The reaction by PSU students to these sanctions is proof that non-student athletes DO

[NYC Rebel]

......attend these schools because of the lore tied to their school's football program.

Watching ESPN's 30 for 30 about "The U" and hearing the President of the school remark on how the football team had nothing to do with their enrollment was, as we all knew, pure kaakaa.

 

[Rekkapryde]

You'd be a fool to believe otherwise. Even if it doesn't directly have anything to do with it, it definitely helps.

It's a best of both worlds at some schools when you got a good football or basketball team and have a good reputation academically.

 

[King Jove]

of course.

if texas tech strung together a football dynasty you'd def see a spike in enrollment.

plus that football money goes to making the academic departments better as well.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

the money generated by the athletic department is used to fund lots of other shyt on campuses.

aint a football powerhouse with a shyt campus... USC is smack in the hood, and you'd never know it by looking at the campus.

 

[Shugg84]

Only reason why I chose to go to LSU was so I could go to some football games..

 

[Trip]

......attend these schools because of the lore tied to their school's football program.

Watching ESPN's 30 for 30 about "The U" and hearing the President of the school remark on how the football team had nothing to do with their enrollment was, as we all knew, pure kaakaa.

Miami is actually believable. Private school, south beach....

This schools like Penn St and Ohio St...yeah those kids are there for the team.

(even though I believe PSU is pretty competitive academically)

 

[MustafaSTL]

Since Mizzou has been winning as of late, they have gotten a record number of applicants and enrollment.

 

[boskey]

I was a good student in high school but I didn't know shyt about colleges even as a senior. I applied only to Ivy League schools, Football schools...including Penn State and Maryland (cuz thats my team ).

Sports are a big deal. Number one marketing tool by far. Education is a plus...

 

[MoneyTron]

Of course. I'm not going to lie and say Auburn's football program wasn't a part of the reason I went there. Most people from SEC schools will say that sports somewhat played into their decision IMO. Same with B1G, Big12and PAC grads.

 

[Dr. Fauci]

I was at Main Campus from 2002-2004...and my attitude is all these people that are b itching about this are just as delusional as the late senile Joe Paterno

 

[rantanamo]

back before SMU got the death penalty they were getting a crazy amount of applications, which made their academic rep shoot through the roof. After, the amount of applications went way down, they lost a little academic luster, but still a decent school. I really think some pure academic types don't get or just don't want to know how these things can affect a school and its reputation.

 

[No1]

If I told you that being a Wolverine fan since I was a kid didn't play into my decision to go there aside from excellent academics I'd be lying.


Then Rich Rod fukked up my college years 07-11...Never Try to Forget

 

[rantanamo]

Not gonna lie either. I visited a few schools, and chose the school I liked being at the most and had a good reputation nationally. But I always liked the UT gear and could tell it would be good times at sporting events. The Alumni base is pretty tight too.

 

[phillycavsfan]

I had 4 criteria for deciding which college to go to. Decent sports teams was one of them.

 

[JBoy]

Georgia Southern close to where I live at blew up in enrollment because of Erk Russell and all of the FCS titles they won