re: Does LSU make money in baseball?

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I'm pretty sure they make some profit ,but it's not as much as most of us would think. Data was shown on here a few years back.

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Yep. I remember seeing the data a year or so ago. There were only a few teams that made any profit; the profit the teams made was underwhelming to say the least.

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Do baseball players get free rides? I know for a long time only partial scholarships were given.

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after title 9, the sports money has been split with the women.

thereafter, programs had to decide which male sports to support.
I recall that West Virginia, which has a few NCAA national championships in riflery, dropped riflery.
WV young men hunt and enjoy riflery in real life.

Tsk.

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Todd walker is the only player to ever get a full ride in baseball, rightfully so

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One of Smoke's guys Bryan Harris was just about a full ride. Things didn't work out so he went back to California.

Cooperative Endeavors - Expansion of Tiger Stadium
On December 21, 1998, LSU entered into a cooperative endeavor agreement with TAF for an
addition to the east side of Tiger Stadium. TAF agrees to lease a parcel of land located adjacent
to Tiger Stadium for up to 50 years and to construct additional seats on the land as part of Tiger
Stadium, including approximately 70 skyboxes. LSU will lease these stadium improvements
from TAF for $2 million per year for a 35-year lease term or until TAF donates such
improvements to LSU. The estimated value to LSU of this addition over the term of the
agreement is approximately $49 million. The cooperative endeavor agreement will end on
April 4, 2049.
On September 26, 2003, LSU entered into a cooperative endeavor agreement with TAF for the
expansion and renovation of the west side of Tiger Stadium. TAF agrees to lease land and
certain existing improvements for expanding and renovating facilities and to complete general
stadium improvements. Effective September 1, 2005, LSU leased these improvements from
TAF for $2.5 million per year for a 35-year lease term or until TAF donates such improvements
to LSU. The estimated value to LSU of this addition over the term of the agreement is
approximately $100 million. This agreement is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2041.

Found that interesting.......

And also the relatively small amount of money spent on Men's basketball recruiting (Less than half of women's BBall)!!!

The average Division I baseball team loses over $600k a year, more than the loss per team in any other men's sport, according to the NCAA. LINK

I remember reading that Cal cut it's baseball program after they were averaging losses of $1M per year.

And yes, LSU does turn a profit in baseball. Per Alleva: LINK

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The three sports that make a profit at the University are football, baseball and men's basketball, with football making up the majority of the profit.

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LSU turns a profit mainly due to leading the nation in attendance by a wide margin:
1. LSU 10,655 404,916
2. Arkansas 7,549 286,895
3. Ole Miss 6,818 231,818
4. South Carolina 6,710 241,582
5. Texas 6,571 256,278

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LSU turns a profit mainly due to leading the nation in attendance by a wide margin:

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There was a point midway through last season when 18 of the top 20 attendance figures were at the Box. And the other two were one-off games at major stadiums.