Arms Race
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
 
 
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
 
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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