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THE
LEFT
COLUMN
Arms Race
July 2009
Three cheers for Counter-Trend Spending
Across the board cuts are not the bromide for all recessionary ills. On the contrary, for some programs – such as Minnesota and Louisiana Tech below – the response has been selective, strategic investments in defiance of the sour economy. espn.com, 7-16-09
Recession causing have-nots to have even less
The recession is hurting everyone, but the biggest college athletics programs seem to be widening the distance between themselves and the next level. espn.com, 7-16-09
June 2009
UGA is a ‘moneybags’
While its peers are cutting and slashing budgets, the Georgia athletics program is reveling in a perfect storm of revenue maximization. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6-28-09
Stoops, Capel hit the jackpot in Norman
Successful seasons by both lead to new deals stacked with bonuses. AP, 6-24-09
SVG College Sports Video Summit a rousing success
The first-ever SVG College Sports Video Summit was staged on June 9-10-11 in Atlanta, and it attracted more than 500 attendees. sportsvideo.org, 6-11-09
Florida's miseducation of college sports
Clips Guest Commentary Our guest author probes the oft-probed subject of coach salaries as related to academic priorities. Jordan Kobritz, Prescott Daily Courier, 6-19-09
Southern Revival, Pt. Deux
The big three schools in Alabama are making major building renovations in their athletic departments amidst rising tuition and a slumping economy. AP, 5-17-09
May 2009
Congressional Report: College sports commercialization continues
Because big-time programs derive 60 to 80% of their revenue from commercial sources, the reports suggests that athletics may have "crossed the line" from an educational to a commercial endeavor. Chronicle of Higher Education, 5-20-09
Study: Athletics budgets outpace overall university spending
A new study – by Jonathan Orszag and Mark Israel -- commissioned by the NCAA confirms the penchant for lavish spending by the biggest of the big college programs. Chronicle of Higher Education, 5-1-09
October 2008
WSJ: Crisis Shakes the Foundations of Higher Ed “Ivory Tower”
A perfect storm caused by “plunging stocks and crumbling credit” are rocking formerly flush universities and threatening the promise of higher education. Wall Street Journal, 10-17-08
September 2008
Keeping up with the Joneses in Pac-10 football
Seattle Times, 9-4-08
August 2008
Jets open new $75 million practice facility
New York Times, 8-30-08
Jets and Giants put financial crunch on their most loyal
New Jersey Star-Ledger, 8-28-08
Gophers to have football on-campus in 2009
(new $288.5 million stadium nearing completion) Minneapolis Star Tribune, 8-23-08
Wake Forest intro’s sky-high football tower
($48 million Deacon Tower is state-of-the-art) Winston-Salem Journal, 8-22-08
Kentucky mulling over trio of athletic facility projects
Lexington Herald-Leader, 8-22-08
Spartans football facilities take a big step up
($15.5 million Skandaris Football center opens) MSU Spartans.com, 8-21-08
Survey: Universities take costly measures to help athletes in academics
As many top sports universities’ academic-services budgets are growing fast to aid their athletes, it is becoming more like an attempt to “keep up with the Joneses.” Chronicle of Higher Education, 8-14-08
A mandate to make Duke football respectable
New York Times, 8-14-08
Survey: Universities take costly measures to help athletes in academics
Chronicle of Higher Education, 8-14-08
The expensive quest for the hearts and minds of 17-year old recruits
Chronicle of Higher Education, 8-1-08
July 2008
Texas-big expansion nearing completion
Daily Texan, 7-31-08
Small Colleges Sweat Over Sports Facilities
(D3 mini arms race) Chronicle of Higher Education, 7-11-08
Land donation leads to new basketball practice facility at Iowa State
cyclones.com, 7-10-08
June 2008
UConn/Nike apparel deal: biggest in the country?
Hartford Courant, 6-25-08
Slow economy won't stall rising coach salaries
Clips Eyewitness Report by Josh Peter, Yahoo! Sports, 6-12-08
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