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If you're even mildly aware of college sports you've heard of Wake Forest. And like many schools in the Southeast, the name means more locally. Also, not ever
by panzagl 4y ago
If you're even mildly aware of college sports you've heard of Wake Forest. And like many schools in the Southeast, the name means more locally. Also, not everyone has to become a developer.
- slg 4y agoAnd this is one of the main reasons schools spend money on sports. It is a very cost-efficient form of marketing. I'm not just aware of the name Wake Forrest because of sports, but I know that it is a tough academic school and think highly of its graduates because of sports.
- temporarara 4y agoThis is exactly why I don't follow college sports. In my honest opinion sports is an important aspect of life but the place for it is not in academia (whether used for marketing or not). It really devalues and even humiliates the academic institutions and their research if all you know about them is that they've got a good sports team.
- slg 4y ago> It really devalues and even humiliates the academic institutions and their research if all you know about them is that they've got a good sports team. I think you misunderstood my point. Sports was my introduction to the school. That does not mean sports is the only thing I know about the school. I learned about their academic reputation because of sports.