(03-09-2020 10:30 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  Schools like JM bury those fees in fine print or on websites because they know they are morally wrong. They are soaking regular students to pay for athletes, and money losing athletic programs that stroke admin and high-roller alumni egos.

Heck, Miami of Ohio squandered huge money buying its own tickets so it could report to the NCAA that it was reaching "attendance" targets for FBS. That is embarrassing and beyond the pale. Here's some rare candor from the article:

"Because Miami does not average 15,000 in actual attendance, Miami uses a portion of the student fee" to buy football tickets, said Claire Wagner, a spokesperson for the school.

Good Lord, good article.

I'm not going to read through this entire thread, but VA schools are actually more honest about how much students are paying towards athletics. Other schools wrap their subsidies into tuition and other methods. Except for a handful of top schools, they all do it. Thinking otherwise is being naive.