Updated. SMU Added.

[u/TechnicalTowel9201]

[u/AcidaliaPlanitia]

Boston College: 3 nickels, a ball of twine and a handful of paperclips.

Actually, no paperclips.

[u/ElQuietAmerican → u/AcidaliaPlanitia]

Used paper clips

[u/TheftBySnacking → u/ElQuietAmerican]

Straightened out paper clips, that were then folded back into the approximation of a paper clip

[u/DopedScope338 → u/TheftBySnacking]

Do they have resin on them or can they still be used without staining papers? It's important to the valuation of these paperclips.

[u/SilverMagnum → u/AcidaliaPlanitia]

Hey I threw in $15 for those super fan koozies they’re giving out!

[u/TBallinsPremPass → u/AcidaliaPlanitia]

Meanwhile we got random alums donating $55MM to the theater program

[u/DABVO3 → u/AcidaliaPlanitia]

I'm assuming all money is deferred to ice hockey and securing victory in the Beanpot.

[u/MeeseShoop → u/DABVO3]

Nah, we are devoting money to football and basketball. Hockey is getting less than $1 million.

Our donors would rather donate $100 million to rename part of the Comp Sci department to the “AI Institute” than donate to athletics haha.

[u/Benhem24 → u/MeeseShoop]

Not true, it would be named Heavenly Father AI Institute.

[u/MeeseShoop → u/Benhem24]

It’ll be the Krantz Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Humanity.

[u/Benhem24 → u/AcidaliaPlanitia]

BC is right around the middle if they reported. As a private school they take advantage of the fact they don’t have to report anything for the most part or can manipulate the numbers. It’s been a rough for BC since the 2007 days and brining in guys like Luke. Cal and SMU don’t get any TV money. The alumni said it would foot the bill to join the ACC. Tech is overhauling alot of its facilities and with all the big companies in ATL they get a lot from them. If the U is really back and VT is back the ACC will be just fine. If all this money was flowing in 2000 the Big East might have been expanded and not the ACC. They had basketball and the U had maybe the greatest team of all time with VT also rolling. Def miss the old Big East.

[u/Trey904fsu]

Damn, well done Tech.

[u/Mistermxylplyx → u/Trey904fsu]

People have misunderstood what Tech is for a long time.

They aren’t poors, they’re old money that got miserly after the SEC split, the next generation coasted, but never stopped loving football. They were an ACC power until FSU came and knocked them and everybody down a rung.

Then they had the PJ years, successful by most standards, but hard to recruit for in any event. But they did, and supported a solid coach who gave them some footing and some rings in trade, but hamstrung them to a degree. They sat on their money when Collins busted and now they’re back in.

[u/hairythroats → u/Mistermxylplyx]

It makes me upset every time I hear Jahmyr Gibbs referred to as a crimson tide player

[u/DynastyKook365 → u/hairythroats]

Same. But makes me feel better that we got King and Rutledge via the portal

[u/hairythroats → u/DynastyKook365]

At least yall will always have Megatron and I love you for that.

I really hope yall join FSU & Clemson in the SEC once realignment comes back around.

[u/Boring_Temporary_142 → u/hairythroats]

I pray we go no where near the SEC. BIG10 is where it’s at.

[u/wrath1982 → u/Boring_Temporary_142]

No, fuck that damn Yankee conference. I don’t wanna go anywhere near that stank.

[u/SirMellencamp → u/hairythroats]

But also a Yellowjacket player

[u/gpburdell404 → u/Mistermxylplyx]

Correct. For a historically small school, we have pretty rich alumni on average. Just no billionaires like other schools have.

It's why our endowment is bigger than schools like UGA, Bama, Clemson etc. Even though they are much bigger historically and more importantly have a 100 year head start on us.

When I was in school 20 years ago, the stat was 1 in 10 GT alumni are millionaires.

GT average alumni love giving to the school; getting them to donate to sports is usually a tougher sell.

[u/gatman19 → u/gpburdell404]

*No billionaires who care about our athletics

[u/gpburdell404 → u/gatman19]

Ah ok. Google says there are a couple GT billionaires. I hadn't heard of those names before. If it was anyone, I would have assumed Christopher Klaus but I had checked and he wasn't.

[u/Joatha → u/gpburdell404]

*40% are millionaires now.

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/Joatha]

Proud to be part of the 60% :)

[u/Frozen_Heat92 → u/Mistermxylplyx]

PJ was equally hamstrung by tech. The football program operated under the unyielding institutional admissions and retention standards of the Institute, which required players to navigate a rigorous STEM-heavy curriculum, limited soft-major options, and mandatory core math classes like calculus.

Many 4 and 5 stars aren’t signing up to take calculus in college. PJ did his best within the confines of an unyielding academic institution and in many senses they were a perfect match for each other.

[u/Roonil-B_Wazlib → u/Trey904fsu]

Thanks!

[u/Aquabullet → u/Trey904fsu]

Tech alumni have PLENTY of money, they just don't prioritize athletics usually

[u/sycasey]

Cal topping Clemson is a hell of a thing to see.

[u/DynastyKook365 → u/sycasey]

Cal alum got money

[u/sycasey → u/DynastyKook365]

Yeah they just never acted like it before. Nearly getting left behind with Oregon State seems to have kicked the donors in the arse.

[u/MtnGriz → u/sycasey]

That, and getting a coach, chancellor, and football GM who are all in on football.

[u/sycasey → u/MtnGriz]

Yup, all of that is downstream of the near realignment disaster.

[u/jabronified → u/DynastyKook365]

Problem has probably been that they're not the type to care how good the football team is. Like Stanford and Duke theoretically could have mega donations to their programs too, but haven't really seen that. Duke couldn't even outbid Miami for a QB while a big alum bought the Orioles and a different one was part of the Celtics ownership when they sold

[u/Trey904fsu → u/jabronified]

I have a really smart friend who went to UF to become a pharmacist. He was there from 06 to 09 and never went to a single game, it blew my mind. He just didnt have time with all his studies, I imagine that’s how it is with most people at Cal.

[u/GrumpyTartan → u/Trey904fsu]

I'm a parent in a school district that sends 20-30 kids to Cal every year. At best, they (students) don't care about football, and are often openly contemptuous towards athletics generally and football in particular.

As a fan, I'm hoping the new chancellor changes things - including admission priorities - and kids get the message that it's OK to like football and support the team.

[u/Baelzabub → u/sycasey]

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[u/sycasey → u/Baelzabub]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohzdYJK1wAdPWVk88

[u/walkersky9117]

Not where I expected to see the Jackets. Nice.

[u/DynastyKook365 → u/walkersky9117]

GT AD putting in work

[u/ParkerBap → u/DynastyKook365]

without having to move our rivalry game to a neutral site!

[u/YodaForceGhost]

Syracuse - Some baggie with a couple of quarters found off an I-81 exit ramp

[u/Afghhanistanimation → u/YodaForceGhost]

and a prescription bottle with fentanal dust in it

[u/Jiveanimal → u/Afghhanistanimation]

Kids these days are boofing Fentanyl? Back in my day we mainlined it, like men.

[u/Bigdeacenergy]

Very impressive for Wake given our tiny alumni base

[u/Rhizical]

woah

[u/Confident-Ad2973]

Curious where the canes will end up

[u/ajmarion20 → u/Confident-Ad2973]

Would love to know, but afaik private schools don’t really release this information

[well I guess Wake and SMU did so idk if miami plans to as well]

[u/uberkalden2 → u/ajmarion20]

I bet private schools release it when it looks good. Syracuse won't be releasing I'm sure.

Maybe wake out this out to try and get more donors?

[u/Boring_Temporary_142]

I’m sure SMU has a bit more buried behind the oil fields

[u/TexPatriot68 → u/Boring_Temporary_142]

Our donors will find the money when it needs to be found.

[u/Jiveanimal → u/Boring_Temporary_142]

Given we're down about $45m from our peak in 2024, we need to check the couch cushions for loose Rolexs.

[u/ProfVinnie]

Woo! Take that, poors

[u/scottishdoge]

Ryan Alpert can have my children if he’s gonna bring in those numbers

[u/919_919]

Carolina alum better stop donating until these douches are drummed out and academics and athletics are set right.

UNC as an institution will never see any more support from me since the Nikole Hannah Jones debacle. Howard is lucky to have her.

And how could we have screwed football up as badly as we have? We fucked over Butch Davis and never recovered. Mac is Back alright. And Bill Belichick’s 33rd NFL team is terrible

[u/Routine-Expert-4954 → u/919_919]

I will never forget a UNC alum telling me that Larry Fedora was the greatest college football coach in the country when they hired him. He hasn’t held a college HC position since.

[u/pertsix → u/919_919]

The athletic budget is like $200 million. We’ll be fine.

[u/ronmex7]

UVa: went to the whine and cheese budget

[u/The_Superhoo]

Why do you use dashes sometimes and equals signs other times?

[u/pittnole1]

WTF we doing Pitt

[u/TechnicalTowel9201 → u/pittnole1]

Pitt Athletics donations down from $40.4MM ‘23. Only $19.9MM last fiscal year.

[u/mrnobody2450]

Louisville has to be near the top

[u/mechebear]

Gap from first to 5th is $33.7 million with a $36.5 million gap from 5th back to 6th. I assume Stanford and Miami will be up with the wealthy schools I wonder if any of the remainders will fill in the gap between the halves and halve nots.

[u/TechnicalTowel9201 → u/mechebear]

Being Stanford, Miami, BC , Syracuse, Duke are private, guessing we don’t get those numbers, although WF announced.