favorite HATE teams.

[GGGG]

Wow. I think you would have been pretty much the last person on this board who I would have suspected of acknowledging the economic realities of supply and demand.

Why?  What have I said previously that would lead you to that conclusion?

[muhs03]

When UW-Madison won their first Rose Bowl in the early 90s, they raised more money that year than any other public university in the country.  When MU got to the Final Four, they raised more money *that week* than any other week in the university's history.  Hell, even little UW-Whitewater (the wife's alma mater) has seen record enrollment since they've been winning D3 football championships.

I've read about the jumps in applications of schools that have a successful seasons. Question: What the heck are these idiots thinking? If thats not one of the dumbest reasons to choose a university then I dont know what is.

I was going to research some more mba programs today but I guess I've narrowed my list down to Auburn and UConn. Sweet. 

[GGGG]

I don't think people choose a university because of sports teams, but the increased visibility of a school raises applications, campus visits, etc.  And the increased donations makes perfect sense with alumni pride and all.

[Pakuni]

Do coaches make to much? I would say yes. Do professors make to much? I would say yes also. I went to MU from 1971 to 1975 and my tuition was $1,800 to $2,000 per semester. It is a lot more now. Sure the campus has many new buildings. The cost of education at MU and all the other Universities has far out paced inflation. While I am sure some university athletic programs run deficits, I believe MU's including the Blue & Gold fund runs a surplus. Try to envision what MU would be now, if instead of highering Al McGuire they had decided to drop down to division III back in the 60's.

Do gas station clerks make too much? Thirty years ago I could get a gallon of gas for a little over $1. Today I'm paying $4. Clearly it's the high salaries of the gas station workers that's causing this.

All smarmimess aside, the reason tuitions are so much higher today is because the value and demand of a college education is vastly greater than it was in the early 1970s, or even early 1980s. 30-40 years ago, you didn't need a college education to pursue a well-paying career (in manufacturing, for example), and so lots of people passed on it and went directly into the workforce. As the demand and value of a post-high school education has increased, so has the cost.

[muhs03]

All smarmimess aside, the reason tuitions are so much higher today is because the value and demand of a college education is vastly greater than it was in the early 1970s, or even early 1980s. 30-40 years ago, you didn't need a college education to pursue a well-paying career (in manufacturing, for example), and so lots of people passed on it and went directly into the workforce. As the demand and value of a post-high school education has increased, so has the cost.

Someone watches the market coverage on CNBC. A guest spoke about this last week. It was argued that unemployment among college educated people is at an all-time high only because more and more kids are pushed to go to college and graduate than ever before. The most ill-prepared graduates today are far less qualified than the most ill-prepared students were a generation or two generations ago.

[Henry Sugar]

The unemployment rate for college educated people is about 5%. 

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

The unemployment rate for college educated people is about 5%. 

That's actually true, and it surprised me when I looked it up. It might be higher than the last time I checked (Winter-ish), when it was low 4%.

Of course, part of the problem is that NEW college graduates often aren't counted as unemployed because they are not counted as having entered or as currently being in the labor force.

[muhs03]

sorry...meant NEW college grads.

[Henry Sugar]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/06/22/137340857/the-value-of-college-in-2-graphs

[leever]

Do coaches make to much? I would say yes. Do professors make to much? I would say yes also. I went to MU from 1971 to 1975 and my tuition was $1,800 to $2,000 per semester. It is a lot more now. Sure the campus has many new buildings. The cost of education at MU and all the other Universities has far out paced inflation. While I am sure some university athletic programs run deficits, I believe MU's including the Blue & Gold fund runs a surplus. Try to envision what MU would be now, if instead of highering Al McGuire they had decided to drop down to division III back in the 60's.

I think you paid to much for you're tuition and you should never have been highered after graduating

[Ari Gold]

Are we still talking about teams we hate? if so:

Cinci: Thugs
Syracuse: White thugs
Wisconsin: I hate Bo Ryan
UNC: I hate Roy Williams

[muhs03]

Are we still talking about teams we hate? if so:

Cinci: Thugs
Syracuse: White thugs

Hmmm....do you see what you did there? You specificied race with one team and left out specificity with the other. Odd... I could continue but I'll stop.

[Ari Gold]

Hmmm....do you see what you did there? You specificied race with one team and left out specificity with the other. Odd... I could continue but I'll stop.
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odd I made a joke... so weird.
I just really hate eric devendorf... still

[MUMac]

Hmmm....do you see what you did there? You specificied race with one team and left out specificity with the other. Odd... I could continue but I'll stop.

Or, he said I don't hate Syracuse, but I despise Devendorf ...