Maybe it's different in the USA, but having studied in the UK I find the jab at the olympic class sports facilities a bit populistic to say the least. The Univ

Maybe it's different in the USA, but having studied in the UK I find the jab at the olympic class sports facilities a bit populistic to say the least. The University is a place with a LOT of young people, so already putting a sport facility there is a good idea (the ones here are always very much used). Second at least where I have been, they are open to local residents too, who can therefore benefit from good facilities. Finally I am a bit discouraged when one day I hear we need to do something to incentive sports and lower obesity, and the next they shoot on the sports facilities of unis. To me it seems a lot like sour grape: "I don't have it so you shouldn't either". Edit: Oh, forgot to point out that there is such strong competition between unis, that good sports facility are a very easy and relatively cheap way of getting students to apply, and hence to get money for the rest of the uni.