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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 2015986" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>Just to be clear, I am not saying that the quality of the education at Illinois will be any better if we win 8 football games and sell out every home game one year vs. winning 5 games and pulling crowds of 45k-50k. However, sustained athletic success brings a lot of money and exposure to the University, and that simply can never be a bad thing. It brings revenue and excitement to the CU community, which helps it to continue to develop and make Illinois' campus more vibrant. Whatever little benefit you think it provides the academics of the University, it absolutely does not hurt them. And that is my point, I think it's a win-win for everybody if the Illini athletic programs are highly visible and raking in cash.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 2015986, member: 590800"] Just to be clear, I am not saying that the quality of the education at Illinois will be any better if we win 8 football games and sell out every home game one year vs. winning 5 games and pulling crowds of 45k-50k. However, sustained athletic success brings a lot of money and exposure to the University, and that simply can never be a bad thing. It brings revenue and excitement to the CU community, which helps it to continue to develop and make Illinois' campus more vibrant. Whatever little benefit you think it provides the academics of the University, it absolutely does not hurt them. And that is my point, I think it's a win-win for everybody if the Illini athletic programs are highly visible and raking in cash. [/QUOTE]
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