(01-22-2018 09:40 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  I'm OK with reasonable athletic fees, it is after all an amenity but there has to be a limit. $100 a semester not a big deal. $300? That's pushing it. $500? Come on.

Many G5 schools charge more than 500 a year per student. Just for athletics. And that's before the hidden charges (such as lost tuition due to scholarships, instate waivers for tuition, etc.) are taken into account.

Some schools charge more than a grand a year per student.

Its getting out of hand. Asking a 30 year old working mom who is getting a nursing degree at night to borrow 4 grand to get a BS in Nursing so the school can pay a million bucks to a head football coach and 250,000 to a couple of Assistant Coaches is insane.

And while revenues have been flat or declining at many schools, some schools continue to pour ever increasing amounts of money into athletics (mainly football) year, after year, after year, after year....with little accountability to the people paying for it.

BTW, Arkansas State isn't one of the worst offenders. Not really calling out Arkansas State.