The athletics budget at UB is hidden like a dirty little secret, but with a little poking around it can be determined that UB has spent between $10 million and $12 million a year since at least 2000 on their Athletics program.

Let's add in at least $23 million for the stadium and assorted improvements (artificial surface - Sportexe Momentum, eight-lane, 400-meter track circles the stadium's infield, s administrative offices and meeting rooms, state-of-the-art training facilities, physical conditioning equipment, two large locker rooms capable of housing 800 athletes, 12 luxury suites and a 45-seat press box) and that adds up to one really expensive hamburger. more ...