A bit long, but a good read in the Wash Post on the spending arms race that is college athletics and especially FBS football. So few schools are truly equipped to participate in this endeavor. The article starts off with board favorite Rutgers who will continue to be a money pit despite claims otherwise about how the B1G money will allow them to break even.
These leviathan-like athletic departments are simply designed to grow larger and spend more regardless of how much money they bring in. Gilded halls in the form of enormous video boards and state of the art weight rooms.
These leviathan-like athletic departments are simply designed to grow larger and spend more regardless of how much money they bring in. Gilded halls in the form of enormous video boards and state of the art weight rooms.