Here's Why MSU Refuses to Spend Money On BB

[ripemupshocks]

Football is king for about 30 university's. For all the others, football is just a rathole to throw money down.

[LuskingforGuttin]

Football is king for about 30 university's. For all the others, football is just a rathole to throw money down.

It's king at the 120 FBS schools. Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus. I'm not meaning this as a dig at you all because of your football situation, but for schools that have football it represents so much more than all of the other sports combined.

[WstateU]

Football is king for about 30 university's. For all the others, football is just a rathole to throw money down.

It's king at the 120 FBS schools. Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus. I'm not meaning this as a dig at you all because of your football situation, but for schools that have football it represents so much more than all of the other sports combined.

Well, it's time for MSU to 'belly up to the bar'; oh, you better have a good 'BAG MAN'.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/4/10/5594348/college-football-bag-man-interview

[Cdizzle]

For the universities it's about to represent more lawsuits than they can handle.

[shockmonster]

It's king at the 120 FBS schools. Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus. I'm not meaning this as a dig at you all because of your football situation, but for schools that have football it represents so much more than all of the other sports combined.

Louisiana Laf. Isn't even an afterthought nationally. LOL

[shockerofandover0943]

It's king at the 120 FBS schools. Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus. I'm not meaning this as a dig at you all because of your football situation, but for schools that have football it represents so much more than all of the other sports combined.

KU, Duke, UNC. Those are just 3 schools off the top of my head where football is a distant 2nd to basketball.

[pie n eye]

For the universities it's about to represent more lawsuits than they can handle.

I'm with you on this one. The way the winds are blowing I'm actually afraid college athletics might disappear altogether at some point.

[WstateU]

For the universities it's about to represent more lawsuits than they can handle.

I'm with you on this one. The way the winds are blowing I'm actually afraid college athletics might disappear altogether at some point.

I agree... what a mess we're looking at all across the board. It's a crying shame.

[SHOCKvalue]

It's king at the 120 FBS schools. Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus. I'm not meaning this as a dig at you all because of your football situation, but for schools that have football it represents so much more than all of the other sports combined.

You do realize your football team draws only 50% of your stadium's capacity, right? The NCAA shows that in 2013 you average only 8,700 in attendance at a stadium that wiki says seats 16,300. For perspective, Pitt State - the Kansas D2 school closer to Springfield than Wichita - drew on average 10,300.

EDIT: Further, according to the US DOE your school's AD budget with football is just over $15M - compared to football-less WSU's budget of almost $23M. How in the world does MSU plan to even remotely hang in FBS?

[wu_shizzle]

You do realize your football team draws only 50% of your stadium's capacity, right? The NCAA shows that in 2013 you average only 8,700 in attendance at a stadium that wiki says seats 16,300. For perspective, Pitt State - the Kansas D2 school closer to Springfield than Wichita - drew on average 10,300.

Pitt State to the Sun Belt, you heard it here first.

[SB Shock]

It's king at the 120 FBS schools. Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus. I'm not meaning this as a dig at you all because of your football situation, but for schools that have football it represents so much more than all of the other sports combined.

I looked at swomo football attendance - it can't be that important because nobody actually goes to your games. Do you all just drive to the country side and do meth and listen to the game on the radio and hulicinating that your playing big time football?

[jpshocker]

It's king at the 120 FBS schools. Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus. I'm not meaning this as a dig at you all because of your football situation, but for schools that have football it represents so much more than all of the other sports combined.

Well enjoy that big time football because it's sucking the financial life out of all your other sports programs.

[Dave Stalwart]

Well enjoy that big time football because it's sucking like all your other sports programs.

Fixed. You just had a few extra, unnecessary words.

[Shoxfan11]

Regardless of how much they profit on the sport. It is the most important thing on campus.

Well, unless Wichita State is in town.

[MadaboutWu]

I am still not 100% sure we are leaving. We were very, very close to leaving for CUSA until some school presidents balked and Britton Banowsky couldn't force them to do the right thing. This time I think it is legitimate, but I sincerely hope that the Sun Belt are men and women of their word. Football is king. That's our future and the future of college athletics. I hope we can still play in most sports though. If this actually happens this time.

Where were you when we needed you? I was hoping you would put in a prediction for the WSU-UK game for some reverse-jinx action.