Comments on: The facts about football http://blogs.umdbk.com/campusdrive/2009/12/02/the-facts-about-football/ The Diamondback's news blog Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:45:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Syd Gould http://blogs.umdbk.com/campusdrive/2009/12/02/the-facts-about-football/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Syd Gould Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:41:30 +0000 http://blogs.umdbk.com/campusdrive/?p=756#comment-251 The statement "Maryland athletics is 100-percent self-supported" is simply not true. The writer ought to do some research of his own. While the revenue the programs generate goes back into the programs, rather than say, pay for professors, or reduce tuition, this revenue alone is not nearly enough to cover the enormous costs associated with the programs. Aside from the millions spent on Friedgen, and the estimated $5,000,000 it would cost the school to fire him, the cost of recruiting and maintaining the program far outweighs the revenue generated. This is a matter of public record. The statement “Maryland athletics is 100-percent self-supported” is simply not true. The writer ought to do some research of his own. While the revenue the programs generate goes back into the programs, rather than say, pay for professors, or reduce tuition, this revenue alone is not nearly enough to cover the enormous costs associated with the programs. Aside from the millions spent on Friedgen, and the estimated $5,000,000 it would cost the school to fire him, the cost of recruiting and maintaining the program far outweighs the revenue generated. This is a matter of public record.

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.umdbk.com/campusdrive/2009/12/02/the-facts-about-football/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Mike Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:37:01 +0000 http://blogs.umdbk.com/campusdrive/?p=756#comment-250 well, what about diverting ticket revenue into helping the school budget in these hard times? I know it isn't right to divert revenue from donors that was provided for athletics, and I don't know if they already do use the ticket revenue for other things. But is it realistic to say "X percent of ticket sales will be diverted to cover the shortfalls in the budget this year, and either donors can make up the football budget or it spends less'? well, what about diverting ticket revenue into helping the school budget in these hard times? I know it isn’t right to divert revenue from donors that was provided for athletics, and I don’t know if they already do use the ticket revenue for other things. But is it realistic to say “X percent of ticket sales will be diverted to cover the shortfalls in the budget this year, and either donors can make up the football budget or it spends less’?

]]> By: Dumbass Diamondback http://blogs.umdbk.com/campusdrive/2009/12/02/the-facts-about-football/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Dumbass Diamondback Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:36:32 +0000 http://blogs.umdbk.com/campusdrive/?p=756#comment-238 if you know anything about norman chad, you know he's the kind of person to make comments that are not to be taken too seriously. that is not to say that he is a bad journalist, rather, he uses hyberboles..which as "journalists", you ought to know. and fuck you for bringing down DC++. assholes if you know anything about norman chad, you know he’s the kind of person to make comments that are not to be taken too seriously.

that is not to say that he is a bad journalist, rather, he uses hyberboles..which as “journalists”, you ought to know.

and fuck you for bringing down DC++.
assholes

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