Should Penn State Get the Death Penalty?

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Alumni donations are an essential part of any major university's financial picture. Penn State recently raised $1B during a recent capital campaign. There is no doubt that the football team is a key connection for most alumni to their alma mater. How much of that $1B would Penn State raise without their football team? Hard to say, but I'm sure it's in the 9 figure range.

What was this campaign geared toward? Were facility improvements a major factor?

Good point about this hit, but I believe that overall integrity and national respect would trump at a university of this caliber. We're not talking about KU here.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

What was this campaign geared toward? Were facility improvements a major factor?

Good point about this hit, but I believe that overall integrity and national respect would trump at a university of this caliber. We're not talking about KU here.

Facility improvements (including athletics), scholarships, endowed professorships, etc.

Penn State football is huge. They have one of the 3 biggest stadiums in the nation in a very isolated part of the state. Two hour traffic jams in every direction on a Football Saturday.

As far as academics trumping athletics, they are just ordinary people. I almost got lynched for giving an exam the first day of buck season.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Facility improvements (including athletics), scholarships, endowed professorships, etc.

Penn State football is huge. They have one of the 3 biggest stadiums in the nation in a very isolated part of the state. Two hour traffic jams in every direction on a Football Saturday.

As far as academics trumping athletics, they are just ordinary people. I almost got lynched for giving an exam the first day of buck season.

Perhaps my perception of the graduate programs is skewing things here.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Facility improvements (including athletics), scholarships, endowed professorships, etc.

Penn State football is huge. They have one of the 3 biggest stadiums in the nation in a very isolated part of the state. Two hour traffic jams in every direction on a Football Saturday.

As far as academics trumping athletics, they are just ordinary people. I almost got lynched for giving an exam the first day of buck season.

I went to a private university and people do the same shit. That's not exclusive to Penn State. The rankings and respect for their research is extremely strong for a public university. It's a very good academic institution, especially given it's size and generous in-state tuition rates.