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KingCharlemagne

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13. Why isn't college free for everyone, regardless of whether he or she is a jock? - nt

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Sun Mar 29, 2015, 12:07 AM

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Kansas football assistant coaches will make close to $2.3 million in 2015 [View all] KansDem Mar 2015 OP

Football money doesn't come out of any academic funds LittleBlue Mar 2015 #1

You are correct! nt Logical Mar 2015 #2

Thanks. You beat me to it. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #3

it still seems.like.alot of money Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #4

It is a lot of money LittleBlue Mar 2015 #5

Not in comparison to how much the football program is probably bringing in. nt woolldog Mar 2015 #6

Our assistants at Oklahoma make a lot more than that. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #7

but the ones doing the real work. the athletes, make.nothing Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #9

Free college is something! Many other students would love it! Nt Logical Mar 2015 #10

Why isn't college free for everyone, regardless of whether he or she is a jock? - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #13

Good question... KansDem Mar 2015 #28

Think you meant to write "money made in the athletic programs stays in the athletic KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #31

Yes, you are correct. KansDem Mar 2015 #33

I think the quality of that education may not be the same as for a non-athlete indie9197 Mar 2015 #36

Many students work 2 jobs. nt Logical Mar 2015 #37

That's a different issue, and certainly one worth discussing. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #20

Lots of money in the entertainment business FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #8

especially for a basketball school pstokely Mar 2015 #26

Please explain again to me what the fuck football and basketball are doing KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #11

Giving scholarships to players who would otherwise be unable to afford college LittleBlue Mar 2015 #14

How does intercollegiate athletics mesh with the stated mission of an institution of KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #15

Columbia & UChicago did away with Division 1 competition and athletic scholarships Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #16

Virtually the entire Ivy League has intercollegiate sports LittleBlue Mar 2015 #19

Wouldn't it be interesting to compare the salaries of those jocks\playground supervisors KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #12

If the assistant prof in physics sold millions in tickets and jerseys, s/he'd be paid accordingly Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #17

It's good to know that the capitalist theory of surplus value has now thoroughly KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #18

Oh god, shut up you clown. woolldog Mar 2015 #23

oh my. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #34

You said it - it's a myth Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #24

Don't forget the humble social sciences (history, sociology, anthropology), nor departments KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #32

The University of Oklahoma sells out every home game every year. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #21

But where does the money go? KansDem Mar 2015 #29

For starters it funds the entire athletic department. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #30

slightly off topic - why does charlie weis keep getting hired as a coach? KG Mar 2015 #22

How much will the program make??? ileus Mar 2015 #25

but basketball is the bigger business at kU pstokely Mar 2015 #27

It pays to lose in some fields (KU suck in Football). Oh well. JanMichael Mar 2015 #35