Big Greek and Football Schools: The Only Real College Experience

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Anonymous wrote:Part of the problem, I think, is that many DCUM posters/mothers are so far removed from college -- they're typically in their 50s and not much younger -- that they can't remember what it's like to be young.

Sure, I wanted my kids to go to a reputable school and study. But I always wanted them to be happy, social, and to have a blast. When I read posts like "I love the quiet winter days of my remote SLAC" I'm like "what?? are you my grandmother??"

We're talking about kids, man! They have their whole lives ahead of them to be so damned serious. You people have lost your minds.

And all kids want exactly the same things all the time and conveniently, those are the things you think they all want.

Stop thinking as a grandma. Seriously, how old are you?

You mean your thinking isn’t as flexible as a grandma? Your brain is so calcified that you can only hold one idea of fun at a time?

+1. It's very strange thinking. People, including young people, find all kinds of things fun. It's weird to get bent out of shape about it. Lots of us had the chance to pick big state schools with lots of Greek life and big deal sports and didn't, at the age of 18, because we wanted something else. I'm not forgetting what it's like to be young, I remember deciding that wasn't for me when I was young. I've got no issue with people who did want that, but I didn't.

You decided it wasn't for you because it frightened you. But deep down you wanted it.

Do you use this argument about rape as well?

Wow. Do you generally make such illogical and grotesque leaps?
DP

“She secretly wanted it” is the rallying cry of rapists everywhere. But I think you already knew that.

You are disgusting - much more so than the PP who was obviously NOT referencing rape.

Ah. And people who point out racism are racist, right? I see you.

And we see you as well, in all your race-baiting glory.

Oh, you’re so fragile.

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Anonymous wrote:Part of the problem, I think, is that many DCUM posters/mothers are so far removed from college -- they're typically in their 50s and not much younger -- that they can't remember what it's like to be young.

Sure, I wanted my kids to go to a reputable school and study. But I always wanted them to be happy, social, and to have a blast. When I read posts like "I love the quiet winter days of my remote SLAC" I'm like "what?? are you my grandmother??"

We're talking about kids, man! They have their whole lives ahead of them to be so damned serious. You people have lost your minds.

And all kids want exactly the same things all the time and conveniently, those are the things you think they all want.

Stop thinking as a grandma. Seriously, how old are you?

You mean your thinking isn’t as flexible as a grandma? Your brain is so calcified that you can only hold one idea of fun at a time?

+1. It's very strange thinking. People, including young people, find all kinds of things fun. It's weird to get bent out of shape about it. Lots of us had the chance to pick big state schools with lots of Greek life and big deal sports and didn't, at the age of 18, because we wanted something else. I'm not forgetting what it's like to be young, I remember deciding that wasn't for me when I was young. I've got no issue with people who did want that, but I didn't.

You decided it wasn't for you because it frightened you. But deep down you wanted it.

Do you use this argument about rape as well?

Wow. Do you generally make such illogical and grotesque leaps?
DP

“She secretly wanted it” is the rallying cry of rapists everywhere. But I think you already knew that.

You are disgusting - much more so than the PP who was obviously NOT referencing rape.

Ah. And people who point out racism are racist, right? I see you.

And we see you as well, in all your race-baiting glory.

Oh, you’re so fragile.

When they lose an argument, they automatically play the Race Card.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah...but Alabama ran a deficit of $28MM on their athletics and Georgia ran a profit of $4MM. The only thing that matters is the net profit on the athletic spend, not the gross revenue.

Georgetown brought in $57MM of athletic revenue and broke-even. Therefore, they came out ahead compared to Alabama.

You sound like the kind of person who didn't buy AMZN or NVDA stock when they weren't making a profit.

That’s funny…you just sound like a f**king idiot who bought pets.com.

If you invest equal amounts in four speculative stocks and one of them grows 8000 percent while the other three bust, guess what? Your ROI is still astronomically high.

Ok? wtf does that have to do with anything, in particular the fact that SEC schools basically just break even on their athletic spend and in fact contribute nothing towards hiring professors or other general school activities.

You have no idea what you are talking about. The SEC pays some of the highest salaries to professors in the country. They also have amazing capital improvements while taking on minimal debt. Why do you think all these schools (Stanford, Brown, Northwestern) are laying off literally hundreds while the SEC schools have announced incredible professor recruits and research projects?

[Anonymous]

Another amazing college game day! There’s no way you can say these kids aren’t having a blast!

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah...but Alabama ran a deficit of $28MM on their athletics and Georgia ran a profit of $4MM. The only thing that matters is the net profit on the athletic spend, not the gross revenue.

Georgetown brought in $57MM of athletic revenue and broke-even. Therefore, they came out ahead compared to Alabama.

You sound like the kind of person who didn't buy AMZN or NVDA stock when they weren't making a profit.

That’s funny…you just sound like a f**king idiot who bought pets.com.

If you invest equal amounts in four speculative stocks and one of them grows 8000 percent while the other three bust, guess what? Your ROI is still astronomically high.

Ok? wtf does that have to do with anything, in particular the fact that SEC schools basically just break even on their athletic spend and in fact contribute nothing towards hiring professors or other general school activities.

You have no idea what you are talking about. The SEC pays some of the highest salaries to professors in the country. They also have amazing capital improvements while taking on minimal debt. Why do you think all these schools (Stanford, Brown, Northwestern) are laying off literally hundreds while the SEC schools have announced incredible professor recruits and research projects?

None of that money comes from sports revenue. You literally have no idea what you are talking about. There is no hidden source of sports revenue that isn’t already accounted for in the athletic budget.

If what you say above is true it’s coming from other sources of revenue.

FYI the highest paid professors are all at Ivy League and similar schools…that’s no surprise.

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Anonymous wrote:Another amazing college game day! There’s no way you can say these kids aren’t having a blast!

And there is no way you can't say many other kids are happy they didn't have to be there or deal with the drunk roommates tonight. Different strokes and all that.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a great time at a NESCAC school that had a lame football team and coed “social houses” instead of frats/sororities. I wouldn’t have traded it for a Michigan/Acc/SEC experience at all.

Was it fun when you played Miss Hathaway on The Beverly Hillbillies?

Yes, of course, how is that even a question?

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah...but Alabama ran a deficit of $28MM on their athletics and Georgia ran a profit of $4MM. The only thing that matters is the net profit on the athletic spend, not the gross revenue.

Georgetown brought in $57MM of athletic revenue and broke-even. Therefore, they came out ahead compared to Alabama.

You sound like the kind of person who didn't buy AMZN or NVDA stock when they weren't making a profit.

That’s funny…you just sound like a f**king idiot who bought pets.com.

If you invest equal amounts in four speculative stocks and one of them grows 8000 percent while the other three bust, guess what? Your ROI is still astronomically high.

Ok? wtf does that have to do with anything, in particular the fact that SEC schools basically just break even on their athletic spend and in fact contribute nothing towards hiring professors or other general school activities.

You have no idea what you are talking about. The SEC pays some of the highest salaries to professors in the country. They also have amazing capital improvements while taking on minimal debt. Why do you think all these schools (Stanford, Brown, Northwestern) are laying off literally hundreds while the SEC schools have announced incredible professor recruits and research projects?

None of that money comes from sports revenue. You literally have no idea what you are talking about. There is no hidden source of sports revenue that isn’t already accounted for in the athletic budget.

If what you say above is true it’s coming from other sources of revenue.

FYI the highest paid professors are all at Ivy League and similar schools…that’s no surprise.

Yes, it does. And no, they definitely are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another amazing college game day! There’s no way you can say these kids aren’t having a blast!

Roll Tide ❤️❤️❤️ what a great game today!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another amazing college game day! There’s no way you can say these kids aren’t having a blast!

Roll Tide ❤️❤️❤️ what a great game today!

Same here! Gig ‘em! These people don’t know what they are missing.

[Anonymous]

Mom to a senior who is applying to big football schools and smaller schools only because of the autism programs offered. I also went to a huge football SEC school. It was fun for sure. I’ve found this forum super helpful and am grateful for that. Most parents seem to just want to help their kids. Which is why I’m so taken aback at this thread and the crazy meanness. Why do adults, who presumably have been done with college for decades, care one way or another that they are so immaturely insulting? And the crazy generalizations. All students at SEC schools are dumb drunk Greek kids. Or, all students at non-football schools are patchouli wearing lesbians or nerds who will never has sex. My kid may go to either type of school and he doesn’t fit in any of the stereotypes. I’m just amazed that parents care so much about an experience that is not even theirs to be so immature. The start of the post was a stupid premise and then it just kept getting stupider and meaner.

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Anonymous wrote:Mom to a senior who is applying to big football schools and smaller schools only because of the autism programs offered. I also went to a huge football SEC school. It was fun for sure. I’ve found this forum super helpful and am grateful for that. Most parents seem to just want to help their kids. Which is why I’m so taken aback at this thread and the crazy meanness. Why do adults, who presumably have been done with college for decades, care one way or another that they are so immaturely insulting? And the crazy generalizations. All students at SEC schools are dumb drunk Greek kids. Or, all students at non-football schools are patchouli wearing lesbians or nerds who will never has sex. My kid may go to either type of school and he doesn’t fit in any of the stereotypes. I’m just amazed that parents care so much about an experience that is not even theirs to be so immature. The start of the post was a stupid premise and then it just kept getting stupider and meaner.

I’m a lesbian who went to a big football school. We are everywhere!

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah...but Alabama ran a deficit of $28MM on their athletics and Georgia ran a profit of $4MM. The only thing that matters is the net profit on the athletic spend, not the gross revenue.

Georgetown brought in $57MM of athletic revenue and broke-even. Therefore, they came out ahead compared to Alabama.

You sound like the kind of person who didn't buy AMZN or NVDA stock when they weren't making a profit.

That’s funny…you just sound like a f**king idiot who bought pets.com.

If you invest equal amounts in four speculative stocks and one of them grows 8000 percent while the other three bust, guess what? Your ROI is still astronomically high.

Ok? wtf does that have to do with anything, in particular the fact that SEC schools basically just break even on their athletic spend and in fact contribute nothing towards hiring professors or other general school activities.

You have no idea what you are talking about. The SEC pays some of the highest salaries to professors in the country. They also have amazing capital improvements while taking on minimal debt. Why do you think all these schools (Stanford, Brown, Northwestern) are laying off literally hundreds while the SEC schools have announced incredible professor recruits and research projects?

None of that money comes from sports revenue. You literally have no idea what you are talking about. There is no hidden source of sports revenue that isn’t already accounted for in the athletic budget.

If what you say above is true it’s coming from other sources of revenue.

FYI the highest paid professors are all at Ivy League and similar schools…that’s no surprise.

Yes, it does. And no, they definitely are not.

Love it…you’ve been schooled and this is your only response…go back to focusing on how well the football team performs in the field, because that’s the only place you will be winning.

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I think state schools are great if you are a guy who wants to play the field.

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Anonymous wrote:Another amazing college game day! There’s no way you can say these kids aren’t having a blast!

Roll Tide ❤️❤️❤️ what a great game today!

Same here! Gig ‘em! These people don’t know what they are missing.

Why are you forcing this? Some people just don’t want a big school.