Budget now $8.26 Million

[Blofeld]

Per the Tribune the athletic department budget is now at $8.26 million.

I can't remember what we were at last year???

I'm sure we're still at the bottom of the Big Sky but hopefully we've moved closer.

http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20080809/SPORTS/544588315/1012&parentprofile=1010

 

[gobears]

A 15% increase is still nice to see. I am glad that the department is getting costs under control. Increasing the scholarship budget is a good first step, and hopefully having a season ticket director will help build regular attendance and revenues. And we all know that football can use all the coaching help they can get.

 

[BearCub]

Good to see things going in the right direction. There is still a whole lot to be done. I'd like to see us get out of the BSK basement.

 

[uncfootballrules]

This is dated info from a post last year, so you have to assume everyone else is raising their budget also. $8.26 million would have been in the middle of the pack of these stats. Even if everyone else raised theres I would think we're not as far from the middle as we used to be. It is nice to see some progress.
Big Sky Athletic Budgets (Total / Football)
Montana $12,775,000 / $4,095,000
Montana State $11,352,000 / $3,509,000
Sacramento State $10,392,000 / $1,730,000
Northern Arizona $9,948,000 / $2,296,000
Idaho State $8,184,000 / $1,958,000
Portland State $7,684,000 / $2,260,000
Eastern Washington $6,629,000 / $2,083,000
Weber State $6,002,000 / $1,466,000
UNC $5,808,000 / $1,458,000