the university of texas football team took in $109 million in revenue, which gave the university a profit of about $82 million. if you play for a college team that produces in profit for your college, then you get to bask in the glory of being a college athlete. that's it. that's your compensation. the sports teams who produce no profit are usually as institutions nothing known for things other than sports. you close down the harvard football team tomorrow and most students would never notice. you close down the notre dame football team, cloesz down university of michigan football team, the crimson tide of alabama and you have robbed those institutions of a significant portion of their identity. so if you play for a college team that produces $5 million or more in profit for the university, that university