re: It’s time to evict big-time sports from American higher education - Slate.com

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Some schools who don't already have a strong academic background would shite bricks if the visibility and money donated from their sports disappeared.


Our chancellor has said Saban was the best investment the school has ever made and it shows.

The number of students enrolling goes up every year. Massive influx of out of state students. New buildings going up all the time. They just bought more land to develop on.

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Getting affluent white kids to attend college is about as hard as getting lower class people to shop at Wal-Mart.

And you know what building a bunch of academic buildings is? Old rich people wanting their name on something. It has nothing to do with college success, completion or improving higher education.

Neither are signs of collegiate success or an improving academic system. Nor should they be used to defend sports in relation to colleges.