Texas offered Saban the max-$100million plus :ohlawd:

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Not all non-athletes are in college for education. Many go to party or base their decision on the level of sports available. On a pre-med forum there was a person choosing med schools that were affiliated with Div I football and basketball. The pre-med student said she couldn't go to Penn State because their medical school was not located in State College where the games were.

It's well-known that some people want to get into elite universities simply to network and make connections.

Even serious students just see college as a trade school. They aren't there purely for the sake of learning, which is what the original intent of college was. They get bombarded with info that college grads make $1 million more in their lifetime over high school grads, so that is why many people are there.

Yup. Reddit had an AMA for college admissions counselors and staff. There were a bunch of people at Alabama's grad school on there commenting, saying they get a bunch of applications from people who just want to "Roll Tide"

 

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Then why do you post in this section? Are you not a sports fan?

I'm not a sports fan, don't even watch. To me, the modern athlete is a Greek tragedy. It's better than Real Housewives or Scandal. Before the internet I used to subscribe to Sports Illustrated to keep up with all the nonsense. Going raw in strippers. Bankrupt after earning $80 million. Ten kids in 6 states. Mental illness. Guns. Divorce. Prison.

It's also fascinating watching their fans and the billions they are willing to pay. People argue that teachers should be paid more, but no one is willing to pay a teacher $100 million, however they might for a coach.