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Re:Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case by joezydeco on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @04:04PM (#10389051)
Some of the major college football programs have a net worth over half a billion dollars each. The University of Texas Leghorns (men's football program) brings in over USD$130 million a year. UT has 50K students.

http://www.ibj.com/blogs/4-the-score/post/45498-notre-dame-n...

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Re:Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case by maxerickson on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @04:11PM (#10389099)
Yeah, in the conferences with TV deals the sports programs are not a money sink. The Big 10 certainly has a TV deal (it even has its own cable network).

Also, just the ticket sales for one game at Camp Randall Stadium bring in ~$4 million.

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Re:Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case by joezydeco on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @05:35PM (#10389719)
Notre Dame's television deal with NBC was just extended to 2025, at $15 million per season.
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Re:Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case by SixSigma on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @04:30PM (#10389253)
That must be why tuition fees are so high and record levels of student debt is required.

What an upside down system!

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Re:Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case by joezydeco on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @05:36PM (#10389722)
Nobody pays the sticker price. This podcast explains more:

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/05/11/152511771/the-r...

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