tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079373511743483189.post7081314022681937706..comments2023-10-30T03:34:09.477-06:00Comments on Barrett for SD 45: Getting Athletics Accounting StraightDick Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854509633249432155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079373511743483189.post-69420979808685923332014-01-04T20:37:46.153-07:002014-01-04T20:37:46.153-07:00The irony is the perverse incentives it creates. ...The irony is the perverse incentives it creates. Some would consider the "profit" as a sign of successful investment by the university and beg for more subsidies. But, perhaps an equally ill-advised position is that it indicates the subsidies are set too high and should be trimmed back, perhaps by the Board of Regents.<br /><br />Further strangeness is in how it motivates the Athletics Department to act. Raising too many funds from tickets sales, merchandise, and commercial underwriting (which might all be otherwise considered good things) makes the 'profit' too large and too noticeable, drawing attention away from other markers of a successful athletic program (eg. on-the-ground performance, classroom performance, good behavior, etc.)<br /><br />Binky Griptighthttp://binkygriptight.wordpress.orgnoreply@blogger.com