Doug and Judy's mission in life shoul be to get USF OUT OF BE

[BroBeans]

There is direct correlation of a football program being able to market to students. Look at VT in early 2000s, when Mike Vick was in school their attendance went though the roof, partially between "marketing" of the school by a football program. When this increase in attendance happened so did its donations not just to the football program but to academics.

Now since the boom, VTs average SAT score for kids entering the school has increased by 200 points.

Spending $50 million a year on athletics, and if you are lucky enough to break even, is marketing the school and brings in money throughout the college at times maybe 5-10 fold depending on situation.

Please understand I never said I was against athletics. I do believe that a succesful program can help a university.

I am only against asinine statements, such as "Going back to academic schools vs. REAL schools (i.e. football schools), I don't see many people obsessing over and spending tons of $$ on the UPenn Chess team or spelling bee team. I also don't recall UPenn or MIT being in the top ten most well known schools in America, having tens of millions in merchandise sold each year, or having entire multi-billion dollar TV networks set up to broadcast their activities"

Sports are not everything to a university.

[Hem]

There is direct correlation of a football program being able to market to students. Look at VT in early 2000s, when Mike Vick was in school their attendance went though the roof, partially between "marketing" of the school by a football program. When this increase in attendance happened so did its donations not just to the football program but to academics.

Now since the boom, VTs average SAT score for kids entering the school has increased by 200 points.

Spending $50 million a year on athletics, and if you are lucky enough to break even, is marketing the school and brings in money throughout the college at times maybe 5-10 fold depending on situation.

Please understand I never said I was against athletics. I do believe that a succesful program can help a university.

I am only against asinine statements, such as "Going back to academic schools vs. REAL schools (i.e. football schools), I don't see many people obsessing over and spending tons of $$ on the UPenn Chess team or spelling bee team. I also don't recall UPenn or MIT being in the top ten most well known schools in America, having tens of millions in merchandise sold each year, or having entire multi-billion dollar TV networks set up to broadcast their activities"

Sports are not everything to a university.

Do not argue with an idiot, he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

[BullsFanInTX]

There continues to be talk USF would be considered for ACC. Blaudshun reports that ACC may go to #16 and if they do might choose USF. This is where USF needs to make it happen.

[NCBull]

There continues to be talk USF would be considered for ACC. Blaudshun reports that ACC may go to #16 and if they do might choose USF. This is where USF needs to make it happen.

Link?...I have not seen anything remotely promising in this line.

[jvwvu]

There continues to be talk USF would be considered for ACC. Blaudshun reports that ACC may go to #16 and if they do might choose USF. This is where USF needs to make it happen.

Link?...I have not seen anything remotely promising in this line.

If ACC goes to 16, ESPN said you pick between Cincy/USF.