Assuming the expenseallocation was reflective of how they would ultimatly split the money, the bottom line effect that it had could have been achieved with a well drafted partnership agreement.
Short-termism can result in a range of corporate and financial games that may enrich management at the expense of market integrity and efficient investor capital allocation.
This estimate stems from using data from the NCAA Revenues and Expense Report for 2010 (specifically, pages 29-30 of the report which break down the average allocation of revenues at all FBS Division I schools as well as a break down by quartile).