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Most of the big football programs make the universities money hand over fist, and keep alumni engaged.
by wasdfff 7y ago
Most of the big football programs make the universities money hand over fist, and keep alumni engaged.
- foldr 7y agohttps://splc.org/2016/01/post-series-college-athletic-spending-records/ https://splc.org/2016/01/post-series-college-athletic-spendi...
- StillBored 7y agoWas going to say something similar, but I guess in the early 2000's the articles were basically saying that all but a few of the top schools were losing money hand over fist on their athletic programs. Basically most of the sports don't pay for themselves, and if your a small school unable to make bank on TV/ticket/merchandising/etc deals for the football/basketball team its a giant amount of red ink to build those stadiums and pay for the exorbitant coaching, and support staff, equipment, etc.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoIs it that the sort keeps alumni focussed, or that the Uni spends its effort on making alumni focus on it? Perhaps a focus of academic achievement would be equally engaging -- I know that's what engages me wrt my alma mater.