re: Scott Rabalais of the Advocate predicts 7-5 season for LSU

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TAMU was only second to UT in total revenue, but spent far less

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this misinformation continues to find it's way on here (and probably believed to be true) by misinformed people or just too lazy or with no business background.

for the umpteenth time, A&M includes alumni donations to rebuilt their stadium as athletic department revenues; an accounting procedure that other universities do NOT use. for example, LSU's Tiger Stadium additions has for years been funded by the TAF yet they are NOT included in LSU's athletic department revenues. I have no idea why the aggies do it this way. capital expenditures are accounted for separately by every organization I know of.

when you remove those contributions they have SIGNIFICANTLY lower revenues to run the rest of their department. they still have a lot and before their capital campaign had less per year than LSU. I don't know their latest revenues due their accounting crap. I do know that before they joined the sec, the aggies athletic department WAS IN THE RED. fact