Unfortunately for students, that's the game and the game is rigged.
Small solace I'm sure, but there are athletic departments who are far more subsidized by student fees than ours.
I do wonder when that tap is just going to break - you can only hit them so much. Especially for us and our peer schools who might not have the affluent student/family base that someone like UT or Vandy has. We're sort of the working class folks college in our state - nothing wrong with that, IMHO - society needs more nurses and teachers and small business folks far more than it needs moar lawyers or gender studies grads with 200k in student debt.
The students should take advantage of the "free" stuff that comes with these fees. Society does the same when you graduate - you pay taxes - you lose if you don't visit those National Parks you're paying for. You're going to take a haircut on your paycheck for health/dental, etc insurance - you lose if you don't go get those check ups. But I digress.
The admin needs to do a better job of providing value in the form of competitive teams and reasons to show up.
Agree, it would be an easier pill to swallow if they were competitive year in and year out, winning some championships along the way. I think for kids nowadays, they are being asked to foot part of the bill for kids who are now getting paid to lose games.
The overall experience for my kid has not been the greatest. She joined a sorority her freshmen year and her experience was awful, nothing like the one her older sister enjoyed at another school. They did absolutely nothing worth her time and fees. All she wanted was the college experience her sister got to enjoy overall, but MT has provided none of it. That starts with the administration side inside Cope.
Add in the fact, as we all spoke of it, there is nothing to do near campus. I feel sorry for the ones who cannot go home every weekend. That falls on the city and the university. They need to be enticing development.
She grew up going to MT Football games, but even she said it is nowhere near as good as when she was a good, atmosphere wise. She still goes to them, along with baseball, but that is about it. I was going often to baseball this year and then got tired of paying my money to watch them lose. That fried bologna sandwich was the best thing at Smith Field this season.
My bad guys, looks like I digressed as well. There is so much potential for a university of our size and in a community the size of Murfreesboro and it is being wasted. I just think all kids that go to college deserve a wonderful experience.
