WKU is mentioned as one of the states biggest schools and in that list is mentioned before UL(BE).! I liked the way it felt seeing that. Here is the link.

<a href='http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/state/12209701.htm' target='_blank'>WHat it takes to get federal money.</a>

According to the Chronicle, in 2003 (latest #'s) the pussycats ranked 59/$240,000, WKU 133/$160,000, The Birds 146/$140,000 and NKU 416/$40,000. MSU, Morehead and EKU aren't listed as hiring lobbyists in 2003. So you can see where the "state major universities" observation comes from. Hey, if you got the $$ and you get more in return than you put out, go for it!!