(12-24-2017 02:48 PM)asuwon Wrote:  

(12-24-2017 01:23 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  How do people shut out from State athletics benefit for their almost 1 grand per student per year subsidy of millions of dollars in football coaching salaries, or from tens of millions in football scholarships ,from which they are effectively excluded?

How do people benefit from having the military use taxpayer money to pay for gender reassignment surgeries for members of our military?

In the US, we are ALL often forced to pay for things which do not benefit us.

That's the way our country works.

Get used to it, or get out.

There's a difference between size and scope here. First of all, healthcare is considered part of the deal for our Veterans. And a military is considered essential spending. Our military veterans EARNED that payment through their contributions to our defense, which is shared by us all. We all share in that benefit.

FBS football is a luxury and its benefits don't ever trickle down to the international students, LGBT kids, and to the overwhelming majority of non-Christians. You'd be wise to remember that. There's absolutely no reason why someone should be forced to pay up to 12% extra for a completely superfluous activity in order to attend their public state university. The only way you'll keep that subsidy long term is to respect those who are paying it and make it relevant to the people paying it. There is no benefit to FBS football for many of your students. They aren't being hired as coaches and they're locked out of the scholarships too. Why fund it at all, much less at 4 grand per undergraduate degree.

I think your Athletic Department gets it better than most in the conference.