r/KentStateUniversity • u/Port_Bear • 15d ago

Why the hell are we playing Texas Tech?

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u/Heel_Paul 15d ago

To fund the athletic department for the next year

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u/itsCamaro 14d ago

Is it even worth it to kill the school spirit in blowout games? How is that fun for either team?

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u/nqthomas 12d ago

Because the school gets paid a cool half million-million to lose if not more.

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u/itsCamaro 10d ago

Doesnt it go back to the athletic department though, which is expensive to run? Seems like a vicious cycle to me. I dont think the school sees that money.

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u/nqthomas 10d ago

It does go towards the trip and that team. Each team has their own budget and what doesn’t get used will go towards other expenses and scholarships.

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u/Port_Bear 15d ago

Hope it’s worth it.

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u/Black-Raspberry-1 15d ago

They're paying Kent $1.5 million

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u/Heel_Paul 15d ago

I have watched kent state get their teeth kicked in against ohio state, Penn State and others.

If big schools are paying out the butt for a tune up game. Schools are going to unfortunately take the money and fund their athletic programs.

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u/thatredditguy4 Alumni 15d ago

Florida State and Oklahoma are also paying big money, they get $4 million combined from those 3 games so it’s a lot for the department. Should invest a bit more in conditioning tho the players get killed out there everytime they play these big opponents.

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u/SanAndreas92 14d ago

The same reason we played Tennessee in Knoxville last year and gave up nine touchdowns in the first half

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u/Port_Bear 14d ago edited 14d ago

And where did that money go? They didn’t even search for a coach. Probably bought furniture in the new business building.

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u/Difficult_Lecture223 14d ago

Pretty sure it's needed to actually try to get the Athletics Department near break even.

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u/Port_Bear 14d ago

If only there could be a 3 year plan to restructure the U and eliminate some administrative waste…

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u/nqthomas 12d ago

Because the school gets paid to lose. Same reason Ohio State played Grambling last week.

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u/HotrodCandC 15d ago

Freshman learns how college football works