How much do you think each USF student pays for varsity athletics?

[LETHALWEAPONMV]

As stated, the fee also covers the awesome rec center, the pools, the intramural courts and fields, etc.

they need to improve Magnolia Fields - SO many holes....

[Bull94]

I was surprised at the students not knowing.

As for opting out, they have choices BEFORE choosing a school.

The athletics fees are clearly laid out on the summary of charges every semester. I would hope that a student looks at that before sending in a check.

So we are charging every student for football season tickets with their tuition. hmmm. I am not sure how I feel about this. Right now it is ncesessary to continue growing the program, but eventually we need to increase our footprint in the alumni season ticket count. Its gorwing, its just not fast enough to keep up with the demands. I see the fees decreasing in the near future, maye even after the new TV contract?

No. Students are being charged for athletics season tickets. They can attend any game they want for 14.15 per credit hour. The fee also covers the rec center (equipment, maintenance, staffing, etc)

I didn't say anything about notifying students. I said they should have a choice of whether or not they want to pay them.

a state public universities mission isn't to run a successful athletic department. it's to educate . students tuition should go towards that goal. if they want to see a ballgame then they can pay for it like they do at UF.

No one forces a student to go to USF

They CHOOSE to go.

This is (or shoud be) after looking at what the University has to offer academically, athletically, socially, etc, and what they want to pay for it.

If they choose to go to USF, then they choose to pay the associated fees that go along with it.

USF is a state funded university.

tuition dollars should be spent in the classroom.

that goes for primary schools as well.

way too mush is spent on administration, fancy student centers, athletics, etc.

their mission is to educate state students at a reasonable cost.

just wait until the college loan bubble bursts. state colleges will have to cut spending even further.

[USFbulls0208]

It's your responsibility to know what you're paying. Kind of like the South Park episode "HumancentiPad", for those of you who understand.

I don't use the rec center on campus, so does that mean I shouldn't have to pay for it?

Every university in the country has students pay athletic fees, we're not different.

It's your decision whether you take advantage of it or not.

[SilverBull]

I wonder how much the students of University of Pheonix and DeVry pay to support their athletic programs? I mean, according to their advertising campaigns, U of P has to pay for the Cardinal's stadium and DeVry has to support Team USA. There seems to be no escape for today's students.

[Reliable Source]

If our legislature was funding higher education, instead of subsidizing their real estate holdings and giving themselves tax breaks for their developments we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

[Bull94]

If our legislature was funding higher education, instead of subsidizing their real estate holdings and giving themselves tax breaks or their developments we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

Our state universities have some of the lowest tuitions in the country. that's in large part to the tax dollars they receive. our primary and secondary schools are woefully underfunded. universities are going to go through a shock when the college loan market blows up. 1/3 of student loans are near default. they are going to have to get by on much less money from the state and the students .no more building taj mahal student centers. they will be forced to provide actual degrees that are worth something in the marketplace. people won't be able to continue paying for worthless degrees.

[Triple B]

where is Trip to tell us how the athletic department is separate from the school therefore their funding is in no way connected to the University itself.

How can it be "no way connected" when students pay an athletic fee? Stop putting words in my mouth, Numbnuts ...

[Reliable Source]

If our legislature was funding higher education, instead of subsidizing their real estate holdings and giving themselves tax breaks or their developments we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

Our state universities have some of the lowest tuitions in the country. that's in large part to the tax dollars they receive. our primary and secondary schools are woefully underfunded. universities are going to go through a shock when the college loan market blows up. 1/3 of student loans are near default. they are going to have to get by on much less money from the state and the students .no more building taj mahal student centers. they will be forced to provide actual degrees that are worth something in the marketplace. people won't be able to continue paying for worthless degrees.

Source? Or are you just trying to blow some more smoke up our ass? Obviously you don't have a degree or you wouldn't think it was worthless. I'm sure that trade school diploma is working out well for you.

[Reliable Source]

I was surprised at the students not knowing.

As for opting out, they have choices BEFORE choosing a school.

The athletics fees are clearly laid out on the summary of charges every semester. I would hope that a student looks at that before sending in a check.

So we are charging every student for football season tickets with their tuition. hmmm. I am not sure how I feel about this. Right now it is ncesessary to continue growing the program, but eventually we need to increase our footprint in the alumni season ticket count. Its gorwing, its just not fast enough to keep up with the demands. I see the fees decreasing in the near future, maye even after the new TV contract?

No. Students are being charged for athletics season tickets. They can attend any game they want for 14.15 per credit hour. The fee also covers the rec center (equipment, maintenance, staffing, etc)

I didn't say anything about notifying students. I said they should have a choice of whether or not they want to pay them.

a state public universities mission isn't to run a successful athletic department. it's to educate . students tuition should go towards that goal. if they want to see a ballgame then they can pay for it like they do at UF.

No one forces a student to go to USF

They CHOOSE to go.

This is (or shoud be) after looking at what the University has to offer academically, athletically, socially, etc, and what they want to pay for it.

If they choose to go to USF, then they choose to pay the associated fees that go along with it.

USF is a state funded university.

tuition dollars should be spent in the classroom.

that goes for primary schools as well.

way too mush is spent on administration, fancy student centers, athletics, etc.

their mission is to educate state students at a reasonable cost.

just wait until the college loan bubble bursts. state colleges will have to cut spending even further.

kinda funny when you argue both sides of the argument

We can't win

19 November 2011 - 09:40 PM

when we only pay our HC $1.8M per year. we need to put things in perspective. $1.8M per year is not enough to field a competitive BE team. take it easy on this staff. how can you expect to be successful when we pay peanuts to a BCS coach.

oh btw FL is 45th out of 50 in tuition and fees

http://www.flbog.org/about/_doc/budget/tuition/national_tuition_comparison.pdf

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR CROW??????

[Skingraft]

Damnit Bulliever, where's the popcorn eating smiley when you need it