[Husker] Athletic Department Budget Cuts?

[Rod Wellman]

Arguing that the athletic program is self supporting is all well and  
good.  But I sometimes wonder about society's priorities.  What does  
it say about us when we spend all this money on sports?  Are things  
out of proportion?  I think it's great that 400 athletes can get a  
college education.  But what about the 4,000 kids who would like to go  
to UNL but can't because they don't have enough money?

Ever since Bob Stoops came along a number of years ago and broke the  
seal on the top threshold of college football coaches' salaries, I've  
been of the opinion that there is way too much money involved.  NO  
college football coach should get paid $500,000, let alone a million  
or two or three million.  It's just nuts.

That said, I don't want Dear Old NU to fall behind the college  
football (or college athletics in general) powers.  So, NU does what  
it has to do to keep pace...

Still a sad commentary on our society in general, though.

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.


On Apr 2, 2009, at 1:33 PM, Skylar Dodds wrote:

> Unless I misunderstand it, it's not Athletic Department cuts, it's
> University cuts.  I have ZERO problem with the raise, running a  
> program like
> NU deserves WAY MORE than the bottom of the Big XII in salary and  
> even after
> the raise he's SEVENTH??
>
> Say what you want, it's just plain what coaches cost these days and  
> we're
> getting a BARGAIN on Pelini.
>
> I MAYBE could see an argument if the athletic program relied on any
> significant amount of money from the general University, but it  
> doesn't.  In
> fact, it brings money in for the general University, so it would be  
> silly to
> complain about paying the biggest income-generator for paying a  
> slightly
> below competitive salary.
>
> --
> Skylar
>
>
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> http://www.newsnetnebraska.org/test-huskers-win/cojmc/418-osborne-says-athle
> tic-department-doing-its-part
>
> Read this, tell me what you guys think about the university, budgets,
> and Pelini's pay increase.
>
> Jon Johnston
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