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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Well, with such a stellar education system I guess it would follow into upper education sports. Egads.


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    Wow, we got storms!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    Wow, we got storms!
    Massive. I feel like I'm at a disco party. The lightning is not coming down in bolts. It's strobing... constantly flashing ... and just a little bit of rain. Before that we had high winds and a haboob dust storm. Could see the dirt rolling in. Couldn't see the mountain behind us .. too much dust.

    Good thing is temperature went from 101° to 78° in less than 15 minutes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Massive. I feel like I'm at a disco party. The lightning is not coming down in bolts. It's strobing... constantly flashing ... and just a little bit of rain. Before that we had high winds and a haboob dust storm. Could see the dirt rolling in. Couldn't see the mountain behind us .. too much dust.

    Good thing is temperature went from 101° to 78° in less than 15 minutes.
    My SIL in Casa Grande was telling me about the dust storm earlier. So weird!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Massive. I feel like I'm at a disco party. The lightning is not coming down in bolts. It's strobing... constantly flashing ... and just a little bit of rain. Before that we had high winds and a haboob dust storm. Could see the dirt rolling in. Couldn't see the mountain behind us .. too much dust.

    Good thing is temperature went from 101° to 78° in less than 15 minutes.

    Darn you! Your mention of a "Haboob Dust Storm" makes me want to play Civilization VI.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Meh. Mostly head coaches. Overall not surprising.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fj1200 View Post
    Meh. Mostly head coaches. Overall not surprising.
    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.
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fj1200 View Post
    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.
    I'm talking specifically about Arizona. The public schools are underfunded. College coaches are overpaid. They are governmental employees.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    I'm talking specifically about Arizona. The public schools are underfunded. College coaches are overpaid. They are governmental employees.
    Then you have complaints without a solution. Arizona is probably not the only state with underfunded schools. College coaches are a national market and that's how much they earn. They, and others on the list, are governmental employees who run multi-million dollar organizations and can command high dollar pay packages. You can knock them down to whatever you believe to be not overpaid and Arizona will still have underfunded schools. You will also be limiting your talent pool to fill those positions.
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