UK ending football program.

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Not even a good joke:

"The 2012-13 athletic budget approved in the summer by the UK Board of Trustees shows that football is slated to produce $27.6 million in revenue while spending $9.5 million — for a profit of $18.1 million. By comparison, men’s basketball, even coming off a national championship, is projected to produce $20.8 million in revenue, while spending $12.6 million — for an $8.2 million profit."
 
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Dallasbowlin said:
It does,they almost spend as much money on their football team as they do the men's balsetball team, for UK,that shouldn't happem.
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Some might concur that it's been shut down since Curci left.
 
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McCat said:
Some might concur that it's been shut down since Curci left.
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I'd say since early 80's. Not sure if that is around your guy, but since Jerry Claiborne its been downhill.
 
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joevol33 said:
I'd say since early 80's. Not sure if that is around your guy, but since Jerry Claiborne its been downhill.
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Trends up and down. Curci left around 1980. Claiborne led to two bowls. Mumme had a couple of bowl seasons but had scandal at the end. Brooks had a solid couple of years.
 
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McCat said:
Trends up and down. Curci left around 1980. Claiborne led to two bowls. Mumme had a couple of bowl seasons but had scandal at the end. Brooks had a solid couple of years.
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My dad was a big Claiborne fan.
 
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s1216 said:
Not even a good joke:

"The 2012-13 athletic budget approved in the summer by the UK Board of Trustees shows that football is slated to produce $27.6 million in revenue while spending $9.5 million — for a profit of $18.1 million. By comparison, men’s basketball, even coming off a national championship, is projected to produce $20.8 million in revenue, while spending $12.6 million — for an $8.2 million profit."
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And that's why no school in a power conference will ever drop football. Even if they spend the next 20 years at UK/Vanderbilt/Kansas/Kentucky/Wake Forest/Colorado/Purdue/Iowa State/Indiana levels of awful.
 
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"We just can't seem to beat any of our rivals," athletic director Mitch Barnhardt said. "We're already three years removed from beating Tennessee for the first in a good while, and we're even further removed from beating Louisville or Mississippi State. Hell, we've barely managed to play .500 ball against [Vanderbilt] lately."
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This should tell you everything you need to know about the validity of this article.
 
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