I firmly believe that intercollegiate athletics is primarily for the student-athletes' educational and athletic experiences. Nothing is more important. The wasteful spending in college athletics is considerable, but a premium must be in place for academic support and student life expenditures. There also needs to be a drawback on the coaching salaries and a reassessment of the marketplace. A 30% raise for a winning coach is outragious, particularly when universities are facing cutbacks in faculty. The same can be said for the entire athletics administrative structure in these difficult economic times. We should remember that it's about the student-athlete.

I agree firmly with the aforementioned statement. Additionally, the betterment of the student-athlete should always be considered first and foremost when decisions such as this are at hand. The spending on unnecessary luxuries had gotten out of hand. College will never be the pros and shouldn’t try to compete as such.

Indeed, college athletics should be all about the student-athletes and their academic growth as well as their athletic achievement. However, utopia doesn't exist and the reality is much different. How long will be bury our collective heads in the sand?