Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
Public schools (K-12) are under funded and the university athletic programs are basically the tryouts for professional sports. I still have a hard time understanding why so much money is spent on sports.
The two don't really relate to each other. Money is spent on sports because sports brings in large amounts of revenue. There are 35 other college football head coaches who make more than Herm Edwards. And most college athletes have little expectation of a professional career. There may be other arguments against college athletics but I don't think this one goes anywhere.