The red football field everyone saw on yahoo news........

[Dichotomy]

never mind *shakes head*

[Tupac]

never mind *shakes head*

?

[Dichotomy]

I was going to say something about how revenue brought in by sports should be more freely shared with the schools where we send our children for an EDUCATION but really don't have the energy for the argument.  Not to mention that's kind of cutting my own throat because light poles are part of new and upgrade packages for these high school mega stadiums.

[Rattler]

Why the hell do some high schools have these huge mega stadiums? I really don't get it.... and Jesus millions of dollars? why don't they spend it on education!!!

[Tupac]

Why the hell do some high schools have these huge mega stadiums? I really don't get it.... and Jesus millions of dollars? why don't they spend it on education!!!

Because football is more important. Who cares about education? Now footballs, thems entertainment!

[Vudak]

If you are asking how much money they spend inside the community, then they definitely bring more than the teachers. A smithson valley ASSISTANT coach just moved in right next to us in a house that was listed for 400,000. A teacher couldn't afford a house that expensive.

You're still not getting it.

[Tupac]

You're still not getting it.

Then elaborate. I'm still dont understand what youre asking.

[Vudak]

Then elaborate. I'm still dont understand what youre asking.

I asked this:

"And how much more revenue do they bring in than teachers?"

Revenue = money.  To "bring in" would imply "earn for the community"

So let's rephrase:

How much more money [does a football coach] earn for the community than teachers?

If the football program is good, and people want to go out and watch it, you get several sources of revenue:

- Ticket sales
- Concessions
- Gifts/Donations
- Increased restaurant business (hey, let's all go out for pizza, etc.)
- Increased local business in general (need to fill up the tank, get a soda, rent a room, etc).

All of which you may very well NOT earn if the football program is bad, and people would rather stay at home.

In other words, the football coach can be an economic asset to your community immediately.  Viewed as such, it is not impossible to see why a community might choose to invest in one.

Are you following me now?

[whiteman]

Why the hell do some high schools have these huge mega stadiums? I really don't get it.... and Jesus millions of dollars? why don't they spend it on education!!!

Because thats where a bunch of the money comes from for the school, their stadiums are full every week and turn away thousands. Some of these schools are the only one in the district so the tax base is very small. Want new computers and updated science labs, money out there for that comes from football.

[Tupac]

Ahh, I understand now. No, the only time the stadium is even remotely full is at the Wurstbowl every year.

[Babalonian]

I was going to say something about how revenue brought in by sports should be more freely shared with the schools where we send our children for an EDUCATION but really don't have the energy for the argument.  Not to mention that's kind of cutting my own throat because light poles are part of new and upgrade packages for these high school mega stadiums.

It's been discussed before, it can set some bad presidents across the country last I understood.  Some regions have piss-poor funding for their sports and athletic teams, like games get canceled because there's no money to be found to put gas in the buses, and some regions have piss-poor funding for everything but their sports and athletics.  So yeah it makes sence that a grant or donaton of $1-mill for sports and athletics in a place that usually doesnt have funding problems for sports and athletics should have a chunk go to academics, but lets say it's a public school in South Central that hasn't had new equipment, a functioning irrigation system, or night lighting so they can play at night durign the summer on their football field for 10-20 years and they get a donation that's just small enough to get them equipment that meets current standards for their players, enough lighting to see the field at night, and some imporvements to the field so they'll have green grass to play on for a few years to come. 

[Dichotomy]

Bab

I'm all for adequate funding for all high school sports and extracurricular activities.  What makes me raise an eyebrow is when they're funding multi million dollar facilities and yet teachers salaries, classroom equipment, and so on isn't properly funded by the same schools.  Of course every 'fix' is a slippery slope and can quickly degenerate into a political discussion which I avoid like the plague. 

Again, I make a decent living designing light poles for these facilities, me making a stink is being a tad hypocritical don't you think?

[Spikes]

Bab

I'm all for adequate funding for all high school sports and extracurricular activities.  What makes me raise an eyebrow is when they're funding multi million dollar facilities and yet teachers salaries, classroom equipment, and so on isn't properly funded by the same schools.  Of course every 'fix' is a slippery slope and can quickly degenerate into a political discussion which I avoid like the plague. 

Again, I make a decent living designing light poles for these facilities, me making a stink is being a tad hypocritical don't you think?

Not at all. You designing them has nothing to do with the outrageous spending they do.

[Wildcat1]

here in Georgetown we spent approximately 1.5 million dollars on our football stadium. $250,000 of that was on the Megatron. (Image removed from quote.)

ah, Texas high school football....

[M0nkey_Man]

My girlfriend just said it looks like a PSP 

I couldn't agree more

, it does