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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 657216" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>Even that article says that it isn't a proven fact. The article says "The theory isn’t foolproof; sometimes schools experience no significant increase in interest after pivotal sports moments." Also, as [USER=1175]@ibeattetris[/USER] asked, if the acceptance rate is already less than 25%, would an increase in applications actually increase the qualifications of the applicant pool?</p><p></p><p>Another related claim that people make is that the schools are growing because of athletics in general, and football in particular. I have heard people claim that Alabama has been expanding and building since the mid 2000s and the reason is football. However, if you look at other schools, they have been building also. Money into colleges has been rising greatly. Schools build when they have money. Look at GT. GT has expanded into Midtown. 30 years ago everyone thought that GT was landlocked. Now GT has property in Midtown, leases on brand new office space in Midtown, and lots of new buildings. Did football success drive the GT's ability to expand and build?</p><p></p><p>I do see value in having sports. I do have the attitude that if you are going to do something, you should strive to do it well. However, I don't see a direct correlation between championship sports and top rated academics. There are too many examples of schools with bad or no athletics at all that are too good at academics to determine that that correlation is accurate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 657216, member: 2426"] Even that article says that it isn't a proven fact. The article says "The theory isn’t foolproof; sometimes schools experience no significant increase in interest after pivotal sports moments." Also, as [USER=1175]@ibeattetris[/USER] asked, if the acceptance rate is already less than 25%, would an increase in applications actually increase the qualifications of the applicant pool? Another related claim that people make is that the schools are growing because of athletics in general, and football in particular. I have heard people claim that Alabama has been expanding and building since the mid 2000s and the reason is football. However, if you look at other schools, they have been building also. Money into colleges has been rising greatly. Schools build when they have money. Look at GT. GT has expanded into Midtown. 30 years ago everyone thought that GT was landlocked. Now GT has property in Midtown, leases on brand new office space in Midtown, and lots of new buildings. Did football success drive the GT's ability to expand and build? I do see value in having sports. I do have the attitude that if you are going to do something, you should strive to do it well. However, I don't see a direct correlation between championship sports and top rated academics. There are too many examples of schools with bad or no athletics at all that are too good at academics to determine that that correlation is accurate. [/QUOTE]
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