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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 131393740" data-attributes="member: 1488840">A few points and/or questions I have:1) I would assume that all athletic departments are being hit during this crisis? Are we saying that if we give more money now, while every other team is struggling, then we can basically buy ourselves a national championship? Finally compete with the Texas' and Clemson's of the world? Most people give/donate expecting a certain product on the field/court. Are we saying this is our time to make it happen - while everyone else is down?2) What does the AD plan to do with the money they are going to get? In other words, how are they going to give us some semblance of a guarantee the product will improve? 3) During this crisis, is the academic side struggling as well? What I mean is how bad is it for the Business Department? The English Department, etc. If they are struggling as well, would that money be better spent propping them up first. After all, they are STUDENT athletes first and if the English department fails then there goes the Athletic department, too. I guess, to sum up, is: How bad is it really? A little low but still in the black? A little in the red? On the brink of collapse?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 131393740, member: 1488840"] A few points and/or questions I have: 1) I would assume that all athletic departments are being hit during this crisis? Are we saying that if we give more money now, while every other team is struggling, then we can basically buy ourselves a national championship? Finally compete with the Texas' and Clemson's of the world? Most people give/donate expecting a certain product on the field/court. Are we saying this is our time to make it happen - while everyone else is down? 2) What does the AD plan to do with the money they are going to get? In other words, how are they going to give us some semblance of a guarantee the product will improve? 3) During this crisis, is the academic side struggling as well? What I mean is how bad is it for the Business Department? The English Department, etc. If they are struggling as well, would that money be better spent propping them up first. After all, they are STUDENT athletes first and if the English department fails then there goes the Athletic department, too. I guess, to sum up, is: How bad is it really? A little low but still in the black? A little in the red? On the brink of collapse? [/QUOTE]

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