The Economis of Athletics :MN Daily

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Normally what they write is garbage, but his piece is really well done. I especially like this quote from Dave Mona and think about the Tennis program:

He and others question why Minnesota doesn’t have, for example, men’s or women’s lacrosse or men’s soccer as a varsity sport, when they’re popular in state high schools.

There are thousands of kids in Minnesota that compete in sports that don’t turn a profit for the University. The Gophers competing and doing well in those sports is significant to them because there aren’t professional teams in the area.

“I’m not sure if we’re better served if we have a roster dominated by Eastern Europeans who is losing to a Michigan team dominated by Western Europeans,” Mona said.

http://www.mndaily.com/2012/03/08/economics-athletics

(Can you edit my typo in the title mods?... oops)