Well if you believe in sports at the collegiate level, the money has to come from somewhere if you don't want that coming from the academic budget.
College sports in its purist form shouldn't be a money-making venture. IMO, I'd much rather have some support from student fees or the academic budget than some football factory generating $100M dollars. Those schools have completely lost sight of perspective and I have zero interest in watching a quasi-professional team under the guise of being "student" athletes.
Honestly I have to agree with you about perspective in college sports, but there's also a side of me that says these programs are paying for hundreds of athletes getting a free ride in college, providing entertainment for all students who want it, building school loyalty, etc. without having to charge the students for that like at Ohio. I just wish that athletics at Ohio could support itself without all the student fees. Just one of my own hang ups I suppose.
Last Edited: 2/25/2015 8:42:13 AM by colobobcat66