Maxer,
We are working toward the private endowment thing in creative ways, too. Our home golf course is a private club and the hope is that it will eventually endow all scholarships and pay for the coaches.
Something similar could be done for other sports, particularly skiing and tennis.
Lots of opportunities out there.
The guy who owns Colorado National just purchased Fox Hill in Longmont. So now the CU golf team has two home courses.