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Players also spend more time on their sport than their homework and see themselves more as athletes than as a students.

Once athletes start attending the university that paid them to play a sport, it is perfectly understandable why they commit more to training than to studying.

examined the SAT scores of 53 schools, there was at least an 88-point difference between the student body’s average and that of football team members’ average score.

Laying off 1153 people.  On the other hand the athletics department is cutting almost $500,000… from it’s 11.3 MILLION dollar budget.

What really sad, is by eliminating athletics, they could immediately save 220 jobs (assuming each of those jobs cost the district $50,000 a year (which it probably does not)).

Based on the stipends in the article, they could keep up to 1.3 teachers per coach fired.  That’s probably 10 teachers per high school and 3-5 per middle school.

75% of parents let their child skip an exam for an important game, and only 47% of musicians’ parents would let them skip an exam for a concert or performance.

Also, the all-star players said the schools help give them extended deadlines for essays, homework, reports, etc., while the musicians only had 44% and the sport leagues 33%. In addition, 63% of all-stars said the schools helped them with tutoring sessions, while those in sport leagues had 11% and only 8% musicians.

After those facts, it is no surprise that the principals interviewed said,” Sports is one of the most popular interests in the school. This can be seen by the fact that the athletes’ needs are met through designing special programs, consideration of their needs, consideration of their teachers, competitions and placing the school athletics program high on our list of priorities

This was particularly true for football players, as their average SAT scores were some of the lowest.

Nationwide, football players average 220 points lower on the SAT than their classmates

Average SAT Scores Overall Male SAT Male Athlete SAT Men’s Bball  Football  *Ranking Arizona 1145 990 1016 924 #30 Arizona State 1111 988 906 937 #46

GPA and other data Overall Special Admit % Special Admit % athletes M Bball GPA Football GPA GPA overall % admitted Arizona 4.6% 14.3% 2.56 2.70 3.40 80.5% Arizona State N/A N/A 2.65 3.25 3.39

On many levels, considering the size and profile of the school, this could be considered a disappointment,

The first thing that catches the eye is the nearly $4-million drop in ticket sales from 2010 to 2011, that offset contribtuions and other revenue increases.

Overall, ASU's revenue of $55,294,113 was well below the conference median of $62.5-million (not including Utah or Colorado).

Roughly 70 to 75 percent of ASU's Intercollegiate Athletics revenue is derived from Sun Devil Football

he financial catalyst that will generate the department's projected Fiscal Year 2000 $26 million operating budget.

It is this revenue that supports ASU's 21 men's and women's sports.

A 2004 study, meanwhile, revealed that football players with multiple concussions were 7.7 times more likely to experience a "major drop in memory performance"

What's most disturbing, perhaps, is that these cognitive deficits have a real-world impact: When compared with similar students without a history of concussions, athletes with two or more brain injuries demonstrate statistically significant lower grade-point averages.

Football Revenue: SEC ($49.9m) Big Ten ($40.6m) Pac-10 ($24.6m) ACC ($20.9m)

Football Expenses: SEC ($20m) Big Ten ($17.9m) Pac-10 ($16.2m) ACC ($14.8m)

Football Revenue Univ of Washington $33,919,639.00 Arizona State $29,587,236.00 Univ of Oregon $29,505,906.00 Univ of Southern California $29,080,117.00 Univ of Arizona $24,398,253.00

Other improvements and renovations include: * For the players: New locker rooms and improved training and weight rooms * For the media, staff and coaches: A new press box with elevator access and new, upgraded administrative offices * For the fans: New entryways, concourse areas, restrooms, enhanced retail space and new, more comfortable seating that allows for an enhanced viewing experience

2010 Football Budget Expenses        Scholarships                1,198,000 Salary and Benefits     532,000 Operational Costs       618,000 Total Expenses          2,348,000

Revenues Gate Receipts              138,000 Guarantees                  320,000 Donations                    45,000 State Support              365,000 Institutional Support   1,480,000 Total Revenue           2,348,000