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No offense to America, but the modern University predates the US founding in 1776 by some 500 years. Secondly, are you suggesting that there the set (clever, a
by 001sky 13y ago
No offense to America, but the modern University predates the US founding in 1776 by some 500 years.
Secondly, are you suggesting that there the set (clever, assholes) is a null set?
- mcguire 13y agoI'm sorry. I was unaware that any universities (or any other educational institutions, for that matter) outside the United States were engaged in the kind of semi-professional sporting/entertainment industry that is common inside the United States. [Edit: Examples] * Between 2009 and 2012, the Allen, TX, Independent School District (which has one high-school) built a $60,000,000, 18,000 seat football stadium. "'It shows that the people of Allen support their kids,' said Allen head football coach Tom Westerberg." http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Allen-Unveils-New-Eagle-Stadium-164932936.html http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Allen-Unveils-New-Eagle-Sta... * The football program at The University of Texas at Austin made $103,813,684 in 2011-12. http://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciajessop/2013/08/31/the-economics-of-college-football-a-look-at-the-top-25-teams-revenues-and-expenses/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciajessop/2013/08/31/the-econ...
- 001sky 13y agoSo why extrapolate from a US experience? It has nothing to do with sport, apparently, and everything to do with money and attention (aka, Jealousy). Look around the world, there are other ways to do things.