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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
Recruiting talented athletes obviously helps the university, not only bring in more sports generated revenue, but it improves the image of the school thus allowing it to attract a more talented student body and faculty.
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BITS, while you make some excellent points, I would think that you would get a great deal of argument to the clip above. What can you tell me about UNLV, other than Tark and his long battle with the NCAA over numerous violations? Great image. I certainly didn't go to Georgetown because of Patrick Ewing. I went to study politics in DC.
Also, I understand exactly what I am proposing. I am saying take this substantial chunk of revenue away from the universities. Will they give it up without a fight? No. But we could force them to through state legislation. ie ban college sports on TV, forbid schools to make a profit from their athletic programs, etc. Not that these are perfect solutions, but the money incentive can be removed if we really try.
Lastly, since you are certainly older than I am you may be able to remember when NCAA sporting events did not generate big money. We had colleges back then, and they did just fine. We have only had big money athletics (generated by TV money) since around 1970. We have had prestigious schools for over 300 years.
My point is that the two enterprises in which the schools are currently engaged have nothing to do with each other, besides money, and they should be separated for the good of our higher educational system.