be able to easily double or triple your money if things play right. I mean if they go undefeated that is a weekly paycheck.

I’m not a betting man, but I think you might have something here!

Are wagers taken on Sac State FB?

I’m not sure what the line is in Vegas but I heard at Folsom State Pen people are putting 3 soups on the Hornets.