As professors at the University of Colorado start clamoring for the abolishment of "big time" football at their school, I find it funny that this is an issue. 9News.
University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman says the recruiting allegations at CU Boulder are not her only concern. She's trying to head off another major crisis that she says will affect the future of the university.During a speech to the City Club of Denver Tuesday afternoon, Hoffman said in no uncertain terms that by the end of this decade, there will be no money left for higher education in the state of Colorado. She says that's because Amendment 23 and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights severely limit how much money goes to Colorado’s colleges and universities.
Unless lawmakers change those constitutional amendments, higher education will only get $83 million from the state by the year 2009 versus the $686 million they get now. To Hoffman, that's just as big of a worry as resolving the ongoing sex scandal.
Well now....It seems that "big time" sports may be needed at CU after all. And no it's not the Taxpayer Bill of Rights that's the problem. It's the vast overspending of money that's not theirs that's the problem.
So you professors, who would look at a 50% or worse pay cut if "big time" sports were disbanded, how evil is that athletic department again?
I thought so.
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