Whats up with the inanity in the comments? The op has a good point. This sport is for our entertainment, and I for one would much rather have Michigan be playing good teams to make for a fun season to watch. I just can't get excited when playing shitty Illinois/Maryland teams. One of the other B10 teams absolutely should have made a run at this guy, he's going to do great things at UCF.
And that comment about how Purdue maintains its integrity by keeping academics high while sacrificing sports is laughable. You really don't understand how important collegiate sports are to big schools. The company line is academics come first, and they typically do. But money in the athletic departments at B10 schools goes a long way to that goal, and can be seen as just as important from the bottom line perspective.
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Whats up with the inanity in the comments? The op has a good point. This sport is for our entertainment, and I for one would much rather have Michigan be playing good teams to make for a fun season to watch. I just can't get excited when playing shitty Illinois/Maryland teams. One of the other B10 teams absolutely should have made a run at this guy, he's going to do great things at UCF.
And that comment about how Purdue maintains its integrity by keeping academics high while sacrificing sports is laughable. You really don't understand how important collegiate sports are to big schools. The company line is academics come first, and they typically do. But money in the athletic departments at B10 schools goes a long way to that goal, and can be seen as just as important from the bottom line perspective.