v/rThe story is Aggie football related because of the university funds spent by Auburn on their football team.The Wall Street Journal published a very interesting article this morning showing the drastic increase in spending by Auburn University. It is behind the pay wall, but here are a couple of excerpts. "In recent decades, Auburn University added hundreds of millions of dollars in spending to its budget. I don't think college sports provide an educational value. I don't think universities should be subsidizing them academic fees.I worry that the amount of funding from the universities only have to increase with the new NIL demands on the boosters.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 28, 2023 17:09 UTC