Presentation of Revenue and Expense Numbers from the Committee

CURRENT
REVENUE
Legislative

PROPOSED FBS
INDEPENDENT

PROPOSED FCS

3,377,000

3,377,000 * $

3,377,000 *

Ticket Sales
Football
Men's Basketball
All Others

$
$
$

786,900
654,000
89,100

$
$
$

786,900 2 $
654,000 * $
89,100 * $

393,450 2
654,000 *
89,100 *

Guarantee "Money" Games

Football
Men's Basketball

$
$

1,850,000
125,000

$
$

2,500,000 3 $
125,000 * $

500,000 4
125,000 *

University
Student Fees
University Transfer
Non-Scholarship Athlete Tuition

$
$
$

3,436,220
4,632,806
959,602

$
$
$

3,436,220 * $
4,632,806 * $
959,602 * $

3,436,220 *
4,632,806 *
959,602 *

Conference/NCAA
Conference
NCAA

$
$

404,493
1,100,000

$
$

5 $
1,100,000 * $

5
972,000 6

Sponsorships
Learfield
UnderArmour

700,000

800,000 7

Other Income

321,108

321,108 * $

321,108 *

Donors
Major
Specific Clubs

$
$

300,000
225,500

$
$

300,000 * $
225,500 * $

300,000 *
225,500 *

TOTAL REVENUE

18,961,729

19,307,236

EXPENDITURES
Sports Administration
Men's Sports
Women's Sports
Travel
Scholarship

$
$
$
$
$

5,535,752
4,775,248
2,560,930
2,350,990
2,709,207

$
$
$
$
$

5,435,752
4,625,248
2,560,930
2,350,990
2,709,207

350,000 7

16,335,786

$
10 $
* $
12 $
$

5,384,752
4,300,248
2,560,930
2,350,990
2,499,207

9
11
*
12
13

Salary reduction (to average of top 3

*Debt Repay
TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$
$

70,000
18,002,127

$
$

1,200,000
18,882,127

$
$
$

NET EXCESS/(DEFICIT)

959,602

425,109

(1,019,044)

1,444,153

teams in Big Sky)

Additional Cost to NMSU move to FCS

(941,297)
1,200,000 14
17,354,830

ASSUMPTIONS AND NOTES

The Committee assumed "No Change" in that category or that a "material" move up or down related to this item
*
would not occur.
This is not intended to match up with all revenue sources or expenditures that may "touch" the athletic
1 department, but those pieces of revenue and expenses that have the possibility of "changing" under a proposed
move to FBS independent or to FCS
The reduction in Ticket prices is based on the facts that as an FCS school, we would not play an annual home game
against UNM or UTEP, which conservatively contribute $100,000 in ticket sales. Additionally, the average
2 attendance for an FCS school is substantially less than that of FBS and the average ticket price for FCS is less. The
committee felt that a reduction in attendance would be likely to occur.

The committee noted that the annual range of money games can run from $2.1 Million to $3.3 Million. The
number used is lower end of current FBS money games of $1,250,000, and assumes two games a year. There is a
3
potential for a third money game, but the committee did not take that into consideration.

NMSU would play one "money" game against an FBS opponent and the current going rate is $500,000. It is of note,
4 the Big Ten is not allowing its members to play an FCS opponent. The SEC is expected to do the same.

Being independent would result in no conference income. Additionally, data provided to the committee showed
5 that no conference in FCS pays a material amount of money to its football members.

The NCAA payout is based on the number of scholarship athletes at the institution, so if the number of scholarship
6 athletes decreases from 85 to 63, this number would decrease. The estimated reduction is $128,000.

The increase is based on the contract increase with Learfield. Learfield indicated that this contract is a "FBS"
7 Contract and if the football team was FCS, then the contract would likely be cut in half.

8 Decrease of $100,000 for no Sun Belt Dues

9 Decrease in $151,000 due to no Sun Belt Dues and 3 fewer Grad assistants
Increase in $350,000 to bring an FCS Team to Las Cruces for a home game. Reduction of $500,000 due to Boston
10 college payment in 2015-16 not being repeated.
11 Increase in $25,000 to bring a Division II school to Las Cruces for a home game
Travel was assumed a no change. This depends entirely on the schedule and cannot be predicted at this time. The
12 committee assumed no change. It should be noted that in FCS, we would lose a "short" road trip with UNM or
UTEP in place of a longer road trip.

13 A decrease of $210,000 due to a 22 person reduction in football scholarships

14 The debt repayment must be made whether the football team is FBS or FCS.
Dropping the football team to FCS would allow the university to cut potentially two women's sports. The
15 committee did not make any specific recommendations on which sports, and it was determined the maximum cost
savings from this move would be $400,000.