EMU Athletics has lost $52 million in the last two years. Can football be saved? Some question if it's even worth the effort.
This last week has been pretty bad for Eastern Michigan.
Last Monday, USA Today released the numbers for the revenues and expenses every FBS member. EMU was listed as one of the best schools in the MAC, posting only a $1 loss in 2014-2015, but a dig into the numbers revealed a disturbing trend. Of the $34,000,000 spent in that season, 80.43% of that total came from a state subsidy. This amounts to a "student tax" of approximately $917 per school year for every EMU attendee.