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October 25, 2007
The big-time college football arms race
Inasmuch as the NCAA prohibits direct monetary compensation of the professional athletes who provide entertainment for us by engaging in big-time college football, one of the ways in which universities provide indirect compensation for the athletes is by building luxurious "spa facilities" for the athletes to enjoy while providing their services for the benefit of the universities. This means of indirect compensation has resulted in an "arm's race" of such spa facilities between various big-time college football programs. The latest institution to jump into the arm's race is Oklahoma State University, which is riding the crest of the Boone Pickens' $250 million contribution to the institution's athletic programs. Check out this video depicting the new facilities that will result from Pickens' contribution.
And this isn't professional football?
Posted by Tom at October 25, 2007 12:05 AM
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