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In response to "There are still good ways to spend donations and dumb ways -- nm" by mr monkey

Devil's Advocate: What pot of money - other than donations - would you have had them spend the $1M out of? -- nm

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Sep 20 '16, 13:53

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donations for sports seems a deep well for many teams to draw on, look at all the violations of giving cars to stars etc... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 14:17
They get an alumni or sports fan to pay for it with naming rights, like a lot schools do. -- nm - . Sep 20, 13:56
None? Fuck football -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 13:55 9
- I'm generally okay with that line of thinking, but now let's set it aside and go back to "It's being bought. How should it be paid for?" -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 20, 14:03 8
  - colleges are a de facto minor league system for the NFL. send them all the bills -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 14:04 7
    - college teams generate a ton of revenue for the school, not just for Athletics. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 14:05 6
      - not enough to pay for a new scoreboard, apparently -- nm - mr monkey Sep 20, 14:06 5
        
        And unless they're getting money from television, many smaller schools put more money into sports than they gt out of it. -- nm - . Sep 20, 14:08
        
        not if a large % of that money is earmarked elsewhere. - groiny Sep 20, 14:08 3
        
        State school, so the tax payers do. Especially when there are areas were there are needs unmet. -- nm - . Sep 20, 14:11 2
        
        where are those needs unmet? - groiny Sep 20, 14:13 1
        
        More computers in the library, scholarships and other aid for students in need. - . Sep 20, 14:25

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