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Professional sports is not the mission nor core product of the University of Minnesota. Students should not be forced to pay for...

To the argument that there are a lot of fees that are more egregious than this, the thing that sticks to me it that the U at its core is...

I am always a fan of your posts Billd, tell me, what is the most egregious item?

Does seem odd that post after post on this site says that sports are generating an ungodly profit and then they need $200 a student to...

This is so incredibly wrong! Tuition-paying students should not have to pay for athletes. Not every school is doing this, e.g...

On principle I think it's an awful decision. Tuition already covers fees related to the athletic department, adding costs to pay...

https://www.startribune.com/new-u-student-fees-help-offset-205-million-cost-to-pay-student-athletes/601420575 This is it. Students have...

The results are directly related to how you apply yourself and current economic conditions. You get out of your degree what you put...

I did not say they are all correctly managed, just that they figured out a pay structure that they could afford and would not destroy...

And who judges what are the absolute BS programs/classes/professors are at the U? Ok, let's give this a little try. Is this Chemistry...

All of the professional sports figured it out.

One nothing burger, hold the happening sauce

Very short sighted. Universities are made up of all of the parts of the school, not just the athletic programs that are visible on TV...

I love when people say "other sports should carry their own weight" like the sports are choosing how they are attended and perceived...

It is wrong. NCAA college football is nearly as lucrative as every sports league outside of the NFL with a fraction of the costs while...