LastyearFootballBowlSubdivisioncollegefootballprogramsproducedover$1billioninnetrevenue.Record-breakingtelevisioncontractswereannounced.Despitetheenormousrevenue,collegefootballisinupheaval.Schoolsareaccusedofthrowingtheiracademicmissionasidetofundtheirfootballteams.Themediaandfansarebeatingthedrumforathletestobepaid.AndtheconferencesarebeingradicallyrevisedasschoolssearchforTVmoney.SaturdayMillionairesshowsthatschoolsarerighttofundtheirfootballteamsfirst;thatathleteswillneverbepaidlikeemployees;howthemediaskewsthefinancialfacts;andwhytheTVdealsaresoimportant.Itfollowsthemoneytotheheartofcollegefootballandshowstherealgamebeingplayed,coveringsuchareasas:Myth#1:AllAthleticDepartmentsAreCreatedEqualMyth#2:SupportingFootballMeansDegradingAcademicsMyth#3:CollegeFootballPlayersCouldBePaidLikeEmployeesMyth#4:FootballCoachesAreOverpaidMyth#5:APlayoffWillBringEqualitytoCollegeFootballMyth#6:OnlyaHandfulofAthleticDepartmentsAreSelf-Sustaining
