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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, to be clear, I’m not saying that athletes don’t make good students or are less qualified.  I don’t even care whether colleges make allowances for athletes or not.  for all I care, colleges could earmark the seats and scholarship funds that would go to athletes and provide them to other categories of applicants who might not get in on pure academics.  for the ones who would get in on pure academics, there’s nothing lost.

It’s not about the college acceptances. It is what a drain on resources sports and athletic departments are to schools and universities.  The vast majority are money losers, meaning they get subsidized by the general fund.  Things that could go to student aid or teachers salaries, but instead go to state of the art dining halls only athletes get to use, or to coaches salary, which are higher than the head of school/university president.

Again, I am in favor of sports in general.  I just think they should be outsourced to outside leagues not affiliated with the schools.[/quote]

For private schools, their excellent facilities especially their sports facilities attracts families.  If you are paying $50k+ a year, you expect a certain level of amenities.  Also, it amazes me the rabid loyalty of alumni on how well the sports teams are doing even though they attended 50+ yrs ago - it brings them in and donations.[/quote]

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