That is wrong. Many collegiate football and basketball programs earn solid profits and don’t spend it all on their program. The extra revenue goes into subsidizing non-revenue sports. That’s where the red ink comes from.

Let’s stop the charade that the academic side funds the football side. Not only do football revenues at Cal far outpace their expense but the fund much of the rest of Cal Athletics and spur untold millions to the university that would dry up if laughable profs like Barfsky had their way. Any red ink comes from the…