[quote=temeculaguy]I may have figured out where that data came from, if you look at a 33 million dollar budget and 3 million in ticket sales, someone with an agenda could say they lost 30 million. I’m not saying captcha has an agenda, but someone played a game with numbers to trick you. [/quote]
I did not remember the numbers correctly. There was an article in UT about a year ago about their football program, together with one line about ~$30MM budget and half coming from general fund/fees.

I found this while trying to locate the article:
[quote]The infusion is necessary despite a $160 annual student fee increase implemented in 2004 by SDSU President Stephen Weber, overriding a student referendum. That has added $4.8 million to $7 million to the athletic department coffers annually.
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/aztecs/20070510-9999-1s10azmoney.html