▁what ▁A CC ▁teams ▁received ▁from ▁a ▁contract ▁also ▁negoti ated ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ESP N ▁was ▁happy ▁enough ▁with ▁its ▁contract ▁with ▁BY U ▁that ▁it ▁exerc ised ▁an ▁option ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁deal ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season . ▁ESP N ▁also ▁helps ▁BY U ▁line ▁up ▁bow l ▁de als , ▁since ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁BY U ▁is ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁any ▁league ▁bow l ▁tie - ins . ▁ ▁BY U ' s ▁estimated ▁$ 6 7 ▁million ▁in ▁annual ▁re venue ▁places ▁it ▁ 5 5 th ▁in ▁total ▁re venue ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁That ' s ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁G 5 ▁school , ▁including ▁every ▁Mountain ▁West ▁institution . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁highest ▁ear ning ▁M W C ▁team , ▁San ▁Diego ▁State , ▁had ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁in ▁re venue , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 6 % ▁of ▁that ▁subs id ized ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California . ▁The ▁G 5 ▁school ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁re venue ▁without ▁a ▁subs id y ▁is ▁U CON N ▁with ▁$ 4 3 ▁million , ▁still ▁nearly ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁below ▁BY U . ▁ ▁Even ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁BY U ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁just ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁schools ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁college ▁athlet ics ▁to ▁generate ▁a ▁profit , ▁enjo ying ▁five ▁times ▁the ▁G 5 ▁average ▁re venue