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exboyfil

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3. Great article

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 02:30 PM

Dec 2012

Thanks.

Our local university bundles up $3 to $5 million of general revenue to keep our sports programs going (at a cost of about $500/yr per student). I hate the practice.

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Financial Madness Behind The College Bowl Schedule [View all] Purveyor Dec 2012 OP

silly me wilt the stilt Dec 2012 #1

Me too... truebrit71 Dec 2012 #2

Or rather building billion dollar 'endowment funds'. That is another issue I can't wrap my mind Purveyor Dec 2012 #5

Great article exboyfil Dec 2012 #3

I had no idea the colleges where taking such a hit to go to the bowl games. I always thought Purveyor Dec 2012 #4

The article doesn't take into consideration the payout the school gets by going in the first place. Angleae Dec 2012 #6