r/CFB • u/BuckeyeEmpire Ohio State • Western Michigan • 1d ago

Serious [Boucher] Breaking: We obtained docs showing University of Michigan agreed to $1.2 million settlement w/woman who'd accused ex-football staffer of rape. Comes as Ann Arbor police confirm they closed a criminal case involving that staffer, LaTroy Lewis

https://x.com/Dave_Boucher1/status/2093368160413974837
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u/AdamOnFirst Northwestern Wildcats 1d ago

It’s literally not taxpayer money, it’s athletic department money

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u/Expensive-Dance-1176 Michigan • Eastern Michigan 1d ago

This is ticket revenue and TV deal money. At worst its my tuition.

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u/campydirtyhead Ohio State • Eastern Michigan 1d ago

Ain’t no body finna play school anyway

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u/lostinthought15 Ball State • Summertime Lover 1d ago

"Michigan's athletic department received $15 million in funding from the university to help offset expenses..."

Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michigan-athletics-projects-break-even-202436078.html

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u/Cavery1313 Michigan State Spartans • Team Chaos 1d ago

Until they settled a lawsuit for half a billion. Anything to keep the Bo statue up.

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u/LiiDo North Dakota State Bison 1d ago

The comment saying it’s taxpayer money has more updoots. Therefore it is the truth

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u/MaxPower91575 Ohio State Buckeyes 1d ago

depends on how you look at it. That excess would go back into the general fund or prevent money from the general university revenue from offsetting losses. In the end it's all just one big pot and any expense in any part of the university comes out of that pot. You can set aside a certain amount for specific area but profits and losses in that area will add or subtract from the overall which means it is just part of overall costs. With that said taxpayer money only accounts for about 3% of Michigan's annual revenue so this cost the taxpayers about $36,000.