Not really football-specific, but given the awbs big increases in spending on sports-related stuff, I'm sticking this article here.
Behind a paywall ... but this might work :
www.wsj.com
If not, the article is generally pretty skewering, and America's priciest cow college is providing few answers... which may be why they got skewered.
to be fair, I'm guessing they could write a similar article on UA and other top state publics. Many colleges are experiencing declining enrollment. Those that are not tend to be investing in buildings, dorms, programs, and experiences that students want and have to pay for. i understand the reason for the meal plans but as a student or parent, I would hate being forced to pay that. (and given my daughter is a HS senior this year, I'll be dealing with this issue soon!)
Behind a paywall ... but this might work :
Breaking Down the Spending at One of America’s Priciest Public Colleges
Auburn University piled money into buildings, administrators and athletics after years of raising costs for students. Among many new buildings on the Alabama campus: a $74 million recreation center, a $51 million dorm.
If not, the article is generally pretty skewering, and America's priciest cow college is providing few answers... which may be why they got skewered.
wsj.com said:"AUBURN, Ala.—In recent decades, Auburn University added hundreds of millions of dollars in spending to its budget. The additional money didn’t go to the English department, nor to the sociology department. Some science departments only got a trickle more.
Instead, much of the money went toward administrative salaries, buildings and, no surprise, sports. "
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"An Auburn spokeswoman declined to answer more than two dozen questions about changes to its budget and didn’t respond to a Journal reporter who visited the campus. In a written statement, she said the Journal had a “predetermined agenda.”
to be fair, I'm guessing they could write a similar article on UA and other top state publics. Many colleges are experiencing declining enrollment. Those that are not tend to be investing in buildings, dorms, programs, and experiences that students want and have to pay for. i understand the reason for the meal plans but as a student or parent, I would hate being forced to pay that. (and given my daughter is a HS senior this year, I'll be dealing with this issue soon!)