It's All About the Education...

Forbes does more than just estimate how much profit Stu Sternberg has made and how much value the Glazers are losing...it also tells us which college football programs are the country's most valuable.

No big surprises with Texas ($129M) and Notre Dame ($112M) at the top. Penn St. ($100M) is third, but is expected to drop next year following the Jerry Sandusky scandal. LSU, Michigan, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Auburn, and Oklahoma round out the top 10.

I was surprised to see Florida ($86M) slip to No. 11 since I've reported on the school's monsterous football profits. In fact, Forbes indicates UF is the fourth-most profitable team in the NCAA. But losing Tim Tebow to the NFL reduced the entire Gators team to mere mortals. They still made nearly $50 million in profits last year.

Remember, it's all about the education.

USF Students Bear Athletic Dept's Growing Pains

By the time the average senior walks across the stage to get his or her diploma this week at USF, he or she will have paid more than $1,600 in fees to help fund the Athletics Department.

With full-time students paying anywhere from $320 to $400+ a year in athletic fees, the university collects $14.5 million of its $34.9 million athletics budget from students. The 42% dependence is more than double any other school in the six major conferences.

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