(March 17, 2015 at 6:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Okay. Allow me to rephrase.
Why does a football program get scholarships while the physics dept. has to compete with marketing, business admin and psych?
Is it a university or a minor league football program?
Fair point. But the football program brings in money, whereas the physics department for the most part, doesn't. Whether it's the right way or not, football/basketball serves its purpose.
The answer to your question is that it's both. The biggest universities are the outliers, but the norm is that academics are the primary focus.
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