I have been reading about this for years and have provided my objective, factual sources. So here goes.  I'll walk you through this one source.  http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/
- CSU is #71. 
-Click on Colorado State for revenues and expenses.  
- Under revenues for 2016 you will see student fees at $5.7 million and school subsidy at 16.5 million - so over $22 million subsidy from academics
- the subsidy is 55.95% of the athletic budget (that does not include facilities like the practice field, indoor practice facility or the stadium)
- donations were all of $3.3 million
- ticket sales total $4.1 m.  The interest on the stadium debt alone is $14 m
- A CORA request for the athletic budget breakdown show a nearly $8 million loss on football (not incl facilities) - $2.5 million more than men's track, men's golf and all of women's sports combined. How is that fair?

So now tell me again how all male football pays for itself and doesn't depend on education for financial support.